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Microengineered Gradient Hydrogels for Mechanobiology

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Gradient hydrogels are used to mimic the mechanical heterogeneity in native tissues, offering powerful in vitro platforms to study cell‐material interactions in diverse pathophysiological contexts. Here, we present a comprehensive review of the design and experimental considerations for stiffness gradient hydrogels, discussing exemplary achievements ...
Shin Wei Chong, Deepu Ashok, Anna Waterhouse, Marcela M. M. Bilek, Daniele Vigolo   +4 more
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Sensory Schwann cells set perceptual thresholds for touch and selectively regulate mechanical nociception

Nature Communications
Previous work identified nociceptive Schwann cells that can initiate pain. Consistent with the existence of inherently mechanosensitive sensory Schwann cells, we found that in mice, the mechanosensory function of almost all nociceptors, including those ...
Julia Ojeda-Alonso, Laura Calvo-Enrique, Ricardo Paricio-Montesinos, Rakesh Kumar, Ming-Dong Zhang, James F. A. Poulet, Patrik Ernfors, Gary R. Lewin   +7 more
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Derivation of Fate-Committed Schwann Cells from Bone Marrow Stromal Cells of Adult Rats

, 2018
Our goal is to derive phenotypically stable Schwann cells from bone marrow stromal cells (BMSCs) for use in transplantation studies of central/peripheral nerve injuries. With the adult rat as model, here we describe steps that foster (1) expansion of the
Tsui, YP, Shea, GKH, Shum, DKY, Chan, YS
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Piezo2 Mediates a Vicious Cycle of “Mechanical Homeostasis Imbalance—Inflammation” in Sensory Nerves and the Cartilage Endplate

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
In a lumbar spine instability model, dorsal root ganglion cells mediate the perception of relevant mechanical stresses through Piezo2 and subsequently release CGRP. CGRP activates the NF‐κB signaling pathway in cartilage endplate cells through the receptor RAMP1.
Hanpeng Xu, Wen Geng, Zhi Du, Yifan Du, Di Wu, Bide Tong, Huaizhen Liang, Xingyu Zhou, Zixuan Ou, Junyu Wei, Kun Wang, Yu Song, Wenbin Hua, Yan Xu, Wencan Ke, Bingjin Wang, Cao Yang   +16 more
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Reprogramming diminishes retention of Mycobacterium leprae in Schwann cells and elevates bacterial transfer property to fibroblasts [v2; ref status: indexed, http://f1000r.es/280]

F1000Research, 2013
Background: Bacterial pathogens can manipulate or subvert host tissue cells to their advantage at different stages during infection, from initial colonization in primary host niches to dissemination. Recently, we have shown that Mycobacterium leprae (ML),
Toshihiro Masaki, Aidan McGlinchey, Simon R. Tomlinson, Jinrong Qu, Anura Rambukkana   +4 more
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Origin and regenerative potential of vertebrate mechanoreceptor-associated stem cells

, 2012
Widera D, Hauser S, Kaltschmidt C, Kaltschmidt B. Origin and regenerative potential of vertebrate mechanoreceptor-associated stem cells. Anatomy Research International.
Hauser, Stefan, Kaltschmidt, Christian, Widera, Darius, Widera, Darius ; https://orcid.org/, Kaltschmidt, Barbara   +4 more
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Mesenchymal Stromal Cell‐Mediated Intercellular Communication: Mapping the Interactome for Skeletal Muscle Homeostasis and Regeneration

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Liu et al. define a systems‐level interactome of fibroadipogenic progenitor (FAP)‐mediated signaling in skeletal muscle by integrating single‐cell transcriptomics with FAP depletion‐based perturbation analysis. Functional interrogation using a conditioned media bioassay links predicted signaling to multicellular outcomes, establishing a framework to ...
Xingyu Liu, Edgar E. Perez Carbajal, Yih‐Chii Hwang, Sahil A. Mapkar, Benjamin W. Gilman, Sarah A. Bliss, Lam B. Tran, Kalgi T. Mehta, Jacob O. Banyasz, Ming Yu, Reynold R. Liu, Matthew N. Ly, Christapher S. Morrissey, Michael N. Wosczyna   +13 more
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Betacellulin regulates peripheral nerve regeneration by affecting Schwann cell migration and axon elongation

Molecular Medicine, 2021
Background Growth factors execute essential biological functions and affect various physiological and pathological processes, including peripheral nerve repair and regeneration.
Yaxian Wang, Fuchao Zhang, Yunsong Zhang, Qi Shan, Wei Liu, Fengyuan Zhang, Feiyu Zhang, Sheng Yi   +7 more
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Nucleoporin Seh1 maintains Schwann cell homeostasis by regulating genome stability and necroptosis

Cell Reports, 2023
Summary: Schwann cells play critical roles in peripheral neuropathies; however, the regulatory mechanisms of their homeostasis remain largely unknown. Here, we show that nucleoporin Seh1, a component of nuclear pore complex, is important for Schwann cell
Mei Wu, Man Li, Wei Liu, Minbiao Yan, Li Li, Weichao Ding, Ximing Nian, Wenxiu Dai, Di Sun, Yanqin Zhu, Qiuying Huang, Xiaoyun Lu, Zhiyu Cai, Fan Hong, Xuewen Li, Ling Zhang, Zhixiong Liu, Wei Mo, Xueqin Zhang, Liang Zhang   +19 more
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Calcium Signaling in Schwann cells

Neuroscience Letters, 2020
In addition to providing structural, metabolic and trophic support to neurons, glial cells of the central, peripheral and enteric nervous systems (CNS, PNS, ENS) respond to and regulate neural activity. One of the most well characterized features of this response is an increase of intracellular calcium.
Dante J, Heredia, Claire, De Angeli, Camilla, Fedi, Thomas W, Gould   +3 more
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