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In Situ Stress‐Dispersing Hydrogel Millispheres via Load Redistribution to Restore Nucleus Pulposus Metabolic Homeostasis

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Local stress concentration disrupts metabolic homeostasis and induces inflammation in the nucleus pulposus (NP), thereby accelerating intervertebral disc degeneration (IDD). A biomimetic HA/ChS hydrogel millimeter sphere (ChS@HM) is developed to enable synergistic stress dispersion and sustained hydration lubrication.
Ang Li, Hui Yuan, Honglei Xiao, Xiaodong Liu, Wenguo Cui   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Matrix Metalloproteinases and Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinases in Inflammation and Fibrosis of Skeletal Muscles

Journal of Neuromuscular Diseases, 2016
In skeletal muscles, levels and activity of Matrix MetalloProteinases (MMPs) and Tissue Inhibitors of MetalloProteinases (TIMPs) have been involved in myoblast migration, fusion and various physiological and pathological remodeling situations including neuromuscular diseases.
Alameddine, HS, Morgan, JE
openaire   +4 more sources

Ultrasound‐Activatable Piezoelectric Hydrogel Reprograms Mitochondrial Epigenetics for Osteoarthritis Therapy via the mTOR/GATD3A Axis

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
An ultrasound‐activatable piezoelectric hydrogel reprograms chondrocyte mitochondrial epigenetics via the mTOR/GATD3A axis, clearing damaged mitochondria and alleviating osteoarthritis progression in both mouse models and human cartilage explants. ABSTRACT The avascular nature of cartilage hinders drug delivery for osteoarthritis (OA) therapy.
Hui Zheng, Pengfei Yan, Peng Liu, Chang Yan, Mengqi Zhao, Zuyong Wang, Chao Ma, Rongkai Zhang, Xi Cui, Swee Hin Teoh   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Targeted β‐Glucan‐Veiled Oral Apremilast Nanotherapy Modulates Key Dysbiosis‐Associated Gut Microbiota and Alleviates Ulcerative Colitis‐Associated Anxiety, Depression, and Neuropsychiatric Behaviors

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This study introduces β‐glucan‐shielded apremilast laden nanomicelles that withstand gastrointestinal degradation, selectively accumulate in inflamed colon tissue, and modulate the microbiota–gut–brain axis. The formulation restores barrier integrity, reduces systemic and neuroinflammation, and improves anxiety‐ and depression‐like behaviors in colitis
Chandrashekhar Jori, Ahmed Shaney Rehman, Taruna Lamba, Anas Ahmad, Jattin Kumar, Aneesh Ali, Ajesh Joshi, Ashraf Ali, Suhel Parvez, Javed N. Agrewala, Rehan Khan   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Disparate Remodeling of the Extracellular Matrix and Proteoglycans in Failing Pediatric Versus Adult Hearts

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2018
Background Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a common cause of heart failure in adult and pediatric patients, but the underlying mechanism may vary in adults and children, with few studies conducted to date.
Sayantan Jana, Hao Zhang, Gary D. Lopaschuk, Darren H. Freed, Consolato Sergi, Paul F. Kantor, Gavin Y. Oudit, Zamaneh Kassiri   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Identification of a novel 82 kDa proMMP-9 species associated with the surface of leukaemic cells [PDF]

, 2007
MMP-9 (matrix metalloproteinase 9) plays a critical role in tumour progression. Although the biochemical properties of the secreted form of proMMP-9 are well characterized, little is known about the function and activity of cell surface-associated proMMP-
Mentele, Reinhard, Egea, Virginia, Jochum, Marianne, Ries, Christian, Zahler, Stefan, Nagase, Hideaki, Pitsch, Thomas   +6 more
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Large‐scale Whole‐Exome Sequencing Defines the Protein‐Coding Architecture of Retinal Structure, Visual Function, and Major Blinding Diseases

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Large‐scale whole‐exome sequencing in 356,982 UK Biobank participants defines the protein‐coding architecture of retinal structure, visual function, and major blinding diseases. Pleiotropic genes, including CFI, C3, and RIOX1, bridge multiple retinal phenotypes, while experimental validation of FYB2 implicates RPE barrier dysfunction, providing ...
Jianqing Li, Yijun Ge, Jingxiao Du, Liu Yang, Bangsheng Wu, Chenyue Hang, Mengxi Shen, Yimin Mao, Ting Zhang, Qiyu Bo, Tianyuan Zhao, Yutian Jiao, Yazhi Wang, Shunxiang Gao, Jieqiong Chen, Junran Sun, Tong Li, Huixun Jia, Yang Dou, Wei Cheng, Xiaoling Wan, Jintai Yu, Xiaodong Sun, Bai Lu   +23 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mechanisms of silicate polymerisation, carbohydrate epimerisation and metalloprotease inhibition [PDF]

, 2009
In biotechnology and drug delivery silica materials are of interest but the controlled generation of silicic acid is difficult. To get more insight into the molecular mechanisms that control biosilification, it is important to study the proteins involved
Kowatz, Thomas
core   +2 more sources

Matrix metalloproteinases and their considerations in Dentistry from the field of computational chemistry

Revista Cubana de Estomatología, 2014
Matrix metalloproteinases are a family of zinc-dependent proteases responsible for the remodeling the protein components of extracellular matrix of all tissues; its catalytic activity is controlled by tissue inhibitors of matrix metalloproteinases.
Antonio José Díaz Caballero, Darío Mendez Cuadro, Emiliano Rafael Martinez Serrano, Jennifer Orozco Páez, Margarita Rosa Velásquez Martínez   +4 more
doaj  

Matrix Metalloproteinases Contribute to Neuronal Dysfunction in Animal Models of Drug Dependence, Alzheimer's Disease, and Epilepsy

Biochemistry Research International, 2011
Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (TIMPs) remodel the pericellular environment by regulating the cleavage of extracellular matrix proteins, cell surface components, neurotransmitter receptors, and growth factors
Hiroyuki Mizoguchi, Kiyofumi Yamada, Toshitaka Nabeshima   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source