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A Gym for Cells—Direct Laser Writing of Magnetic Multilayered Micro Actuators for Mechanical Stimulation of Cells

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Surface‐attached multilayer micromagnet systems are fabricated by two‐photon crosslinking. The pillar‐shaped micro actuators consist of a soft and flexible surface‐attached cell‐repellent hydrogel layer at the bottom, acting as a hinge and a cell‐adhesive hydrophobic polymer filled with magnetic nanoparticles.
Nicolas Geid, Ayman Husari, Eleonora Galli, Lukas Leffler, Pascal Tomakidi, Jürgen Rühe   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Calcium-dependent Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Transactivation Mediates the Angiotensin II-induced Mitogen-activated Protein Kinase Activation in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells*

Journal of Biological Chemistry, 1998
We have recently reported that angiotensin II (Ang II)-induced mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) activation is mainly mediated by Ca2+-dependent activation of a protein tyrosine kinase through Gq-coupled Ang II type 1 receptor in cultured rat ...
S. Eguchi, K. Numaguchi, H. Iwasaki, T. Matsumoto, T. Yamakawa, H. Utsunomiya, E. Motley, H. Kawakatsu, K. Owada, Yukio Hirata, F. Marumo, T. Inagami   +11 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Notch and Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Phenotype [PDF]

Circulation Research, 2008
The Notch signaling pathway is critical for cell fate determination during embryonic development, including many aspects of vascular development. An emerging paradigm suggests that the Notch gene regulatory network is often recapitulated in the context of phenotypic modulation of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC), vascular remodeling, and repair in ...
David A. Morrow, Tony E. Walshe, Colm O'Brien, Shaunta Guha, Dermot Walls, Catherine Sweeney, Yvonne A. Birney, Paul A. Cahill, Eileen M. Redmond   +8 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Biologically‐Inspired Melt Electrowriting for the Generation of Highly Biomimetic Functional Myocardium

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
In this work, melt electrowriting is used to fabricate a 3D printed scaffold design that generates engineered cardiac tissues with in‐plane contraction, mimicking natural myocardium. It is shown that these tissues display advanced maturation and functionality.
Olalla Iglesias‐García, María Flandes‐Iparraguirre, Pilar Montero‐Calle, Ricardo M. Rosales, Asier Ullate‐Agote, Andrea Sánchez‐Bueno, Eduardo Larequi, Ilazki Anaut‐Lusar, Nicolás Laita, Aida Oliván‐Viguera, Elena Iglesias, Gloria Abizanda, Patxi San Martín‐Úriz, Paula Aguirre‐Ruiz, Xabier L. Aranguren, Manuel García de Yébenes, Juan José Gavira, Miguel Ángel Martínez, Estefanía Peña, Manuel Doblaré, Elena M. de‐Juan‐Pardo, Esther Pueyo, Felipe Prosper, Manuel M. Mazo Vega   +23 more
wiley   +1 more source

Specialized mouse embryonic stem cells for studying vascular development

Stem Cells and Cloning: Advances and Applications, 2014
Drew E Glaser,1 Andrew B Burns,2 Rachel Hatano,2 Magdalena Medrzycki,3 Yuhong Fan,3 Kara E McCloskey1 1School of Engineering, University of California, Merced, CA, USA; 2School of Natural Sciences, University of California, Merced, CA, USA; 3School of ...
Glaser DE, Burns AB, Hatano R, Medrzycki M, Fan Y, McCloskey KE   +5 more
doaj  

Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor gemigliptin protects against vascular calcification in an experimental chronic kidney disease and vascular smooth muscle cells.

PLoS ONE, 2017
Although dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors, a class of antidiabetic drugs, have various pleiotropic effects, it remains undetermined whether gemigliptin has a beneficial effect on vascular calcification.
Soon-Youn Choi, Hye-Myung Ryu, Eun-Joo Oh, Ji-Young Choi, Jang-Hee Cho, Chan-Duck Kim, Yong-Lim Kim, Sun-Hee Park   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

3D (Bio) Printing Combined Fiber Fabrication Methods for Tissue Engineering Applications: Possibilities and Limitations

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Biofabrication aims at providing innovative technologies and tools for the fabrication of tissue‐like constructs for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine applications. By integrating multiple biofabrication technologies, such as 3D (bio) printing with fiber fabrication methods, it would be more realistic to reconstruct native tissue's ...
Waseem Kitana, Indra Apsite, Leonid Ionov   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Quantitative Analysis of Intracellular Ca2+ Release and Contraction in hiPSC-Derived Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells

Stem Cell Reports, 2019
Summary: Vascular smooth muscle cells (vSMCs) are highly heterogeneous across different vascular beds. This is partly dictated by their developmental origin but also their position in the vascular tree, reflected in their differential responses to ...
Oleh V. Halaidych, Amy Cochrane, Francijna E. van den Hil, Christine L. Mummery, Valeria V. Orlova   +4 more
doaj  

Optimal mechanical operation in the vicinity of curved vasculature [PDF]

arXiv, 2018
It has been shown that geometrical, structural properties vary along the length of the aortic arch. There is a scarcity of studies focus on the variation in the vessel wall thickness of aortic arch. The central premise of this study is that considering the variation in the vessel wall thickness along the circumference of the aortic arch to be governed ...
arxiv  

Reactive Oxygen Species Mediate the Activation of Akt/Protein Kinase B by Angiotensin II in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells*

Journal of Biological Chemistry, 1999
Angiotensin II, a hypertrophic/anti-apoptotic hormone, utilizes reactive oxygen species (ROS) as growth-related signaling molecules in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs).
M. Ushio-Fukai, R. Alexander, M. Akers, Qiqin Yin, Y. Fujio, K. Walsh, K. Griendling   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source