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Magnetically Guided Mechanoactive Mineralization Scaffolds for Enhanced Bone Regeneration

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A 3D‐printed ‘rebar‐concrete’ inspired scaffold (PGS‐P@MGel) synergizes spontaneous biomineralization with magneto‐mechanical stimulation through PDA@Fe3O4‐embedded hydrogel. This dual biointerface activates Piezo1/β‐catenin/YAP mechanotransduction axis, enhancing BMSCs osteogenesis and angiogenesis simultaneously.
Xuran Guo, Zaijin Tao, Zhenzhen Dai, Yinghua Gao, Chengzhen Chu, Cunyi Fan, Shen Liu, Xin Ma, Fangchun Jin, Zhengwei You, Jia Jiang   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

The extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) pathway: a potential therapeutic target in hypertension

Journal of Experimental Pharmacology, 2012
Richard E RobertsSchool of Biomedical Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United KingdomAbstract: Hypertension is a risk factor for myocardial infarction, stroke, renal failure, heart failure, and peripheral vascular disease.
Roberts RE
doaj  

An α-smooth muscle actin (acta2/αsma) zebrafish transgenic line marking vascular mural cells and visceral smooth muscle cells.

PLoS ONE, 2014
Mural cells of the vascular system include vascular smooth muscle cells (SMCs) and pericytes whose role is to stabilize and/or provide contractility to blood vessels. One of the earliest markers of mural cell development in vertebrates is α smooth muscle
Thomas R Whitesell, Regan M Kennedy, Alyson D Carter, Evvi-Lynn Rollins, Sonja Georgijevic, Massimo M Santoro, Sarah J Childs   +6 more
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Cytokine-stimulated human vascular smooth muscle cells synthesize a complement of enzymes required for extracellular matrix digestion.

Circulation Research, 1994
Vascular matrix remodeling occurs during development, growth, and several pathological conditions that affect blood vessels. We investigated the capacity of human smooth muscle cells (SMCs) to express matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), enzymes that ...
Z. Galis, M. Muszynski, G. Sukhova, Elissa Simon-Morrissey, E. Unemori, M. Lark, E. Amento, P. Libby   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Notch Signaling in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells [PDF]

, 2017
The Notch signaling pathway is a highly conserved pathway involved in cell fate determination in embryonic development and also functions in the regulation of physiological processes in several systems. It plays an especially important role in vascular development and physiology by influencing angiogenesis, vessel patterning, arterial/venous ...
Jeremy T. Baeten, Brenda Lilly
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Bioengineering Strategies for Treating Neointimal Hyperplasia in Peripheral Vasculature: Innovations and Challenges

Advanced Healthcare Materials, Volume 14, Issue 7, March 14, 2025.
This review highlights emerging bioengineering strategies for treating neointimal hyperplasia in the peripheral vasculature, focusing on approaches that promote re‐endothelialization, modulate smooth muscle cell phenotype, reduce inflammation, mitigate oxidative stress, and optimize biomechanical compliance.
Nikita Wilson John, Caitlyn Dang, Nidhi Reddy, Calvin Chao, Karen J. Ho, Bin Jiang   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The model of circular and longitudinal smooth muscle motions in the motility of intestinal segment [PDF]

arXiv, 2014
Coordination in circular and longitudinal muscle motions are of crucial importance in the motor function of gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Intestinal wall motions depend on myogenic-active properties of smooth muscles layers of intestinal wall, which is the ability to create active contractile forces in response to distension.
arxiv  

Synthetic Bilirubin‐Based Nanomedicine Protects Against Renal Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury Through Antioxidant and Immune‐Modulating Activity

Advanced Healthcare Materials, Volume 14, Issue 7, March 14, 2025.
BX‐001N, a polyethylene glycol‐conjugated bilirubin 3α nanoparticle, is the first GMP‐grade, synthetic bilirubin‐based nanomedicine. It effectively attenuates acute renal injury, facilitates subacute renal recovery, and suppresses chronic fibrosis after renal ischemia/reperfusion injury via anti‐oxidant and immune‐modulating activity.
Ji‐Jing Yan, Hyunjin Kim, Bomin Kim, Honglin Piao, Joon Young Jang, Tae Kyeom Kang, Wook‐Bin Lee, Dohyeon Kim, Seunghyun Jo, Duckhyang Shin, Sharif MD Abuzar, Myung L. Kim, Jaeseok Yang, Sangyong Jon   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cyclic Mechanical Stretch Induced Smooth Muscle Cell Changes in Cerebral Aneurysm Progress by Reducing Collagen Type IV and Collagen Type VI Levels

Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry, 2018
Background/Aims: Cerebral aneurysm growth is characterized by continuous structural weakness of local smooth muscle cells, though the mechanism is unclear.
Peixi Liu, Yaying Song, Yingjie Zhou, Yingjun Liu, Tianming Qiu, Qingzhu An, Jianping Song, Peiliang Li, Yuan Shi, Sichen Li, Kai Quan, Guo-Yuan Yang, Wei Zhu   +12 more
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Mechanically and Chemically Defined PEG Hydrogels Improve Reproducibility in Human Cardioid Development

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Synthetic matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)‐degradable polyethylene glycol (PEG)‐based hydrogels are developed to investigate the influence of mechanical and biochemical cues on cardioid development. Matrix stiffness and cell adhesion motifs significantly regulate cardioid formation, chamber morphogenesis, contractile function, and cardioid transcriptome.
Yuanhui Song, Michael Seitz, Andrew Kowalczewski, Nhu Y Mai, Era Jain, Huaxiao Yang, Zhen Ma   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source