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Notch3 is required for arterial identity and maturation of vascular smooth muscle cells.

Genes & Development, 2004
Formation of a fully functional artery proceeds through a multistep process. Here we show that Notch3 is required to generate functional arteries in mice by regulating arterial differentiation and maturation of vascular smooth muscle cells (vSMC).
V. Domenga, Peggy Fardoux, P. Lacombe, Marie Monet, J. Maciazek, L. Krebs, B. Klonjkowski, E. Berrou, Matthias Mericskay, Zhen Li, E. Tournier-Lasserve, T. Gridley, A. Joutel   +12 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Gasotransmitters in Modern Medicine: Promises and Challenges in the Use of Porous Crystalline Carriers

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
This perspective provides an overview of the growing interest in utilizing various gasotransmitters—small gaseous signaling molecules namely nitric oxide (NO), carbon monoxide (CO), and hydrogen sulfide (H2S)—for several therapeutic applications, with emphasis on the potential use of porous materials as carriers to provide safe and controlled local ...
Rosana V. Pinto, Moisés L. Pinto, Christian Serre   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Multiphase Model of Growth Factor-Regulated Atherosclerotic Cap Formation [PDF]

arXiv, 2019
Atherosclerosis is characterised by the growth of fatty plaques in the inner (intimal) layer of the artery wall. In mature plaques, vascular smooth muscle cells (SMCs) are recruited from the adjacent medial layer to deposit a cap of fibrous collagen over the fatty plaque core.
arxiv  

Physiological roles of K+ channels in vascular smooth muscle cells.

Journal of smooth muscle research = Nihon Heikatsukin Gakkai kikanshi, 2008
In this review, we present the basic properties, physiological functions, regulation, and pathological alterations of four major classes of K+ channels that have been detected in vascular smooth muscle cells.
Eun A Ko, Jin Han, I. Jung, W. Park
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Recent Applications of Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles in Gene Therapy

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
The review summarizes the synthesis of mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs) with modifiable surface properties, functionalization strategies, mechanism of therapeutic payload release, and current applications in gene therapy, focusing on their capabilities in the targeted delivery of therapeutic nucleic acids, CRISPR‐Cas systems, and other genetic ...
Tamanna Binte Huq, Punnya Anil Kumar Jeeja, Sudip Kumar Dam, Sabya Sachi Das, Juan L. Vivero‐Escoto   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cytokines and growth factors positively and negatively regulate interstitial collagen gene expression in human vascular smooth muscle cells.

Arteriosclerosis and Thrombosis A Journal of Vascular Biology, 1991
Human atheromas accumulate extracellular matrix proteins such as collagen types I and III. We tested whether cytokines or growth factors produced by cells found in human atherosclerotic plaques alter collagen gene expression in vascular smooth muscle ...
E. Amento, Niloofar Ehsani, H. Palmer, P. Libby   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Organoid‐Like Neurovascular Spheroids Promote the Recovery of Hypoxic‐Ischemic Skin Flaps Through the Activation of Autophagy

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Highly sprouting organoid‐like neurovascular spheroids (NVUs) are developed, featuring cell‐loaded poly‐3‐hydroxybutyrate 4‐hydroxybutyrate(P34HB) porous microsphere cores embedded within Gelatin Methacryloyl. NVUs formed complex vascular plexuses and secreted extracellular matrix in vitro, simulating autologous nerves and blood interaction.
Junjin Jie, Jingyi Ju, Zhenxing Wang, Jun Chen, Lin‐Ping Wu, Jiaming Sun   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pyrophosphate‐Containing Calcium Phosphates Negatively Impact Heterotopic Bone Quality

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
The role of calcium pyrophosphate (Ca‐PP) in heterotopic bone formation and material degradation is investigated using calcium phosphate (CaP) compositions with varying Ca‐PP content. Results show that Ca‐PP does not impede heterotopic bone formation, minimally affects CaP degradation at non‐osseous sites, and increases phagocytosis.
Martina Jolic, Isabella Åberg, Omar Omar, Håkan Engqvist, Thomas Engstrand, Anders Palmquist, Peter Thomsen, Furqan A. Shah   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tri‐Layered Bioactive Cutaneous Scaffold with Integrated Bioactive Metal Organic Frameworks to Promote Full‐Thickness Infected Diabetic Wound Healing: Multifaceted Therapeutic Strategies

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
The limitations of existing clinical treatments highlight the need for a more comprehensive strategy for addressing infected diabetic wounds. A tri‐layered scaffold is developed to deliver therapeutics loaded in CuBDC and ZIF‐8 MOFs that are tailored to the requirements of deep‐infected diabetic wounds.
Ayse Gunyakti Mujtaba, Ayşe Karakeçili, Berna Topuz, Barış Batur, Okan Onar, Mehmet Eray Elçiğir, Çağdaş Oto, Alireza Hanifehnezhad, Kaan Orhan   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Bio‐Inspired Perspective on Materials Sustainability

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
This perspective discusses natural materials as inspiration for sustainable engineering designs and the processing of materials. First, circularity, longevity, parsimony, and activity are presented as essential material paradigms. The perspective then uses many examples of natural and technical materials to introduce principles such as oligo ...
Wolfgang Wagermaier, Khashayar Razghandi, Peter Fratzl   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source