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3D Printing of Soft Robotic Systems: Advances in Fabrication Strategies and Future Trends

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Collectively, this review systematically examines 3D‐printed soft robotics, encompassing material selections, function integration, and manufacturing methodologies. Meanwhile, fabrication strategies are analyzed in order of increasing complexity, highlighting persistent challenges with proposed solutions.
Changjiang Liu, Bin Cui, Xumin Huang, Xiaoyu (Rayne) Zheng, T. Thang Vo‐Doan, Ruirui Qiao   +5 more
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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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Autonomous Navigation of Pollen‐Inspired Magnetic Microrobots for Biomedical Applications

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
A sunflower pollen‐inspired magnetic microrobot enables controlled rolling navigation in vessel‐like environments. Its open geometry reduces hydrodynamic drag, while vision‐based closed‐loop control, shortest‐path planning, and reinforcement learning support target‐reaching and maze navigation with microrobot‐scale accuracy, highlighting a route toward
Ali Anil Demircali, Abdurrahim Yilmaz, Meysam Keshavarz, Jinshi Zhao, Ara Darzi, Eric Yeatman, Burak Temelkuran   +6 more
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Inhibition of IGFBP4 in Granulosa Cells Improves Reproductive Performance and Maintains Fertility With Age via YAP Signaling

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
IGFBP4 is upregulated in granulosa cells of aged ovaries across monkeys, mice, and humans. It inhibits YAP signaling, thereby suppressing cell proliferation and contributing to follicular dysfunction. Deletion of Igfbp4 in granulosa cells enhances ovulatory output, improves hormone profiles, and reproductive performance in aged female mice, suggesting ...
Qianhui Hu, Ajun Geng, Ziyuan Li, Fanghao Guo, Jingqiang Wang, Xinyi Chen, Meiling Zhang, Yi Arial Zeng, Wen Li   +8 more
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Perivascular Matrix Densification Dysregulates Angiogenesis and Activates Pro‐Inflammatory Endothelial Cells

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Perivascular matrix densification promotes the emergence of aberrant endothelial tip cells (ATECs) that invade and persist within fibrotic microenvironments. Using in vivo lineage tracing and a human microvessel model, this study shows that fibrous matrix cues destabilize VE‐cadherin–mediated junctions to gate TGF‐β signaling, inducing a pro ...
Jingyi Xia, William Y. Wang, Kyle A. Jacobs, Kairav Maniar, Daphne Lin, Evan H. Jarman, Daniel L. Matera, Kristen Loesel, Christopher D. Davidson, Harrison L. Hiraki, Xiaotian Tan, Eve H. Shikanov, Robert N. Kent, Carole Parent, Xudong Fan, Ariella Shikanov, Matthew L. Kutys, Brendon M. Baker   +17 more
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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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A Whole‐Head Finite Element Model for Electrical Neuromodulation via Visual Brain‐Machine Interfaces

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A multimodal, personalized head model is presented that integrates the entire visual pathway with surrounding tissues to simulate electrical stimulation of the optic nerve. In vivo validation in humans and goats, plus systematic component‐elimination analysis, demonstrates the high accuracy of the comprehensive model.
Shengjian Lu, Tonghe Yang, Yuan Geng, Huan Wu, Yangrui Huang, Te Zheng, Haodi Chen, Shurui Huang, Yi Cao, Jian Yang, Wentao Yan, Yikui Zhang, Wencan Wu   +12 more
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CD4+ Tregs Drive Post‐Ischemic Sprouting Angiogenesis via Endothelial YY1/MAML1 Reactivation

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Microvascular complications of diabetes are chronic diseases of small vessels. We previously found that CD4+ regulatory T‐cells (Tregs) are markedly reduced in type 2 diabetes (T2D) after ischemic injury in both mice and humans, and that Treg deficiency in immunodeficient mice impairs vascular regeneration.
Hang Qu, Cheng Kiu Ho, Jitao Liu, Lei Cui, Yangfeng Hou, Cai Liang, Wenchu Ye, Randolph H. L. Wong, Shohei Hori, Bin Zhou, Kathy O. Lui   +10 more
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Lilrb4a Suppression Reprograms Microglia to Mitigate APOE4‐Associated Amyloid Plaques and Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy in Association With a PPAR‐Linked Pro‐Clearance State

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Targeting Lilrb4a in Apolipoprotein E4 (APOE4)‐associated Alzheimer's disease (AD) reprograms microglia toward a beneficial, phagocytic state. Genetic deletion or antisense inhibition of Lilrb4a suppresses p‐SHP2/NF‐κB/STAT1 signaling, restores PPAR‐linked lipid and energy metabolism, and reduces amyloid plaque burden and cerebral amyloid angiopathy ...
Changxu Nie, Ruixi Yang, Xiaotong Wang, Ping Jia, Xueqi Zhang, Yaqi Dai, Xue Bai, Sijia Duan, Yufeng Li, Peng Zheng, Xin Tian, Li Jiang, Chao Wang   +12 more
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CD14 Glycoprotein Expressed in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells

Journal of Pharmacological Sciences, 2004
The inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) expression in vascular smooth muscle cells is an important factor for pathogenesis of septic shock or multiple organ dysfunction syndrome.
Hyoung Chul Choi, Kwang Youn Lee
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