• Stem and other cells gradually inhabit the tissue, regenerating collagen, blood vessels, and other components of a living tendon. (medscape.com)
  • The BEAR scaffold is made of extracellular matrix proteins, including collagen, obtained from bovine tissue. (medscape.com)
  • When using collagen scaffolds, both their capacity to induce tissue regeneration and their biocompatibility are advantageous characteristics to render them apt for tissue engineering. (nih.gov)
  • In this study, equine collagen scaffolds (TissueFleece) were modified by coating fetal bovine serum proteins, before human bladder smooth muscle cells were seeded. (nih.gov)
  • Fibroblasts are most commonly found in connective tissue that synthesizes extra-cellular matrix and another main structural protein of animals, collagen. (medindia.net)
  • Collagen is the core structural protein present in cartilage, providing tensile strength and toughness to the tissue. (bioiberica.com)
  • Collagen is the single-most abundant protein in the body, comprising one-third of total proteins, and it forms the structural foundation upon which beauty is built. (healthy-sunshine.com)
  • Premium collagen peptides offer a clean, effective source of pure protein. (healthy-sunshine.com)
  • The development of these computational models has outpaced experimental measurements of the collagen microstructure under mechanical loading, and many assumptions regarding the fiber and tissue kinematics at the microscale remain untested, which limits our understanding of tissue structure-function relationships ( Fang and Lake, 2016 ). (frontiersin.org)
  • Collagen is the most widely used extracellular matrix (ECM) protein for cell culture, facilitating cell attachment, growth, differentiation, migration, and tissue morphogenesis. (thermofisher.com)
  • Gibco Collagen I forms a firm, clearer gel matrix. (thermofisher.com)
  • Collagen I is the most common fibrillar collagen for cell culture and is found in skin, bone, tendons, and other connective tissues. (thermofisher.com)
  • Collagen I initiates endothelial cell morphogenesis by inducing actin polymerization through suppression of cyclic AMP and protein kinase A." Journal of Biological Chemistry 278, no. 1 (January 2003): 327-334. (thermofisher.com)
  • We present a protocol for the application of Brillouin light scattering spectroscopy to elastin and trypsin-purified type I collagen fibers of the extracellular matrix to extract their full elastic properties. (jove.com)
  • The overall goal of this procedure is to prepare a sample of extracellular matrix protein fiber, collagen, or elastin to be mounted in the sample compartment for Brillouin spectroscopy measurements. (jove.com)
  • Using this method, collagen and elastin fibers of the extracellular matrix can be obtained from connective tissues of animal origin for their use in Brillouin spectroscopy measurements. (jove.com)
  • The primary proteins present in the ECM and indeed the entire body are the collagen s, a family of proteins with at least 29 members. (axonmedchem.com)
  • By grafting glycated collagen constructs to the chorioallantoic membranes of chicken embryos cultured ex ovo, and with two- and three-dimensional human umbilical vein endothelial cell culture systems, we show that increasing the stiffness of a tissue significantly enhances the extent of angiogenic vascularization it experiences, and that neovessels or monolayers formed within stiff tissues or on stiff substrates are significantly more permeable than their compliant counterparts. (cornell.edu)
  • The main threat posed by crosslinking in the artery wall is to the strands of the protein collagen that run parallel to each other around the circumference of the vessel. (sens.org)
  • It is the most common dentin inherited disease (1:8000) patients have mutations in non-collagen protein dentin sialophosprotein. (flashcardmachine.com)
  • and (iv) the role of FXIIIa on matrix deposition and tissue repair, including cross-linking of extracellular matrix proteins, such as fibronectin, collagen and von Willebrand factor, and the effects on matrix deposition and cell-matrix interactions. (portlandpress.com)
  • Fibrosis is a physiological response to cellular injury in the liver and is mediated by the activation of hepatic stellate cells resulting in the replacement of hepatocytes with extracellular matrix comprised principally of collagen 1 to form a hepatic scar. (biomedcentral.com)
  • HSCs express numerous cell surface receptors including both discoidin domain receptors (DDRs)-which are receptors for collagen I and many of the integrin subunits, which are a major family of cell surface receptors for extracellular molecules and play a critical role in many biological functions [ 7 , 10 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Fibroblasts from lesional tissue of patients with eosinophilic fasciitis produce excess collagen in vitro and display elevated TGF-beta and type 1 collagen mRNA levels when examined via in situ hybridization with specific cDNA. (medscape.com)
  • Mori et al suggested that an autocrine stimulatory loop involving major basic protein, a product of eosinophil degranulation, IL-6, which enhances collagen production and is induced my major basic protein, and TGF-beta could account for the progressive fibrosis seen in several eosinophil prominent disorders. (medscape.com)
  • These cells produce excessive amounts of abnormal matrix (consisting of collagen, other glycoproteins, and glycans) and matricellular proteins. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Collagens are the most abundant family of proteins in the extra cellular matrix of connective tissues. (bioiberica.com)
  • The mRNA and protein levels of α smooth muscle actin (α-SMA) and Snail and the phosphorylation levels of Smad2/3, p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (p38MAPK), and extracellular signal-regulated kinase ½ (ERK1/2) were determined by quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), western blot, and immunofluorescence staining. (molvis.org)
  • Suppression of MMP-7 expression by fibulin-5 was mediated by an integrin-binding RGD motif via the extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) pathway. (aacrjournals.org)
  • Osteopontin-c has been suggested to facilitate the anchorage-independent phenotype of some human breast cancer cells due to its inability to associate with the extracellular matrix. (wikipedia.org)
  • The Reinhardt laboratory is interested in components and mechanisms involved in the biogenesis, function and pathological aspects of the extracellular matrix and its interactions with cells. (mcgill.ca)
  • We are interested how extracellular matrix proteins instruct cells to differentiate, migrate, and proliferate, and how cells sense normal and pathologically altered extracellular matrix. (mcgill.ca)
  • This gene provides instructions for making a protein that is found in most tissues within the extracellular matrix, which is an intricate lattice that forms in the space between cells and provides structural support. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Without adequate support from the extracellular matrix, cells in the skin and other tissues are weakened. (medlineplus.gov)
  • The unstable extracellular matrix may cause neighboring cells to overproduce proteins and other materials. (medlineplus.gov)
  • This work provides a conceptual framework for how microbes use a fluid outer membrane receptor to recognize and assemble kin cells into a cooperative multicellular community that resembles a tissue. (nature.com)
  • In a rat model of an ACL injury, ACL-derived CD34+ cells were isolated from remnant human ACL tissues. (medscape.com)
  • Over weeks, the cells grow and create new vascular tissue, forming a tube-shaped vessel structure while the polymer mesh degrades. (genengnews.com)
  • After implantation into patients, these tissues repopulate with cells from the patient and essentially become new living tissues. (genengnews.com)
  • These signaling pathways are responsible for instructing the cells to take on specific functions, such as converting into another type of cells or starting the healing process by secreting tissue-specific proteins known as extracellular matrix. (sciencedaily.com)
  • One of the major findings of this study is that minerals such as silicon, magnesium and lithium are involved in inducing endochondral ossification, a process by which stem cells are transformed into soft and hard tissues such as cartilage and bone in young humans. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Such a high dose of growth factors results in a range of complications, including uncontrolled tissue formation, inflammation and tumorigenesis, the production or formation of tumor cells. (sciencedaily.com)
  • White blood cells, or leukocytes, are extremely dependent upon integrin receptor recognition of matrix proteins in order to exit the vasculature and resolve inflammatory events within the tissues. (upstate.edu)
  • While leukocyte behavior remains a major laboratory focus, we also study a variety of vascular and tissue cells, both primary and immortal lines. (upstate.edu)
  • Most tissues harbor resident mononuclear phagocytes, that is, dendritic cells and macrophages. (hindawi.com)
  • Mononuclear phagocytes are a group of phenotypic distinct members, often referred to as either macrophages or dendritic cells (DC), that derive from myeloid precursors and that contribute to the functions of peripheral tissues [ 1 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • During the last decades, research has focused on the cell-type-specific properties of these cells in culture, which then led to an immunocentric view of their role in disease like if they were primed like T cells to infiltrate target organs to cause tissue damage and drive progressive scaring [ 2 , 3 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • A more tissue-centric view of these processes, claiming that the tissues define phenotype and function of resident and infiltrating immune cells to meet tissues needs during homeostasis and disease, seems provocative [ 4 , 5 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • In this paper we apply the tissue-centric perspective to discuss the role of resident and infiltrating macrophages and dendritic cells in different organs. (hindawi.com)
  • Furthermore, we discuss how published data supports the view that changing tissue environments induce the well-known different phenotypes of mononuclear phagocytes, a process that not only enforces each of the different environments but also explains the contribution of these cells to the different tissue pathologies. (hindawi.com)
  • With higher expression in undifferentiated myoblast cells than muscle tissue, it is likely that TNC plays a role in muscle tissue remodelling in humans. (lu.se)
  • We are interested in whether age-dependent accumulation of senescent cells leads to alterations in tissue microenvironment that is favorable for oncogenesis. (umassmed.edu)
  • Our recent studies as well as others indicate that senescent cells change their secretory patterns of cytokines, chemokines, growth factors, extracellular matrix proteins and proteases. (umassmed.edu)
  • Standing between a cancer cell in situ and the surrounding tissue of fibroblasts and extra-cellular matrix is the basement membrane, a thin sheet of fibers that normally cradles the cells above it. (medindia.net)
  • Researchers at the Institut Curie in Paris now say that they have evidence of a coordinated attack on the basement membrane by cancer cells in situ and CAF cells in the extra-cellular matrix that begins long before the actual trans-location of cancer cells. (medindia.net)
  • Using human colon cancer cells and primary human fibroblasts isolated from tumors and adjacent normal tissues, Alexandros Glentis and colleagues at the Institut Curie addressed the question of whether the cancer cells or the CAF cells were responsible for the breakdown of the basement membrane that leads to cancer progression. (medindia.net)
  • The effects of MAGP-1 in the expression of genes involved in the extracellular matrix (ECM) remodelling and tumorigenesis in HT-29 cells was also explored. (cun.es)
  • The fact that these 12 genes had visible effects only once cells had started differentiating and the organoid had started taking on the form of a small brain suggests that these genes have tissue-specific functions, Knoblich says. (the-scientist.com)
  • WAT is characterised by its capacity to adapt and expand in response to surplus energy through processes of adipocyte hypertrophy and/or recruitment and proliferation of precursor cells in combination with vascular and extracellular matrix remodelling. (springer.com)
  • In order for cells to function, they must be properly supported, having contacts with neighboring cells and/or the extracellular matrix ECM). (axonmedchem.com)
  • The ECM provides much of the structural support available to parenchymal cells in tissues. (axonmedchem.com)
  • As cells are capable of sensing and responding to the stiffness of their surrounding matrix via mechanisms that include changes in the phosphorylation of focal adhesion proteins, like FAK and Src, we hypothesized that there is a relationship between abnormal tumor vasculature characteristics and tumor stiffening. (cornell.edu)
  • This spongy material is often an ingredient in meat substitutes due to its fibrous meat-like texture and high protein content, and the researchers reasoned that its porous nature could help it provide anchor points on which cells could attach and proliferate. (discovermagazine.com)
  • Endothelial cells make up blood vessels, which supply the oxygen and nutrients that help complex 3D tissues survive. (discovermagazine.com)
  • Smooth muscle cells can help generate extracellular matrix scaffolding to support other cells. (discovermagazine.com)
  • As expected, growing satellite cells with other cells enhanced muscle growth and the development of extracellular matrix compounds, leading to more meat-like mechanical properties. (discovermagazine.com)
  • It was interesting to see that large quantities of extracellular matrix proteins were deposited by cells in the cultured tissue,' wrote bioengineer Luke MacQueen at Harvard University, who did not participate in this study, in an email. (discovermagazine.com)
  • Post also noted that the endothelial cells did not seem to change the composition of the tissue 'very much or at all. (discovermagazine.com)
  • Although tissue engineers typically add endothelial cells to grow tissues beyond a certain thickness, 'here they may be redundant,' he said. (discovermagazine.com)
  • Our bodies are comprised not only of cells, but of long-lived proteins that physically support those cells, create ordered tissue structures of them, and participate in their function. (sens.org)
  • Such "extracellular matrix" (ECM) proteins are responsible for the elasticity of the artery wall, the transparency of the lens of the eye, and the high tensile strength of the ligaments, for example, as well as sustaining the function of our tissue stem cells and preventing cancerous cells from escaping their local environment to spread into far tissues. (sens.org)
  • Strategies to improve efficiency and effectiveness of stem cell therapy include the use of extracellular matrix proteins (components that make up the structural aspect of the heart) to increase the survival of the cells or the use of antibodies to direct and link the cells to the damaged heart muscle. (ca.gov)
  • We have demonstrated that antibodies can direct stem cells to injured myocardial tissue. (ca.gov)
  • Additionally, we have demonstrated that extracellular matrix derived peptides can recruit endogenous cardiac stem cells. (ca.gov)
  • MAA is highly expressed in RA-ILD lung tissue, where it colocalizes with other RA autoantigens, autoreactive B cells, and extracellular matrix proteins, highlighting its potential role in the pathogenesis of RA-ILD. (cdc.gov)
  • Our results demonstrate that cytoglobin expression is correlated with a more quiescent phenotype of stellate cells in culture and that cytoglobin is regulated by the extracellular matrix through integrin signalling dependent on activation of focal adhesion kinase. (biomedcentral.com)
  • HSCs undergo phenotypic changes from quiescent vitamin A storing cells, involved in maintenance of the normal basement matrix, into proliferative myofibroblast-like cells, expressing myogenic markers such as alpha smooth muscle actin (αSMA). (biomedcentral.com)
  • IFN-gamma activates tissue macrophages and T cells. (medscape.com)
  • NIR can not cause ionization however have been shown to produce other biological effects, for instance by heating, altering chemical reactions or inducing electrical currents in tissues and cells. (intechopen.com)
  • function of several poorly characterized proteins expressed in tumor cells and which are structurally related to known complement inhibitors but also suggested to act as tumor suppressors. (lu.se)
  • CD47 is involved in crosstalk between colon cancer cells and macrophages by interacting with its ligand signal-regulatory protein α on macrophages. (lu.se)
  • The remaining 20% ​​consists of proteins, carbohydrates and cartilage cells. (lu.se)
  • Cells that produce and maintain the extracellular matrix in the cartilage. (lu.se)
  • The cells are located in small lacunae in the matrix. (lu.se)
  • Our results indicate that several dozens of proteins for each cell type, are PE-lipoxidated in HT-22, MLE, and H9c2 cells and M2 macrophages after they were induced to undergo ferroptosis. (cdc.gov)
  • Pretreatment of cells with the strong nucleophile, 2-mercaptoethanol, prevented the formation of PE-lipoxidated proteins and blocked ferroptotic death. (cdc.gov)
  • In this catabolic process, matrix metalloproteases and cytokines also cause degradation of cartilage. (medscape.com)
  • A proteoglycan (a protein to which long carbohydrate chains are attached) is a central component of the extracellular matrix in the articular cartilage. (lu.se)
  • The function of aggrecan is to draw water into the matrix so that the cartilage swells and becomes shock-absorbing. (lu.se)
  • A fibrillar protein that is one of the body's most common proteins and an important building block in bones, articular cartilage and skin, among other things. (lu.se)
  • Invasion of interstitial matrix by a novel cell line from primary peritoneal carcinosarcoma, and by established ovarian carcinoma cell lines: role of cell-matrix adhesion molecules, proteinases, and E-cadherin expression. (thermofisher.com)
  • Amyloid plaques form when levels of the monomeric, soluble Aβ peptide build up in the extracellular interstitial fluid (ISF) in the brain. (axonmedchem.com)
  • Objective: To compare serum anti-malondialdehyde-acetaldehyde (anti-MAA) antibody levels and MAA expression in lung tissue from patients with rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease (RA-ILD) to those found in controls. (cdc.gov)
  • Extracellular matrix and vascular dynamics in the kidney of a murine model for Marfan syndrome. (mcgill.ca)
  • He completed his PhD in biomedical engineering at Yale University as an NSF Graduate Research Fellow, where his dissertation work focused on the design of tissue engineered vascular grafts for use in the Fontan procedure. (stanford.edu)
  • Spontaneous reversal of stenosis in tissue-engineered vascular grafts. (stanford.edu)
  • We developed a tissue-engineered vascular graft (TEVG) for use in children and present results of a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved clinical trial evaluating this graft in patients with single-ventricle cardiac anomalies. (stanford.edu)
  • Mostajeran M, Wetterling F, Blixt FW, Edvinsson L, Ansar S. Acute mitogen-activated protein kinase 1/2 inhibition improves functional recovery and vascular changes after ischaemic stroke in rat-monitored by 9.4 T magnetic resonance imaging. (lu.se)
  • Due to their large surface area and ability to interact with proteins and peptides, graphene oxides offer valuable physiochemical and biological features for biomedical applications and have been successfully employed for optimizing scaffold architectures for a wide range of organs, from the skin to cardiac tissue. (mdpi.com)
  • Degradation of matrix extracellular phosphoglycoprotein (MEPE) and DMP-1 and release of acidic serine-rich and aspartate-rich MEPE-associated motif (ASARM) peptides are chiefly responsible for the hypophosphatemic rickets mineralization defect and changes in osteoblast-osteoclast differentiation. (medscape.com)
  • Dystrophin is part of a protein complex that connects the cytoskeleton to the extracellular matrix. (frontiersin.org)
  • For cell-cell adhesion, β-catenin binds the cytoplasmic domain of cadherin adhesion receptors along with the actin binding protein, α-catenin, to bridge the extracellular adhesive activity of cadherins with the underlying actin cytoskeleton. (axonmedchem.com)
  • The research themes rank around molecular mechanisms matrix proteins and fibers exert in disorders affecting blood vessels, bone, skin and adipose tissue. (mcgill.ca)
  • 2022). Fibrillin-1 regulates white adipose tissue development, homeostasis, and function. (mcgill.ca)
  • We aimed to determine its impact on visceral adipose tissue (VAT) remodelling during obesity-associated colon cancer (CC). (cun.es)
  • White adipose tissue (WAT) has key metabolic and endocrine functions and plays a role in regulating energy homeostasis and insulin sensitivity. (springer.com)
  • Conversely, brown adipose tissue (BAT) and browning of WAT represent potential therapeutic approaches, since dysfunctional white adipocyte-induced lipid overspill can be halted by BAT/browning-mediated oxidative anti-lipotoxic effects. (springer.com)
  • Here, we summarise the mechanisms contributing to adipose tissue (AT) plasticity and function including characteristics and cellular complexity of the various adipose depots and we discuss recent insights into AT origins, identification of adipose precursors, pathophysiological regulation of adipogenesis and its relation to WAT/BAT expandability in obesity and its associated comorbidities. (springer.com)
  • White adipose tissue (WAT) plays a key homeostatic role, not only by ensuring efficient energy storage but also by its quick mobilisation (lipids) to ensure peripheral demands. (springer.com)
  • The 'adipose tissue expandability model' identifies the limited capacity and dysfunctionality of WAT, preventing its expansion and accommodation of surplus of energy, as key determinants for the onset and progression of obesity-associated metabolopathologies as a result of ectopic deposition of toxic lipid species in metabolic organs (i.e. muscle or liver [also known as lipotoxic insult]) [ 7 ]. (springer.com)
  • There is also evidence that the deleterious effects mediated by dysfunctional white adipocyte-induced lipid overspill can be halted by the pro-oxidative anti-lipotoxic effects mediated by brown adipose tissue (BAT) activation. (springer.com)
  • Rapid onset of systemic insulin resistance and adipose tissue remodeling but initially increased insulin-stimulated glucose transport despite deteriorating insulin signaling with high fat feeding in mice. (lu.se)
  • The binding of integrin receptors to extraceullular proteins permits cell adhesion and migration during development, wound healing, and inflammation. (upstate.edu)
  • The laboratory utilizes techniques ranging from molecular biology to whole animal inflammation models, with an emphasis on cell biology and protein biochemistry. (upstate.edu)
  • We further discuss how injuries alter tissue environments and how this primes mononuclear phagocytes to enforce this particular environment, for example, to support host defense and pathogen clearance, to support the resolution of inflammation, to support epithelial and mesenchymal healing, and to support the resolution of fibrosis to the smallest possible scar. (hindawi.com)
  • Functional analysis showed that the muscle contraction, immune system/inflammation, and extracellular matrix pathways were the most affected pathways. (cdc.gov)
  • Extracellular matrix and cell signaling: the dynamic cooperation of integrin, proteoglycan and growth factor receptor. (axonmedchem.com)
  • The basement membrane is also the frontline physical barrier that keeps primary tumors from spreading into the matrix below. (medindia.net)
  • They compared CAFs from colon tumors to normal fibroblasts (NAFs) that were isolated from the same patient, in the adjacent normal tissue. (medindia.net)
  • Furthermore, tumors are known to stiffen as they progress, a phenomenon that has largely been attributed to heightened extracellular matrix protein cross-linking. (cornell.edu)
  • Tumor metastasis is characterized by cell detachment from primary tumors and invasion of recipient tissues ( 2 ). (aacrjournals.org)
  • One of these is CSMD1, a large transmembrane protein deleted in number of tumors but also acting as classical complement inhibitor targeting complement convertases. (lu.se)
  • These scaffolds would imitate the honeycomb-like extracellular matrix in which animals' muscles grow. (discovermagazine.com)
  • The development of peptide-modified scaffolds for the treatment of chronic heart failure has produced initial proof of concept studies that a tissue engineering approach for restoration of an injured heart is possible. (ca.gov)
  • The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) was identified as main hub in controlling extracellular matrix protein secretion. (oeaw.ac.at)
  • A human tissue screen identifies a regulator of ER secretion as a brain-size determinant," Science , 370:935-41, 2020. (the-scientist.com)
  • The IER3IP1 peptide seems to block premature differentiation by promoting secretion of extracellular matrix proteins that support tissue integrity and neural progenitor proliferation. (the-scientist.com)
  • Periodontal disease is considered a chronic infectious inflammatory disease characterized by intense leukocyte infiltration in the periodontal tissue resulting in secretion of various cytokines that lead to deleterious inflammatory processes and destruction of the periodontal tissue and alveolar bone 1 . (bvsalud.org)
  • Regional and cellular dystrophin distribution was evaluated in both human and rat hippocampi and in rat cerebellar tissue by immunofluorescent colocalization with neuronal (NeuN and calbindin) and glial (GFAP) markers. (frontiersin.org)
  • Osteopontin (OPN), also known as bone /sialoprotein I (BSP-1 or BNSP), early T-lymphocyte activation (ETA-1), secreted phosphoprotein 1 (SPP1), 2ar and Rickettsia resistance (Ric), is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SPP1 gene (secreted phosphoprotein 1). (wikipedia.org)
  • The review highlights the central role of FXIIIa in the regulation of thrombus stability, thrombus regulation, cell-matrix interactions and wound healing, which is supported by observations in FXIII-deficient humans and animals. (portlandpress.com)
  • Lipoid proteinosis is a condition that results from the formation of numerous small clumps (deposits) of proteins and other molecules in various tissues throughout the body. (medlineplus.gov)
  • All solid organs and most other tissues harbor a network of DC or macrophages (Table 1 ). (hindawi.com)
  • In CRC patient tissues and xenografts from mouse model, presence of increased amount of M2 macrophages was observed. (lu.se)
  • Furthermore, nintedanib prevented HTF myofibroblast differentiation via downregulation of mRNA and protein expression of α-SMA and Snail. (molvis.org)
  • Osteopontin is an extracellular structural protein and therefore an organic component of bone. (wikipedia.org)
  • The resulting bioengineered vessel is then decellularized to create the HAV: an extracellular matrix that retains the biomechanical properties of the vessel but is cleansed of cellular components that could induce an immune response. (genengnews.com)
  • Due to their considerable plasticity and heterogeneity, the tissue-based DC and macrophage populations have been defined as mononuclear phagocytes [ 1 , 6 , 7 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • Humacyte has developed methods to grow replacement human tissues at a commercial scale. (genengnews.com)
  • Researchers from the laboratory of Jürgen Knoblich at IMBA - Institute of Molecular Biotechnology of the Austrian Academy of Sciences - developed CRISPR-LICHT, a revolutionary technology that allows genetic screens in human tissues such as brain organoids. (oeaw.ac.at)
  • An immune-centric view assumes that a particular priming of phagocytes then causes a particular type of pathology in target tissues, conceptually similar to antigen-specific T-cell priming. (hindawi.com)
  • Several congenital and acquired diseases of the human genito-urinary tract may need, due to lack or destruction of functional tissues, mechanically stable biomaterials as cell carriers for the engineering of these tissues. (nih.gov)
  • The field of tissue engineering is constantly evolving as it aims to develop bioengineered and functional tissues and organs for repair or replacement. (mdpi.com)
  • ECM1 gene mutations that cause lipoid proteinosis result in the production of a nonfunctional protein or no protein at all. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Mutations that drive cancerous behavior may be candidates for targeted therapy, but differentiating them from the thousands of inconsequential mutations in cancer tissues has remained a challenge. (asbmb.org)
  • X-linked hypophosphatemic rickets and autosomal recessive hypophosphatemic rickets are the result of mutations in PHEX (a phosphate-regulating gene with homologies to endopeptidases on the X chromosome) and dentin matrix protein 1 ( DMP1 ), respectively. (medscape.com)
  • Tumor blood vasculature tends to be heterogeneously distributed, densely branched, tortuous, malformed, and hyperpermeable relative to that found within physiological tissues. (cornell.edu)
  • It is possible that, as these excess substances accumulate in tissues, they create the deposits characteristic of lipoid proteinosis. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Upon exposure, when MDI substances come into contact with aqueous matrix in the respiratory tract (or in the stomach or moisture on the skin), they do not dissolve readily, but form globules or solid masses, which react at their surface and in the organic phase (also called heterogeneous reaction). (europa.eu)
  • Due to the low solubilities of diisocyanates in the aqueous matrix of the lung fluid, the presence of MDI substances results in heterogeneous mixture (two distinct phases - diisocyanate and water). (europa.eu)
  • Intracellular OPN is generated using an alternative translation start site on the same mRNA species used to generate the extracellular isoform. (wikipedia.org)
  • however, additional extracellular and intracellular roles for FXIII have been identified which influence thrombus resolution and tissue repair. (portlandpress.com)
  • The dynamics of cell-extracellular matrix interactions in normal and pathological situations. (mcgill.ca)
  • It is involved in development and upregulated both during tissue repair and in several pathological conditions, including cardiovascular disease. (lu.se)
  • MAA expression in RA-ILD lung tissue was greater than in tissue from all other groups (P (cdc.gov)
  • It inhibited lung cancer cell invasion and down-regulated matrix metalloproteinase-7 (MMP-7), which promoted lung cancer cell invasion. (aacrjournals.org)
  • Lung tissues were also evaluated with respect to histopathological changes and cytokine profiling of bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid was conducted using a multi-plex array. (cdc.gov)
  • Aggregation of extracellular amyloid-β (Aβ) is thought to play a major part in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease. (axonmedchem.com)
  • A collaboration between researchers in the Department of Biomedical Engineering and the College of Medicine at Texas A&M University identifies the crucial role of minerals in regulating gene expression, thus controlling the number of proteins that a cell should make, thereby encouraging tissue regeneration and redefining cellular identity. (sciencedaily.com)
  • The ECM1 protein may also regulate the formation of blood vessels (angiogenesis). (medlineplus.gov)
  • The tissues that we're focusing on now are engineered blood vessels. (genengnews.com)
  • My work in this area began in the mid-1990s when I became interested in growing new blood vessels for patients and started working in the laboratory of Robert Langer at MIT- one of the pioneers in tissue engineering. (genengnews.com)
  • Integrins are the cellular receptors for the proteins which constitute the extracellular matrix of all tissues. (upstate.edu)
  • To describe our approach, we termed the method CRIPSR-Lineage Tracing at Cellular resolution in Heterogenous Tissue (CRISPR-LICHT)", explains co-first author Dominik Lindenhofer, PhD student at IMBA. (oeaw.ac.at)
  • Rejuvenation therapies aim to reverse or repair age-related cellular changes such as molecular waste, calcification , tissue stiffening , loss of stem cell function , genetic alterations, and impaired energy production . (fightaging.org)
  • The researchers recently trialed their approach, dubbed CRISPR-LIneage tracing at Cellular resolution in Heterogeneous Tissue (CRISPR-LICHT), in a screen for genes linked to microcephaly, a condition in which a baby's head is smaller than expected. (the-scientist.com)
  • Another cytoplasmic protein, β-Catenin , plays essential roles in two different cellular processes: calcium-dependent intercellular adhesion and Wnt-mediated transcriptional activation. (axonmedchem.com)
  • But there are also carcinoma-associated fibroblasts (CAF) whose matrix proteinases could come in handy in breaking the membrane barrier. (medindia.net)
  • Furthermore, we demonstrated that membrane type-one matrix metalloproteinase activity inhibition can nullify the effect that matrix stiffening has on vascularization ex ovo, and that inhibiting the phosphorylation of FAK tyrosine residue 397 (Y397) can alleviate stiffness-induced hyperpermeability in vitro and ex ovo. (cornell.edu)
  • In general, the pathophysiology underlying eosinophilic fasciitis is postulated to involve an inflammatory response resulting in an activated inflammatory cell infiltrate of affected tissues and subsequent dysregulation of extracellular matrix production by lesional fibroblasts. (medscape.com)
  • This process depends on adequate levels of ionized calcium and phosphate in the extracellular fluid. (medscape.com)
  • Regeneration is mediated by the molecular processes that regulate gene expression to control tissue renewal, restoration and growth. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Crosslinks act like molecular "handcuffs," taking two previously independent neighboring proteins and binding them together, impairing their function similarly to how tying together participants' legs in a three-legged race makes it a struggle to get to the finish line. (sens.org)
  • One of the key molecular events in skin sensitization is protein haptenation, i.e. the chemical modification of self-skin protein(s) thus forming macromolecular immunogens. (cdc.gov)
  • The basis of hapten- molecular mechanisms of the sensitization pro- protein binding work is the hypothesis that upon cess will result in novel opportunities for the skin absorption, only protein-reactive chemicals development of alternative methods for assessing (or those that can be metabolically or chemically skin sensitization hazard and relative potency of converted to protein-reactive species) are able to chemicals. (cdc.gov)
  • Taken together, the findings of these studies suggest a mechanistic framework marked by a proinflammatory and fibrogenic cytokine response with resultant tissue inflammatory cell infiltration. (medscape.com)
  • As a result, reactive oxygen species and inflammatory mediators (eg, platelet-derived growth factor, transforming growth factors, connective tissue growth factor) are released. (msdmanuals.com)
  • The prefix osteo- indicates that the protein is expressed in bone, although it is also expressed in other tissues. (wikipedia.org)
  • They were virally transduced to express bone morphogenetic protein-2 and embedded within cell sheets wrapped around tendon autografts in the rats. (medscape.com)
  • Raina D.B., Larsson D., Mrkonjic F., Isaksson H., Kumar A., Lidgren L., Tägil L. Gelatin- hydroxyapatite- calcium sulphate based biomaterial for long term sustained delivery of bone morphogenic protein-2 and zoledronic acid for increased bone formation: In-vitro and in-vivo carrier properties. (lu.se)
  • Skin is a heterogeneous tissue that can undergo substantial structural and functional changes with age, disease, or following injury. (frontiersin.org)
  • The lab also focuses on how the extracellular matrix regulates key growth factors of the TGF-beta superfamily, and on deciphering regulatory mechanisms mediated by microRNAs. (mcgill.ca)
  • The proposed approach addresses a long-standing challenge in current therapeutic approaches that utilize supraphysiological doses of growth factors to direct tissue research. (sciencedaily.com)
  • In addition to its role in muscle tissue, it functions as an anchoring protein within the central nervous system such as in hippocampus and cerebellum. (frontiersin.org)
  • Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are enzymes degrading ECM. (lu.se)
  • Mononuclear phagocytes contributions to tissue pathologies relate to their central roles in orchestrating all stages of host defense and wound healing, which often become maladaptive processes, especially in sterile and/or diffuse tissue injuries. (hindawi.com)
  • Conclusions: The present study shows that CD276 can be used to discriminate ECs from malignant tissue from ECs from normal tissue. (researchgate.net)
  • One important form of such damage in aging tissues is the fraying and breakage of structures made of the stretchy protein elastin . (sens.org)
  • Other drivers of damage to aging elastin include free radical attack, enzymes that degrade elastin in a failed attempt to remodel the tissue, and (in the skin) UV radiation from the sun. (sens.org)
  • Biomedical engineer Shulamit Levenberg at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa and her colleagues experimented with a 3D scaffold made from textured soy protein, an inexpensive edible byproduct of soybean oil processing that was invented in the 1960s. (discovermagazine.com)
  • Using soy as a scaffold is a novelty,' said tissue engineer Mark Post , chair of physiology at Maastricht University in the Netherlands, who did not take part in this research. (discovermagazine.com)
  • We profiled plasma-derived extracellular vesicles from a heart transplant patient with chronic Chagas disease and showed the potential of this approach for discovering such biomarkers. (cdc.gov)
  • First, how does the leukocyte utilize these receptors to mediate selective adhesion and migration through complex extracellular tissues? (upstate.edu)