HG-Induced sEVs Mediate Biomechanics of HK-2 Cells

F Yang, J Wang, T Ju, S Wang, K Qu, Z Song… - Nanomanufacturing and …, 2023 - Springer
Small extracellular vesicles (sEVs) participate in the pathological progression of high
glucose (HG)-induced kidney injury, which is closely related to diabetic nephropathy. How …

Dynamic mechanics of HK-2 cell reaction to HG stimulation studied by atomic force microscopy

F Yang, J Wang, K Qu, X Yang, C Liu, Y Wang… - Analytical …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Renal tubular cell injury by exposure to high glucose (HG) stimulation mainly accounts for
diabetic nephropathy (DN). To understand the mechanism of injury by HG, quantitative …

Nanomechanics of extracellular vesicles reveals vesiculation pathways

R Sorkin, R Huisjes, F Bošković, D Vorselen… - Small, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are emerging as important mediators of cell–cell communication
as well as potential disease biomarkers and drug delivery vehicles. However, the …

Research progress on extracellular vesicles in the renal tubular injury of diabetic kidney disease

S Li, S Zheng, J Li, S Lin, H Li, P Wang… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is a severe microvascular complication of diabetes and is a
chronic progressive condition. It is also a common cause of end-stage renal disease …

Development of a functional glomerulus at the organ level on a chip to mimic hypertensive nephropathy

M Zhou, X Zhang, X Wen, T Wu, W Wang, M Yang… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Glomerular hypertension is an important factor exacerbating glomerular diseases to end-
stage renal diseases because, ultimately, it results in glomerular sclerosis (especially in …

Spatiotemporal tracking of small extracellular vesicle nanotopology in response to physicochemical stresses revealed by HS‐AFM

ES Sajidah, K Lim, T Yamano, G Nishide… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Small extracellular vesicles (sEVs) play a crucial role in local and distant cell
communication. The intrinsic properties of sEVs make them compatible biomaterials for drug …

Shear Stress-Induced Extracellular Calcium Influx: A Pivotal Trigger Amplifying Mesenchymal Stem Cell-derived Extracellular Vesicle Production

Y Seo, H Kang, J Park - Nanoscale, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) have drawn attention as promising therapeutic agents whose
characteristics resemble their parent cells. However, their practical utility is limited by low EV …

Nanomechanical signatures of extracellular vesicles from hematologic cancer patients unraveled by atomic force microscopy for liquid biopsy

Y Feng, M Liu, X Li, M Li, X Xing, L Liu - Nano Letters, 2023 - ACS Publications
Cells release extracellular vesicles (EVs) as the carriers for intercellular communications to
regulate life activities. Particularly, it is increasingly apparent that mechanical forces play an …

Observation of angiotensin II-induced changes in fixed and live mesangial cells by atomic force microscopy

GJ Lee, EJ Park, S Choi, JH Park, KH Jeong, KS Kim… - Micron, 2010 - Elsevier
Glomerular mesangial cells (MCs) are centrally located in the glomerulus. MCs control not
only glomerular filtration, but also the response to local injury, including cell proliferation and …

Enhanced podocyte differentiation and changing drug toxicity sensitivity through pressure-controlled mechanical filtration stress on a glomerulus-on-a-chip

K Doi, H Kimura, SH Kim, S Kaneda, T Wada… - Lab on a Chip, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Podocytes, localized in the glomerulus, are a prognostic factor of proteinuria in kidney
disease and are exposed to distinct physiological stimuli from basal to apical filtration flow …