The regulation of vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGF) is critical to
neovascularization in numerous tissues under physiological and pathological conditions …

Despite extensive research, pro-angiogenic drugs have failed to translate clinically, and
therapeutic angiogenesis, which has potential in the treatment of various cardiovascular …

Stroke is the primary cause of disability due to the brain's limited ability to regenerate
damaged tissue. After stroke, an increased inflammatory and immune response coupled …

Inspired by the adhesion strategy of marine mussels, self-polymerization of dopamine under
alkaline condition has been proven to be a simple and effective method for surface …

Cancer-derived small extracellular vesicles (sEVs) induce stromal cells to become
permissive for tumor growth. However, it is unclear whether this induction solely occurs …

Heterogeneous microenvironmental conditions play critical roles in cancer pathogenesis
and therapy resistance and arise from changes in tissue dimensionality, cell-extracellular …

Hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) are a rare stem cell population found primarily in the bone
marrow and responsible for the production of the body's full complement of blood and …

Growth factors (GFs) are major regulatory proteins that can govern cell fate, migration, and
organization. Numerous aspects of the cell milieu can modulate cell responses to GFs, and …

Biomaterials designed to mimic the intricate native extracellular matrix (ECM) can use a
variety of techniques to control the behavior of encapsulated cells. Common methods …

Receptor-ligand interactions (RLIs) are at the base of all biological events occurring in living
cells. The understanding of interactions between complementary macromolecules in …