The extracellular matrix and the immune system: A mutually dependent relationship

TE Sutherland, DP Dyer, JE Allen - Science, 2023 - science.org
For decades, immunologists have studied the role of circulating immune cells in host
protection, with a more recent appreciation of immune cells resident within the tissue …

Skeletal muscle extracellular matrix–what do we know about its composition, regulation, and physiological roles? A narrative review

R Csapo, M Gumpenberger, B Wessner - Frontiers in physiology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Skeletal muscle represents the largest body-composition component in humans. In addition
to its primary function in the maintenance of upright posture and the production of …

Pan-cancer molecular subtypes revealed by mass-spectrometry-based proteomic characterization of more than 500 human cancers

F Chen, DS Chandrashekar, S Varambally… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Mass-spectrometry-based proteomic profiling of human cancers has the potential for pan-
cancer analyses to identify molecular subtypes and associated pathway features that might …

Collagens and Cancer associated fibroblasts in the reactive stroma and its relation to Cancer biology

NI Nissen, M Karsdal, N Willumsen - Journal of Experimental & Clinical …, 2019 - Springer
The extracellular matrix (ECM) plays an important role in cancer progression. It can be
divided into the basement membrane (BM) that supports epithelial/endothelial cell behavior …

IL-4 and IL-13: regulators and effectors of wound repair

JE Allen - Annual review of immunology, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Type 2 immunity mediates protective responses to helminths and pathological responses to
allergens, but it also has broad roles in the maintenance of tissue integrity, including wound …

[HTML][HTML] How does hip osteoarthritis differ from knee osteoarthritis?

M Hall, M van der Esch, RS Hinman, G Peat… - Osteoarthritis and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Hip and knee osteoarthritis (OA) are leading causes of global disability. Most research to
date has focused on the knee, with results often extrapolated to the hip, and this extends to …

Composition, structure and function of the corneal stroma

EM Espana, DE Birk - Experimental eye research, 2020 - Elsevier
No other tissue in the body depends more on the composition and organization of the
extracellular matrix (ECM) for normal structure and function than the corneal stroma. The …

Beyond adiponectin and leptin: adipose tissue-derived mediators of inter-organ communication

JB Funcke, PE Scherer - Journal of lipid research, 2019 - ASBMB
The breakthrough discoveries of leptin and adiponectin more than two decades ago led to a
widespread recognition of adipose tissue as an endocrine organ. Many more adipose tissue …

Decellularized extracellular matrix scaffolds identify full-length collagen VI as a driver of breast cancer cell invasion in obesity and metastasis

AL Wishart, SJ Conner, JR Guarin, JP Fatherree… - Science …, 2020 - science.org
The extracellular matrix (ECM), a major component of the tumor microenvironment,
promotes local invasion to drive metastasis. Here, we describe a method to study whole …

Tendon and ligament mechanical loading in the pathogenesis of inflammatory arthritis

E Gracey, A Burssens, I Cambré, G Schett… - Nature reviews …, 2020 - nature.com
Mechanical loading is an important factor in musculoskeletal health and disease. Tendons
and ligaments require physiological levels of mechanical loading to develop and maintain …