Scaffold-mediated immunoengineering as innovative strategy for tendon regeneration

V Russo, M El Khatib, G Prencipe, A Cerveró-Varona… - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Tendon injuries are at the frontier of innovative approaches to public health concerns and
sectoral policy objectives. Indeed, these injuries remain difficult to manage due to tendon's …

[HTML][HTML] Inflammatory mechanisms linking obesity and tendinopathy

PPY Lui, PSH Yung - Journal of Orthopaedic Translation, 2021 - Elsevier
Chronic tendinopathy is a debilitating tendon disorder with disappointing treatment
outcomes. This review focuses on the potential roles of chronic low-grade inflammation in …

Mechanoepigenetic regulation of extracellular matrix homeostasis via Yap and Taz

DL Jones, GF Hallström, X Jiang… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Cells integrate mechanical cues to direct fate specification to maintain tissue function and
homeostasis. While disruption of these cues is known to lead to aberrant cell behavior and …

Statin treatment increases the clinical risk of tendinopathy through matrix metalloproteinase release–a cohort study design combined with an experimental study

P Eliasson, F Dietrich-Zagonel, AC Lundin… - Scientific Reports, 2019 - nature.com
Recent experimental evidence indicates potential adverse effects of statin treatment on
tendons but previous clinical studies are few and inconclusive. The aims of our study were …

Exploring the in vivo anti-inflammatory actions of simvastatin-loaded porous microspheres on inflamed tenocytes in a collagenase-induced animal model of Achilles …

C Jeong, SE Kim, KS Shim, HJ Kim, MH Song… - International journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Tendon rupture induces an inflammatory response characterized by release of pro-
inflammatory cytokines and impaired tendon performance. This study sought to investigate …

Progress in studying the impact of hyperlipidemia and statins on rotator cuff injury and repair

Y Qian, H Huang, R Wan, Y Zhou, X Feng… - Frontiers in Public …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
This review delves into the intersection of two prevalent conditions, hyperlipidemia and
rotator cuff injuries, both of which bear substantial healthcare burdens. Our investigation …

Atorvastatin induces downregulation of matrix metalloproteinase-2/9 in MDA-MB-231 triple negative breast cancer cells

F Bakar-Ates, E Ozkan - Medical Oncology, 2022 - Springer
Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are a family of endopeptidases, mainly responsible of
extracellular tissue remodeling. Abundant expression of MMPs leads to a number of …

Multi-proteomic analysis reveals the effect of protein lactylation on matrix and cholesterol metabolism in tendinopathy

Y Lin, M Chen, D Wang, Y Yu, R Chen… - Journal of Proteome …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Tendinopathy is a disease with surging prevalence. Lacking understanding of molecular
mechanisms impedes the development of therapeutic approaches and agents. Lysine …

Achilles tendon structure is negatively correlated with body mass index, but not influenced by statin use: a cross-sectional study using ultrasound tissue …

A de Sa, DA Hart, K Khan, A Scott - PLoS One, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Statins are widely used to inhibit cholesterol production in the liver among
people with hypercholesterolemia. A recent epidemiological study in the UK has shown that …

Magnesium-oxide-enhanced bone regeneration: 3D-printing of gelatin-coated composite scaffolds with sustained Rosuvastatin release

M Gharibshahian, M Salehi… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Critical-size bone defects are one of the main challenges in bone tissue regeneration that
determines the need to use angiogenic and osteogenic agents. Rosuvastatin (RSV) is a …