Dopamine, immunity, and disease

B Channer, SM Matt, EA Nickoloff-Bybel, V Pappa… - Pharmacological …, 2023 - ASPET
The neurotransmitter dopamine is a key factor in central nervous system (CNS) function,
regulating many processes including reward, movement, and cognition. Dopamine also …

Plant nanomaterials and inspiration from nature: water interactions and hierarchically structured hydrogels

R Ajdary, BL Tardy, BD Mattos, L Bai… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Recent developments in the area of plant‐based hydrogels are introduced, especially those
derived from wood as a widely available, multiscale, and hierarchical source of …

Versatile surface modification using polydopamine and related polycatecholamines: Chemistry, structure, and applications

TG Barclay, HM Hegab, SR Clarke… - Advanced Materials …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Polydopamine and related polycatecholamines can be easily deposited onto almost any
surface from mild, aqueous solution. This results in durable, nanoscale coatings that exhibit …

Where is dopamine and how do immune cells see it?: dopamine-mediated immune cell function in health and disease

SM Matt, PJ Gaskill - Journal of Neuroimmune Pharmacology, 2020 - Springer
Dopamine is well recognized as a neurotransmitter in the brain, and regulates critical
functions in a variety of peripheral systems. Growing research has also shown that …

Effects of common environmental endocrine-disrupting chemicals on zebrafish behavior

Y Tao, Z Li, Y Yang, Y Jiao, J Qu, Y Wang, Y Zhang - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Environmental endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs), a type of exogenous organic
pollutants, are ubiquitous in natural aquatic environments. Therefor, this review focused on …

[HTML][HTML] Surface modification of titanium substrate via combining photothermal therapy and quorum-sensing-inhibition strategy for improving osseointegration and …

J Hu, Y Ding, B Tao, Z Yuan, Y Yang, K Xu, X Li, K Cai - Bioactive Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Insufficient osseointegration and biofilm-associated bacterial infection are important
challenges for clinical application of titanium (Ti)-based implants. Here, we constructed …

[HTML][HTML] Polydopamine-assisted surface modification for orthopaedic implants

L Jia, F Han, H Wang, C Zhu, Q Guo, J Li, Z Zhao… - Journal of orthopaedic …, 2019 - Elsevier
Along with the massive use of implants in orthopaedic surgeries in recent few decades,
there has been a tremendous demand for the surface modification of the implants to avoid …

[HTML][HTML] A dual-functional PEEK implant coating for anti-bacterial and accelerated osseointegration

X Yang, Q Wang, Y Zhang, H He, S Xiong… - Colloids and Surfaces B …, 2023 - Elsevier
Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) has been widely applied in biomedical engineering. However,
the unsatisfactory bioactivity essentially limits the clinical application of PEEK. In this study, a …

Bone-to-brain: a round trip in the adaptation to mechanical stimuli

L Gerosa, G Lombardi - Frontiers in Physiology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Besides the classical ones (support/protection, hematopoiesis, storage for calcium, and
phosphate) multiple roles emerged for bone tissue, definitively making it an organ …

Electrospun silk fibroin nanofibrous scaffolds with two-stage hydroxyapatite functionalization for enhancing the osteogenic differentiation of human adipose-derived …

E Ko, JS Lee, H Kim, SY Yang, D Yang… - … applied materials & …, 2017 - ACS Publications
The development of functional scaffolds with improved osteogenic potential is important for
successful bone formation and mineralization in bone tissue engineering. In this study, we …