[HTML][HTML] Extracellular Matrix Components and Mechanosensing Pathways in Health and Disease

A Berdiaki, M Neagu, P Tzanakakis, I Spyridaki… - Biomolecules, 2024 - mdpi.com
Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) and proteoglycans (PGs) are essential components of the
extracellular matrix (ECM) with pivotal roles in cellular mechanosensing pathways. GAGs …

TME-targeted approaches of brain metastases and its clinical therapeutic evidence

IM Khan, SU Khan, HSS Sala, MU Khan… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The tumor microenvironment (TME), which includes both cellular and non-cellular elements,
is now recognized as one of the major regulators of the development of primary tumors, the …

3D printed scaffolds based on hyaluronic acid bioinks for tissue engineering: a review

H Chen, H Xue, H Zeng, M Dai, C Tang, L Liu - Biomaterials Research, 2023 - Springer
Hyaluronic acid (HA) is widely distributed in human connective tissue, and its unique
biological and physicochemical properties and ability to facilitate biological structure repair …

[HTML][HTML] Enduring neurobiological consequences of early-life stress: Insights from rodent behavioral paradigms

L Speranza, KD Filiz, P Lippiello, MG Ferraro… - Biomedicines, 2024 - mdpi.com
Stress profoundly affects physical and mental health, particularly when experienced early in
life. Early-life stress (ELS) encompasses adverse childhood experiences such as abuse …

The multifaceted mechanisms of malignant glioblastoma progression and clinical implications

R Sun, AH Kim - Cancer and Metastasis Reviews, 2022 - Springer
With the application of high throughput sequencing technologies at single-cell resolution,
studies of the tumor microenvironment in glioblastoma, one of the most aggressive and …

Tumor dormancy and reactivation: the role of heat shock proteins

HA Amissah, SE Combs, M Shevtsov - Cells, 2024 - mdpi.com
Tumors are a heterogeneous group of cell masses originating in various organs or tissues.
The cellular composition of the tumor cell mass interacts in an intricate manner, influenced …

3D-Printed Tumor-on-a-Chip Model for Investigating the Effect of Matrix Stiffness on Glioblastoma Tumor Invasion

M Amereh, A Seyfoori, B Dallinger, M Azimzadeh… - Biomimetics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Glioblastoma multiform (GBM) tumor progression has been recognized to be correlated with
extracellular matrix (ECM) stiffness. Dynamic variation of tumor ECM is primarily regulated …

Hypoxia effects on glioblastoma progression through YAP/TAZ pathway regulation

C Castillo, M Grieco, S D'Amone, MG Lolli, O Ursini… - Cancer Letters, 2024 - Elsevier
The resistance of glioblastomas (GBM) to standard therapies poses a clinical challenge with
limited survival despite interventions. The tumor microenvironment (TME) orchestrates GBM …

Design, fabrication, and packaging of a piezoresistive MEMS-based force sensor on a steerable probe: Towards brain tumor margin identification

N Malhotra, K Hoang, JP Desai - Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 2024 - Elsevier
Surgical resection is a mainstay of treatment for many tumors in addition to radiation and
systemic therapy. Often, the margin between normal and neoplastic tissue is difficult for …

Breast tumor cell survival and morphology in a brain‐like extracellular matrix depends on matrix composition and mechanical properties

E Türker, MS Andrade Mier, J Faber… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Triple‐negative breast cancer (TNBC) is the most invasive type of breast cancer with high
risk of brain metastasis. To better understand interactions between breast tumors with the …