[HTML][HTML] Mechanosensitive Piezo1 channel in physiology and pathophysiology of the central nervous system

B Zong, F Yu, X Zhang, Y Pang, W Zhao, P Sun… - Ageing Research …, 2023 - Elsevier
Since the discovery of the mechanosensitive Piezo1 channel in 2010, there has been a
significant amount of research conducted to explore its regulatory role in the physiology and …

Hypoxia, ion channels and glioblastoma malignancy

A Michelucci, L Sforna, F Franciolini, L Catacuzzeno - Biomolecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
The malignancy of glioblastoma (GBM), the most aggressive type of human brain tumor,
strongly correlates with the presence of hypoxic areas within the tumor mass. Oxygen levels …

[HTML][HTML] Three-dimensional matrix stiffness modulates mechanosensitive and phenotypic alterations in oral squamous cell carcinoma spheroids

M Sheth, M Sharma, M Lehn, HA Reza, T Takebe… - APL …, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
Extracellular biophysical cues such as matrix stiffness are key stimuli tuning cell fate and
affecting tumor progression in vivo. However, it remains unclear how cancer spheroids in a …

Multiplex, high-throughput method to study cancer and immune cell mechanotransduction

AR Fabiano, SC Robbins, SV Knoblauch… - Communications …, 2024 - nature.com
Studying cellular mechanoresponses during cancer metastasis is limited by sample
variation or complex protocols that current techniques require. Metastasis is governed by …

Piezo1 and its Inhibitors: Overview and Perspectives

ND Thien, N Hai-Nam, DT Anh, D Baecker - European Journal of Medicinal …, 2024 - Elsevier
The cation channel Piezo1, a crucial mechanotransducer found in various organs and
tissues, has gained considerable attention as a therapeutic target in recent years. Following …

Pleiotropic physiological functions of Piezo1 in human body and its effect on malignant behavior of tumors

Y Zhang, W Zou, W Dou, H Luo, X Ouyang - Frontiers in Physiology, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Mechanosensitive ion channel protein 1 (Piezo1) is a large homotrimeric membrane protein.
Piezo1 has various effects and plays an important and irreplaceable role in the maintenance …

Immunomechanobiology: Engineering the Activation and Function of Immune Cells with the Mechanical Signal of Fluid Shear Stress

NS Sarna, NM Curry, E Aalaei… - IEEE Reviews in …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Immunomechanobiology, the study of how physical forces influence the behavior and
function of immune cells, is a rapidly growing area of research. It is becoming increasingly …

Elucidating Mechanotransduction Processes During Magnetomechanical Neuromodulation Mediated by Magnetic Nanodiscs

A Gomez, N Muzzio, A Dudek, A Santi… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2023 - Springer
Purpose Noninvasive cell-type-specific manipulation of neural signaling is critical in basic
neuroscience research and in developing therapies for neurological disorders. Magnetic …

Bioinformatics analysis of the association between miR-942-5p–induced downregulation of PIEZO-type mechanosensitive ion channel component 1 and poor …

L Duan, M Zhao, H Wei, W Dong, X Bi… - Oncology and …, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Background Non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is a common malignant tumor with an
increasing incidence. PIEZO-type mechanosensitive ion channel component 1 (PIEZO1) is a …