In vivo, corneal keratocytes reside within a complex 3D extracellular matrix (ECM) consisting of highly aligned collagen lamellae, growth factors, and other extracellular matrix …
SM Siadat, AA Silverman, CA DiMarzio… - Journal of structural …, 2021 - Elsevier
Collagen fibrils, linear arrangements of collagen monomers, 20–500 nm in diameter, comprising hundreds of molecules in their cross-section, are the fundamental structural unit …
The optimal functionality of the native corneal stroma is mainly dependent on the well‐ ordered arrangement of extracellular matrix (ECM) and the pressurized structure. In order to …
PB Kivanany, KC Grose, M Tippani, S Su, WM Petroll - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
This study utilizes high resolution multi-dimensional imaging to identify temporal and spatial changes in cell/extracellular matrix (ECM) patterning mediating cell migration, fibrosis …
Quantifying collagen fiber architecture has clinical and scientific relevance across a variety of tissue types and adds functionality to otherwise largely qualitative imaging modalities …
Automatic quantification and visualization of 3-D collagen fiber architecture using Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) has previously relied on polarization information and/or prior …
E Koudouna, J Spurlin, A Babushkina, AJ Quantock… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Wound healing is characterized by cell and extracellular matrix changes mediating cell migration, fibrosis, remodeling and regeneration. We previously demonstrated that chick …
E Koudouna, E Mikula, DJ Brown, RD Young… - Acta biomaterialia, 2018 - Elsevier
While tissue form and function is highly dependent upon tissue-specific collagen composition and organization, little is known of the mechanisms controlling the bundling of …
Currently, there is no mechanistic model that fully explains the initial synthesis and organization of durable animal structure. As a result, our understanding of extracellular …