A review of recent progress on collagen‐based biomaterials

M Zheng, X Wang, Y Chen, O Yue, Z Bai… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Since the 2010s, the demand for healthcare models has exceeded the prevailing resources
available due to the rapid increase in the aging population in China. However, a significant …

Human SMILE-derived stromal lenticule scaffold for regenerative therapy: Review and perspectives

M Santra, YC Liu, V Jhanji, GHF Yam - International Journal of Molecular …, 2022 - mdpi.com
A transparent cornea is paramount for vision. Corneal opacity is one of the leading causes of
blindness. Although conventional corneal transplantation has been successful in recovering …

Structure of Vibrio collagenase VhaC provides insight into the mechanism of bacterial collagenolysis

Y Wang, P Wang, HY Cao, HT Ding, HN Su… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The collagenases of Vibrio species, many of which are pathogens, have been regarded as
an important virulence factor. However, there is little information on the structure and …

Untangling the extracellular matrix of idiopathic epiretinal membrane: a path winding among structure, interactomics and translational medicine

L Bianchi, A Altera, V Barone, D Bonente, T Bacci… - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Idiopathic epiretinal membranes (iERMs) are fibrocellular sheets of tissue that develop at the
vitreoretinal interface. The iERMs consist of cells and an extracellular matrix (ECM) formed …

Macro-and microscale properties of the vitreous humor to inform substitute design and intravitreal biotransport

NK Tram, CJ Maxwell, KE Swindle-Reilly - Current Eye Research, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Research on the vitreous humor and development of hydrogel vitreous substitutes have
gained a rapid increase in interest within the past two decades. However, the properties of …

Vitreoschisis‐induced vitreous cortex remnants in proliferative vitreoretinopathy: A comprehensive review from basic research to clinical practice

KA van Overdam, M Veckeneer, E Kiliç… - Acta …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR) significantly impacts the prognosis of rhegmatogenous
retinal detachment (RRD), one of the most critical and increasing causes of vision loss in the …

Mechanistic Insight into the Fragmentation of Type I Collagen Fibers into Peptides and Amino Acids by a Vibrio Collagenase

Y Wang, HN Su, HY Cao, SM Liu, SC Liu… - Applied and …, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Vibrio collagenases of the M9A subfamily are closely related to Vibrio pathogenesis for their
role in collagen degradation during host invasion. Although some Vibrio collagenases have …

Vitrectomy versus scleral buckle for retinal detachment without posterior vitreous detachment

I Dimakopoulou, G Mylonas, J Iby, A Sedova… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
To compare the effectiveness and safety of scleral buckling and pars plana vitrectomy in
treating retinal detachment without posterior vitreous detachment. A total of 88 eyes of 83 …

The extracellular matrix complexity of idiopathic epiretinal membranes and the bilaminar arrangement of the associated internal limiting membrane in the posterior …

A Altera, GM Tosi, M Regoli, E De Benedetto… - Graefe's Archive for …, 2021 - Springer
Purpose To study the composition of the internal limiting membrane (ILM) of the retina, the
extracellular matrix (ECM) of idiopathic epiretinal membranes (iERMs), and the relationships …

Mutational Analysis of Ocriplasmin to Reduce Proteolytic and Autolytic Activity in Pichia pastoris

R Baghban, S Farajnia, Y Ghasemi… - Biological Procedures …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Background Ocriplasmin (Jetrea) is using for the treatment of symptomatic
vitreomacular adhesion. This enzyme undergoes rapid inactivation and limited activity …