[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 …

Mechanical properties in the glioma microenvironment: emerging insights and theranostic opportunities

AG Bhargav, JS Domino, R Chamoun… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Gliomas represent the most common malignant primary brain tumors, and a high-grade
subset of these tumors including glioblastoma are particularly refractory to current standard …

Piezo1 channel‐mediated Ca2+ signaling inhibits lipopolysaccharide‐induced activation of the NF‐κB inflammatory signaling pathway and generation of TNF‐α and …

P Malko, X Jia, I Wood, LH Jiang - Glia, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Microglial cells are crucial in maintaining central nervous system (CNS) homeostasis and
mediating CNS disease pathogenesis. Increasing evidence supports that alterations in the …

Mechanosensitive brain tumor cells construct blood-tumor barrier to mask chemosensitivity

X Chen, A Momin, S Wanggou, X Wang, HK Min… - Neuron, 2023 - cell.com
Major obstacles in brain cancer treatment include the blood-tumor barrier (BTB), which limits
the access of most therapeutic agents, and quiescent tumor cells, which resist conventional …

Microrobotic swarms for intracellular measurement with enhanced signal-to-noise ratio

X Wang, T Wang, X Chen, J Law, G Shan, W Tang… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
In cell biology, fluorescent dyes are routinely used for biochemical measurements. The
traditional global dye treatment method suffers from low signal-to-noise ratios (SNR) …

An intrinsically embedded pressure-temperature dual-mode soft sensor towards soft robotics

Q Zou, Y Wang, F Yang - Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 2021 - Elsevier
Soft sensing is indispensable for precisely manipulate and recognize objects in soft robotics.
However, it is a challenge to better integrate soft robots with soft sensors because the …

Contribution of oxidative stress induced by sonodynamic therapy to the calcium homeostasis imbalance enhances macrophage infiltration in glioma cells

L Chen, Y Yan, F Kong, J Wang, J Zeng, Z Fang… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Sonodynamic therapy (SDT) is a non-invasive technique that is based on
the combination of a sonosensitizer and acoustic activation that destroys the mitochondrial …

Targeting the glucocorticoid receptor-CCR8 axis mediated bone marrow T cell sequestration enhances infiltration of anti-tumor T cells in intracranial cancers

J Zhang, Y Shi, X Xue, W Bu, Y Li, T Yang… - Cellular & Molecular …, 2024 - nature.com
Brain tumors such as glioblastomas are resistant to immune checkpoint blockade therapy,
largely due to limited T cell infiltration in the tumors. Here, we show that mice bearing …

Mechanical Properties of Glioblastoma: Perspectives for YAP/TAZ Signaling Pathway and Beyond

B Pontes, FA Mendes - Diseases, 2023 - mdpi.com
Glioblastoma is a highly aggressive brain tumor with a poor prognosis. Recent studies have
suggested that mechanobiology, the study of how physical forces influence cellular …

Dynamic Observation of Retinal Response to Pressure Elevation in a Microfluidic Chamber

A Esteban-Linares, LK Wareham, TS Walmsley… - Analytical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Dynamic observation of cell and tissue responses to elevated pressure could help our
understanding of important physiological and pathological processes related to pressure …