Extracellular matrix mechanobiology in cancer cell migration

J Vasudevan, K Jiang, JG Fernandez, CT Lim - Acta biomaterialia, 2023 - Elsevier
The extracellular matrix (ECM) is pivotal in modulating tumor progression. Besides
chemically stimulating tumor cells, it also offers physical support that orchestrates the …

Combined assembloid modeling and 3D whole-organ mapping captures the microanatomy and function of the human fallopian tube

AJ Crawford, A Forjaz, J Bons, I Bhorkar, T Roy… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
The fallopian tubes play key roles in processes from pregnancy to ovarian cancer where
three-dimensional (3D) cellular and extracellular interactions are important to their …

Collagen fiber centerline tracking in fibrotic tissue via deep neural networks with variational autoencoder-based synthetic training data generation

H Park, B Li, Y Liu, MS Nelson, HM Wilson… - Medical Image …, 2023 - Elsevier
The role of fibrillar collagen in the tissue microenvironment is critical in disease contexts
ranging from cancers to chronic inflammations, as evidenced by many studies. Quantifying …

Tumor-associated fibrosis: a unique mechanism promoting ovarian cancer metastasis and peritoneal dissemination

H Fujimoto, M Yoshihara, R Rodgers, S Iyoshi… - Cancer and Metastasis …, 2024 - Springer
Epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) is often diagnosed in advanced stage with peritoneal
dissemination. Recent studies indicate that aberrant accumulation of collagen fibers in tumor …

Small extracellular vesicles promote stiffness-mediated metastasis

A Sneider, Y Liu, B Starich, W Du, PR Nair… - Cancer research …, 2024 - AACR
Tissue stiffness is a critical prognostic factor in breast cancer and is associated with
metastatic progression. Here we show an alternative and complementary hypothesis of …

Targeting tumor extracellular matrix activates the tumor-draining lymph nodes

AJ Najibi, TY Shih, DKY Zhang, J Lou… - Cancer Immunology …, 2022 - Springer
Disruption of the tumor extracellular matrix (ECM) may alter immune cell infiltration into the
tumor and antitumor T cell priming in the tumor-draining lymph nodes (tdLNs). Here, we …

A hybrid breast cancer classification algorithm based on meta-learning and artificial neural networks

L Han, Z Yin - Frontiers in Oncology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The incidence of breast cancer in women has surpassed that of lung cancer as the world's
leading new cancer case. Regular screening and measures become an effective way to …

Precision-engineered biomimetics: the human fallopian tube

AJ Crawford, A Forjaz, I Bhorkar, T Roy, D Schell… - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
The fallopian tube has an essential role in several physiological and pathological processes
from pregnancy to ovarian cancer. However, there are no biologically relevant models to …

Elastic parameter identification of three-dimensional soft tissue based on deep neural network

Z Hu, S Liao, J Zhou, Q Chen, R Wu - Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of …, 2024 - Elsevier
In the field of virtual surgery and deformation simulation, the identification of elastic
parameters of human soft tissues is a critical technology that directly affects the accuracy of …

Augmented data strategies for enhanced computer vision performance in breast cancer diagnosis

A Kaffashbashi, V Sobhani, F Goodarzian… - Journal of Ambient …, 2024 - Springer
Breast cancer remains a formidable global health challenge, exacting a heavy toll on
women's lives and necessitating advanced diagnostic methodologies. This study delves into …