Vascularization strategies for skin tissue engineering

A Amirsadeghi, A Jafari, LJ Eggermont… - Biomaterials …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
A number of challenges in skin grafting for wound healing have drawn researchers to focus
on skin tissue engineering as an alternative solution. The core idea of tissue engineering is …

Innervation: the missing link for biofabricated tissues and organs

S Das, WJ Gordián-Vélez, HC Ledebur… - NPJ Regenerative …, 2020 - nature.com
Innervation plays a pivotal role as a driver of tissue and organ development as well as a
means for their functional control and modulation. Therefore, innervation should be carefully …

Anti-oxidant activity reinforced reduced graphene oxide/alginate microgels: mesenchymal stem cell encapsulation and regeneration of infarcted hearts

G Choe, SW Kim, J Park, J Park, S Kim, YS Kim, Y Ahn… - Biomaterials, 2019 - Elsevier
Mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) transplantation is promising for repairing heart tissues post
myocardial infarction (MI). In particular, paracrine effects of the transplanted MSCs have …

Repair of peripheral nerve injuries using a prevascularized cell-based tissue-engineered nerve conduit

A Thibodeau, T Galbraith, CM Fauvel, HT Khuong… - Biomaterials, 2022 - Elsevier
One of the major challenges in the development of a larger and longer nerve conduit for
peripheral nerve repair is the limitation in oxygen and nutrient diffusion within the tissue after …

Dysregulation of BRD4 function underlies the functional abnormalities of MeCP2 mutant neurons

Y Xiang, Y Tanaka, B Patterson, SM Hwang, E Hysolli… - Molecular cell, 2020 - cell.com
Rett syndrome (RTT), mainly caused by mutations in methyl-CpG binding protein 2
(MeCP2), is one of the most prevalent intellectual disorders without effective therapies. Here …

Engineering silk fibroin‐based nerve conduit with neurotrophic factors for proximal protection after peripheral nerve injury

CR Carvalho, W Chang, J Silva‐Correia… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Artificial nerve conduits capable of adequately releasing neurotrophic factors are extensively
studied to bridge nerve defects. However, the lack of neurotrophic factors in the proximal …

Neural regeneration in regenerative endodontic treatment: an overview and current trends

Y Wei, P Lyu, R Bi, X Chen, Y Yu, Z Li… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Pulpal and periapical diseases are the most common dental diseases. The traditional
treatment is root canal therapy, which achieves satisfactory therapeutic outcomes …

[HTML][HTML] Pre-innervated tissue-engineered muscle promotes a pro-regenerative microenvironment following volumetric muscle loss

S Das, KD Browne, FA Laimo, JC Maggiore… - Communications …, 2020 - nature.com
Volumetric muscle loss (VML) is the traumatic or surgical loss of skeletal muscle beyond the
inherent regenerative capacity of the body, generally leading to severe functional deficit …

Neurotrophin signaling and stem cells—implications for neurodegenerative diseases and stem cell therapy

S Pramanik, YA Sulistio, K Heese - Molecular neurobiology, 2017 - Springer
Neurotrophins (NTs) are members of a neuronal growth factor protein family whose action is
mediated by the tropomyosin receptor kinase (TRK) receptor family receptors and the p75 …

Sustained delivery of VEGF maintains innervation and promotes reperfusion in ischemic skeletal muscles via NGF/GDNF signaling

D Shvartsman, H Storrie-White, K Lee, C Kearney… - Molecular Therapy, 2014 - cell.com
Tissue reinnervation following trauma, disease, or transplantation often presents a
significant challenge. Here, we show that the delivery of vascular endothelial growth factor …