Effects of an aged tissue niche on the immune potency of dendritic cells using simulated microgravity

M ElGindi, J Sapudom, A Garcia Sabate… - npj Aging, 2023 - nature.com
Microgravity accelerates the aging of various physiological systems, and it is well
acknowledged that aged individuals and astronauts both have increased susceptibility to …

Mechanical forces amplify TCR mechanotransduction in T cell activation and function

N Jeffreys, JM Brockman, Y Zhai, DE Ingber… - Applied Physics …, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
Adoptive T cell immunotherapies, including engineered T cell receptor (eTCR) and chimeric
antigen receptor (CAR) T cell immunotherapies, have shown efficacy in treating a subset of …

Matrix stiffening from collagen fibril density and alignment modulates YAP-mediated T-cell immune suppression

J Sapudom, A Alatoom, PS Tipay, JCM Teo - Biomaterials, 2025 - Elsevier
T-cells are essential components of the immune system, adapting their behavior in response
to the mechanical environments they encounter within the body. In pathological conditions …

Application of Nanomaterials in the Repair and Regeneration of Lymphatic Organs and Corresponding Biophysical Simulation Strategies

B Liu, DA Wang - Advanced NanoBiomed Research, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Immune system diseases, malignant tumors, and traumatic injuries can directly damage the
structure and function of lymphoid organs, while subsequent radiotherapy, chemotherapy …

A computational model for single cell Lamin‐A structural organization after microfluidic compression

MI Maremonti, F Causa - Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
In recent years, nuclear mechanobiology gained a lot of attention for the study of cell
responses to external cues like adhesive forces, applied compression, and/or shear …

[HTML][HTML] Tug of war: Understanding the dynamic interplay of tumor biomechanical environment on dendritic cell function

BC Quartey, G Torres, M ElGindi, A Alatoom… - Mechanobiology in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Dendritic cells (DCs) play a pivotal role in bridging the innate and adaptive immune systems.
From their immature state, scavenging tissue for foreign antigens to uptake, then maturation …

Matrix fibril alignment and density modulate YAP-mediated T-cell immune suppression

J Sapudom, A Alatoom, P Tipay, J Teo - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
T-cells navigate through various mechanical environments within the body, adapting their
behavior in response to these cues. An altered extracellular matrix (ECM) characterized by …

Mechano-mediated M2 macrophage polarization and immune suppression in stiffened tumor microenvironment

J Sapudom, PS Tipay, J Teo - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
The tumor microenvironment (TME), which is composed of various cell types and the
extracellular matrix (ECM), plays crucial roles in cancer progression and treatment …