Hyaluronan-CD44 axis orchestrates cancer stem cell functions

SS Skandalis, TT Karalis, A Chatzopoulos… - Cellular signalling, 2019 - Elsevier
The prominent role of CD44 in tumor cell signaling together with its establishment as a
cancer stem cell (CSC) marker for various tumor entities imply a key role for CD44 in CSC …

Neural stem cell differentiation into mature neurons: mechanisms of regulation and biotechnological applications

MS Vieira, AK Santos, R Vasconcellos… - Biotechnology …, 2018 - Elsevier
The abilities of stem cells to self-renew and form different mature cells expand the
possibilities of applications in cell-based therapies such as tissue recomposition in …

Hyaluronic acid biomaterials for central nervous system regenerative medicine

G Jensen, JL Holloway, SE Stabenfeldt - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
Hyaluronic acid (HA) is a primary component of the brain extracellular matrix and functions
through cellular receptors to regulate cell behavior within the central nervous system (CNS) …

Stem cells of the aging brain

AM Nicaise, CM Willis, SJ Crocker… - Frontiers in Aging …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The adult central nervous system (CNS) contains resident stem cells within specific niches
that maintain a self-renewal and proliferative capacity to generate new neurons, astrocytes …

[HTML][HTML] The dynamic inflammatory tissue microenvironment: Signality and disease therapy by biomaterials

R Mata, Y Yao, W Cao, J Ding, T Zhou, Z Zhai, C Gao - Research, 2021 - spj.science.org
Tissue regeneration is an active multiplex process involving the dynamic inflammatory
microenvironment. Under a normal physiological framework, inflammation is necessary for …

Human embryonic stem cell-derived neural stem cells encapsulated in hyaluronic acid promotes regeneration in a contusion spinal cord injured rat

M Zarei-Kheirabadi, H Sadrosadat… - International journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract spinal cord injury (SCI) is a traumatic damage that can causes a loss of neurons
around the lesion site and resulting in locomotor and sensory deficits. Currently, there is …

Hyaluronic acid containing scaffolds ameliorate stem cell function for tissue repair and regeneration

G Agarwal, S Agiwal, A Srivastava - International Journal of Biological …, 2020 - Elsevier
Recent evidence based studies have proposed hyaluronic acid (HA) as an emerging
biopolymer for various tissue engineering application. Meanwhile, stem cells (SCs) have …

Extracellular matrix-mediated regulation of cancer stem cells and chemoresistance

Y Brown, S Hua, PS Tanwar - The international journal of biochemistry & …, 2019 - Elsevier
The identity of cancer stem cells (CSCs) remains an enigma, with the question outstanding
of whether CSCs are fixed entities or plastic cell states in response to microenvironmental …

Regulation of oligodendrocyte functions: targeting lipid metabolism and extracellular matrix for myelin repair

D Marangon, M Boccazzi, D Lecca… - Journal of clinical …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Myelin is an essential structure that protects axons, provides metabolic support to neurons
and allows fast nerve transmission. Several neurological diseases, such as multiple …

Diverse roles for hyaluronan and hyaluronan receptors in the developing and adult nervous system

A Peters, LS Sherman - International journal of molecular sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Hyaluronic acid (HA) plays a vital role in the extracellular matrix of neural tissues. Originally
thought to hydrate tissues and provide mechanical support, it is now clear that HA is also a …