The extracellular matrix: its composition, function, remodeling, and role in tumorigenesis

K Dzobo, C Dandara - Biomimetics, 2023 - mdpi.com
The extracellular matrix (ECM) is a ubiquitous member of the body and is key to the
maintenance of tissue and organ integrity. Initially thought to be a bystander in many cellular …

Skeletal muscle mechanics, energetics and plasticity

RL Lieber, TJ Roberts, SS Blemker, SSM Lee… - … of neuroengineering and …, 2017 - Springer
The following papers by Richard Lieber (Skeletal Muscle as an Actuator), Thomas Roberts
(Elastic Mechanisms and Muscle Function), Silvia Blemker (Skeletal Muscle has a Mind of its …

[HTML][HTML] Recent progressive use of atomic force microscopy in biomedical applications

U Maver, T Velnar, M Gaberšček, O Planinšek… - TrAC Trends in …, 2016 - Elsevier
In recent years, a great deal of interest has been focused on the development of novel
atomic force microscopy (AFM)-based methods. From first being an unstable method, AFM …

Soft apoptotic-cell-inspired nanoparticles persistently bind to macrophage membranes and promote anti-inflammatory and pro-healing effects

G Zhang, H Xue, D Sun, S Yang, M Tu, R Zeng - Acta biomaterialia, 2021 - Elsevier
Macrophages play a key role in inflammation, infection, cancer, and repairing damaged
tissues. Thus, modulating macrophages with engineered nanomaterials is an important …

Softness enhanced macrophage-mediated therapy of inhaled apoptotic-cell-inspired nanosystems for acute lung injury

D Sun, G Zhang, M Xie, Y Wang, X Liang, M Tu… - Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Engineered nanosystems offer a promising strategy for macrophage-targeted therapies for
various diseases, and their physicochemical parameters including surface-active ligands …

Cell membrane oscillations under radiofrequency electromagnetic modulation

L Lin, MR McCraw, B Uluutku, Y Liu, D Yan, V Soni… - Langmuir, 2023 - ACS Publications
Cell responses to external radiofrequencies (RF) are a fundamental problem of much
scientific research, clinical applications, and even daily lives surrounded by wireless …

TesG is a type I secretion effector of Pseudomonas aeruginosa that suppresses the host immune response during chronic infection

K Zhao, W Li, J Li, T Ma, K Wang, Y Yuan, JS Li… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a versatile Gram-negative pathogen with intricate intracellular
regulatory networks that enable it to adapt to and flourish in a variety of biotic and abiotic …

Molecular regulation of TLR signaling in health and disease: mechano-regulation of macrophages and TLR signaling

EJ Gruber, CA Leifer - Innate immunity, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Immune cells encounter tissues with vastly different biochemical and physical
characteristics. Much of the research emphasis has focused on the role of cytokines and …

Application of Raman spectroscopy for characterization of the functional polarization of macrophages into M1 and M2 cells

ARB Ribeiro, ECO Silva, PMC Araújo, ST Souza… - … Acta Part A: Molecular …, 2022 - Elsevier
Macrophages are key cells in the immune inflammatory response that can be differentiated
into M1 and M2 phenotypes. Polarization has a critical therapeutic value, especially in …

Applications of atomic force microscopy in immunology

J Li, Y Liu, Y Yuan, B Huang - Frontiers of Medicine, 2021 - Springer
Cellular mechanics, a major regulating factor of cellular architecture and biological
functions, responds to intrinsic stresses and extrinsic forces exerted by other cells and the …