Extracellular matrix remodeling in human disease

HS Sonbol - Journal of microscopy and ultrastructure, 2018 - journals.lww.com
The extracellular matrix (ECM) is a meshwork of proteins and carbohydrates that supports
many biological structures and processes, from tissue development and elasticity to …

Extracellular matrix components as therapeutics for spinal cord injury

AE Haggerty, MM Marlow, M Oudega - Neuroscience letters, 2017 - Elsevier
There is no treatment for people with spinal cord injury that leads to significant functional
improvements. The extracellular matrix is an intricate, 3-dimensional, structural framework …

Efficacy of interventions to improve respiratory function after stroke

KKP Menezes, LR Nascimento, PR Avelino… - Respiratory …, 2018 - rc.rcjournal.com
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to systematically review all current interventions
that have been utilized to improve respiratory function and activity after stroke. METHODS …

Effect of electrical stimulation on muscle atrophy and spasticity in patients with spinal cord injury–a systematic review with meta-analysis

SR Thomaz, G Cipriano Jr, MF Formiga… - Spinal Cord, 2019 - nature.com
Study design This work is a systematic review with meta-analysis Objective Evaluate the
effect of electrical stimulation (ES) on skeletal muscle volume and spasticity in individuals …

Abdominal functional electrical stimulation to assist ventilator weaning in critical illness: a double-blinded, randomised, sham-controlled pilot study

EJ McCaughey, AH Jonkman, CL Boswell-Ruys… - Critical Care, 2019 - Springer
Background For every day a person is dependent on mechanical ventilation, respiratory and
cardiac complications increase, quality of life decreases and costs increase by> $ USD …

Systematic review and meta‐analysis suggest strength training and workplace modifications may reduce neck pain in office workers

M Frutiger, R Borotkanics - Pain Practice, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Neck pain is a burdensome musculoskeletal disorder in office workers. Workplace
interventions aim to prevent and minimize the effect of neck pain and improve work quality …

Intervertebral Disc-on-a-Chip as Advanced In Vitro Model for Mechanobiology Research and Drug Testing: A Review and Perspective

A Mainardi, E Cambria, P Occhetta, I Martin… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Discogenic back pain is one of the most diffused musculoskeletal pathologies and a hurdle
to a good quality of life for millions of people. Existing therapeutic options are exclusively …

[HTML][HTML] Extra cellular matrix remodeling: an adjunctive target for spinal cord injury and intervertebral disc degeneration

A Kumar, N Kumar, Z Pathak, H Kumar - Neurospine, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The extracellular matrix (ECM) is a protein-and-carbohydrate meshwork that supports a
variety of biological structures and processes, from tissue development and elasticity to the …

A review of different stimulation methods for functional reconstruction and comparison of respiratory function after cervical spinal cord injury

J Chang, D Shen, Y Wang, N Wang… - Applied Bionics and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a common severe trauma in clinic, hundreds of
thousands of people suffer from which every year in the world. In terms of injury location …

Inspiratory muscle performance and anthropometric measures—novel assessments related to pulmonary function in people with spinal cord injury: A pilot study

AE Palermo, E Janyszek, A Young, A Villane… - Archives of physical …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective To investigate the feasibility and validity of using the novel axillary: umbilical (A: U)
ratio and sustained maximal inspiratory pressure (SMIP) as supplementary measures in the …