Collagen: quantification, biomechanics and role of minor subtypes in cartilage

BJ Bielajew, JC Hu, KA Athanasiou - Nature Reviews Materials, 2020 - nature.com
Collagen is a ubiquitous biomaterial in vertebrate animals. Although each of its 28 subtypes
contributes to the functions of many different tissues in the body, most studies on collagen or …

The phasor plot: a universal circle to advance fluorescence lifetime analysis and interpretation

L Malacrida, S Ranjit, DM Jameson… - Annual Review of …, 2021 - annualreviews.org
The phasor approach to fluorescence lifetime imaging has become a common method to
analyze complicated fluorescence signals from biological samples. The appeal of the …

Biodegradable magnesium alloys promote angio‐osteogenesis to enhance bone repair

HS Han, I Jun, HK Seok, KS Lee, K Lee… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Biodegradable metallic materials represent a potential step‐change technology that may
revolutionize the treatment of broken bones. Implants made with biodegradable metals are …

FXR/TGR5 dual agonist prevents progression of nephropathy in diabetes and obesity

XX Wang, D Wang, Y Luo, K Myakala… - Journal of the …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Bile acids are ligands for the nuclear hormone receptor farnesoid X receptor (FXR) and the
G protein–coupled receptor TGR5. We have shown that FXR and TGR5 have renoprotective …

Recapitulating pancreatic tumor microenvironment through synergistic use of patient organoids and organ‐on‐a‐chip vasculature

BFL Lai, RXZ Lu, Y Hu… - Advanced functional …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Tumor progression relies on the interaction between neoplastic epithelial cells and their
surrounding stromal partners. This cell cross‐talk affects stromal development, and …

Molecular and tissue alterations of collagens in fibrosis

S Ricard-Blum, G Baffet, N Théret - Matrix Biology, 2018 - Elsevier
The collagen network is altered in fibrotic diseases associated with extracellular matrix
(ECM) biosynthesis and remodeling. This mini-review focuses on the quantitative and …

[HTML][HTML] Multicolor two-photon imaging of endogenous fluorophores in living tissues by wavelength mixing

C Stringari, L Abdeladim, G Malkinson, P Mahou… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Two-photon imaging of endogenous fluorescence can provide physiological and metabolic
information from intact tissues. However, simultaneous imaging of multiple intrinsic …

[HTML][HTML] Two-photon autofluorescence lifetime imaging of human skin papillary dermis in vivo: assessment of blood capillaries and structural proteins localization

EA Shirshin, YI Gurfinkel, AV Priezzhev, VV Fadeev… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
The papillary dermis of human skin is responsible for its biomechanical properties and for
supply of epidermis with chemicals. Dermis is mainly composed of structural protein …

[HTML][HTML] Digital image analysis of picrosirius red staining: A robust method for multi-organ fibrosis quantification and characterization

GE Courtoy, I Leclercq, A Froidure, G Schiano… - Biomolecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Current understanding of fibrosis remains incomplete despite the increasing burden of
related diseases. Preclinical models are used to dissect the pathogenesis and dynamics of …

Advances in fluorescence microscopy techniques to study kidney function

S Ranjit, L Lanzanò, AE Libby, E Gratton… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Fluorescence microscopy, in particular immunofluorescence microscopy, has been used
extensively for the assessment of kidney function and pathology for both research and …