Tendinopathy

NL Millar, KG Silbernagel, K Thorborg… - Nature reviews Disease …, 2021 - nature.com
Tendinopathy describes a complex multifaceted pathology of the tendon, characterized by
pain, decline in function and reduced exercise tolerance. The most common overuse …

Biomaterials to mimic and heal connective tissues

BR Freedman, DJ Mooney - Advanced Materials, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Connective tissue is one of the four major types of animal tissue and plays essential roles
throughout the human body. Genetic factors, aging, and trauma all contribute to connective …

Enhanced tendon healing by a tough hydrogel with an adhesive side and high drug-loading capacity

BR Freedman, A Kuttler, N Beckmann, S Nam… - Nature biomedical …, 2022 - nature.com
Hydrogels that provide mechanical support and sustainably release therapeutics have been
used to treat tendon injuries. However, most hydrogels are insufficiently tough, release …

MicroRNA-155—at the critical interface of innate and adaptive immunity in arthritis

S Alivernini, E Gremese, C McSharry… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding RNAs that fine-tune the cell response to a
changing environment by modulating the cell transcriptome. miR-155 is a multifunctional …

Therapeutic potential of microRNA in tendon injuries

L Giordano, GD Porta, GM Peretti… - British Medical …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Introduction The regulatory role of microRNA (miRNA) in several conditions has been
studied, but their function in tendon healing remains elusive. This review summarizes how …

The role of miR‐29 family in disease

M Horita, C Farquharson… - Journal of cellular …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
MicroRNAs are small noncoding RNAs that can bind to the target sites in the 3'‐untranslated
region of messenger RNA to regulate posttranscriptional gene expression. Increasing …

Advances toward transformative therapies for tendon diseases

BR Freedman, DJ Mooney, E Weber - Science translational medicine, 2022 - science.org
Approved therapies for tendon diseases have not yet changed the clinical practice of
symptomatic pain treatment and physiotherapy. This review article summarizes advances in …

MicroRNA engineered umbilical cord stem cell-derived exosomes direct tendon regeneration by mTOR signaling

Z Yao, J Li, H Xiong, H Cui, J Ning, S Wang… - Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Background Exosomes are extracellular vesicles of nano-structures and represent an
emerging nano-scale acellular therapy in recent years. Tendon regeneration is a …

Macrophage-derived miRNA-containing exosomes induce peritendinous fibrosis after tendon injury through the miR-21-5p/Smad7 pathway

H Cui, Y He, S Chen, D Zhang, Y Yu, C Fan - Molecular Therapy-Nucleic …, 2019 - cell.com
Following tendon injury, the development of fibrotic healing response impairs tendon
function and restricts tendon motion. Peritendinous tissue fibrosis poses a major clinical …

Comparative effects of exosomes and ectosomes isolated from adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells on achilles tendinopathy in a rat model

T Xu, Y Lin, X Yu, G Jiang, J Wang… - … American journal of …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Extracellular vesicles derived from mesenchymal stem cells (MSC-EVs) have
gained momentum as a treatment for tendinopathy. Multiple studies have demonstrated …