Mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes: applications in regenerative medicine

MD Hade, CN Suire, Z Suo - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Exosomes are a type of extracellular vesicles, produced within multivesicular bodies, that
are then released into the extracellular space through a merging of the multivesicular body …

Mechanisms for modulating anoikis resistance in cancer and the relevance of metabolic reprogramming

FO Adeshakin, AO Adeshakin, LO Afolabi, D Yan… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The attachment of cells to the extracellular matrix (ECM) is the hallmark of structure–function
stability and well-being. ECM detachment in localized tumors precedes abnormal …

Advanced drug delivery systems and artificial skin grafts for skin wound healing

HS Kim, X Sun, JH Lee, HW Kim, X Fu… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2019 - Elsevier
Cutaneous injuries, especially chronic wounds, burns, and skin wound infection, require
painstakingly long-term treatment with an immense financial burden to healthcare systems …

FDA-approved oligonucleotide therapies in 2017

CA Stein, D Castanotto - Molecular Therapy, 2017 - cell.com
Oligonucleotides (oligos) have been under clinical development for approximately the past
30 years, beginning with antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs) and apatmers and followed …

The fibroblast growth factor signaling pathway

DM Ornitz, N Itoh - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The signaling component of the mammalian Fibroblast Growth Factor (FGF) family is
comprised of eighteen secreted proteins that interact with four signaling tyrosine kinase FGF …

Epithelial-mesenchymal transition in tissue repair and fibrosis

RC Stone, I Pastar, N Ojeh, V Chen, S Liu… - Cell and tissue …, 2016 - Springer
The epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) describes the global process by which
stationary epithelial cells undergo phenotypic changes, including the loss of cell-cell …

Advances in surgical applications of growth factors for wound healing

S Yamakawa, K Hayashida - Burns & trauma, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Growth factors have recently gained clinical importance for wound management. Application
of recombinant growth factors has been shown to mimic cell migration, proliferation, and …

The ECM: to scaffold, or not to scaffold, that is the question

JC Valdoz, BC Johnson, DJ Jacobs, NA Franks… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The extracellular matrix (ECM) has pleiotropic effects, ranging from cell adhesion to cell
survival. In tissue engineering, the use of ECM and ECM-like scaffolds has separated the …

Clinical application of growth factors and cytokines in wound healing

S Barrientos, H Brem, O Stojadinovic… - Wound repair and …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Wound healing is a complex and dynamic biological process that involves the coordinated
efforts of multiple cell types and is executed and regulated by numerous growth factors and …

Engineering growth factors for regenerative medicine applications

AC Mitchell, PS Briquez, JA Hubbell, JR Cochran - Acta biomaterialia, 2016 - Elsevier
Growth factors are important morphogenetic proteins that instruct cell behavior and guide
tissue repair and renewal. Although their therapeutic potential holds great promise in …