Three-Dimensional Aspects of the Lingual Papillae and Their Connective Tissue Cores in the Tongue of Rats: A Scanning Electron Microscope Study by Gabriela de Souza Reginato, Cristina de Sousa Bolina, Ii-sei Watanabe, Adriano Polican Ciena

“…The maceration technique revealed the details of extracellular matrix with varied shapes form of connective tissue cores.…”
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Therapeutic Doses of Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs Inhibit Osteosarcoma MG-63 Osteoblast-Like Cells Maturation, Viability, and Biomineralization Potential by E. De Luna-Bertos, J. Ramos-Torrecillas, O. García-Martínez, A. Guildford, M. Santin, C. Ruiz

“…The results of this paper provide evidences that NSAIDs inhibit the osteoblast differentiation process thus reducing their ability to produce new bone mineralized extracellular matrix.…”
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Distinctive blood and salivary proteomics signatures in Qatari individuals at high risk for cardiovascular disease by Ghada Yousif, Selvasankar Murugesan, Mohamed Nadhir Djekidel, Annalisa Terranegra, Giusy Gentilcore, Jean Charles Grivel, Souhaila Al Khodor

“…Pathway enrichment analysis of the differentially detected proteins revealed that the immune system activation and extracellular matrix remodeling are the most enriched pathways in the CVD-HR group. …”
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TRAIL-Dependent Resolution of Pulmonary Fibrosis by David M. Habiel, Ana Paula Moreira, Ugur B. Ismailoglu, Michael P. Dunleavy, Karen A. Cavassani, Nico van Rooijen, Ana Lucia Coelho, Cory M. Hogaboam

“…Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is the most common form of interstitial lung disease characterized by the persistence of activated myofibroblasts resulting in excessive deposition of extracellular matrix proteins and profound tissue remodeling. …”
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Klebsiella pneumoniae Biofilms and Their Role in Disease Pathogenesis by Maria Eduarda Souza Guerra, Giulia Destro, Brenda Vieira, Alice S. Lima, Lucio Fabio Caldas Ferraz, Anders P. Hakansson, Michelle Darrieux, Thiago Rojas Converso

“…Biofilms are complex bacterial communities composed of one or more species encased in an extracellular matrix made of proteins, carbohydrates and genetic material derived from the bacteria themselves as well as from the host. …”
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Stored elastic bending tension as a mediator of embryonic body folding by Mira Zaher, Ronit Yelin, Alaa A. Arraf, Julian Jadon, Manar Abboud Asleh, Sivan Goltzman, Lihi Shaulov, Dieter P. Reinhardt, Thomas M. Schultheiss

“…Using a chick embryo slice system, we find that the flat stage is actually a poised balance of opposing dorsal and ventral elastic bending tensions. An intact extracellular matrix (ECM) is required for generating tension, as localized digestion of ECM dissipates tension, while removal of endoderm or ectoderm layers has no significant effect. …”
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Tenascin C-Guided Nanosystem for Precision Delivery of Obeticholic Acid in Liver Fibrosis Therapy by Yawen Wang, Lei Yang, Qing Xu, Taiyu Liu, Hongliang He, Lisha Liu, Lifang Yin

“…<b>Objective:</b> Liver fibrosis, a hallmark of chronic liver diseases, is characterized by excessive extracellular matrix (ECM) deposition and scar tissue formation. …”
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Fibrosis in PCLS: comparing TGF-β and fibrotic cocktail by Carlos Machahua, Thomas M. Marti, Patrick Dorn, Manuela Funke-Chambour

“…Gene expression markers for myofibroblasts differentiation, extracellular matrix (ECM), as well as TGF-β receptors were assessed (RT-qPCR). …”
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(−)-Epigallocatechin-3-Gallate and Quercetin Inhibit Quiescin Sulfhydryl Oxidase 1 Secretion from Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cells by Lumin Yang, Yuying Fang, Yufeng He, Jinsong Zhang

“…QSOX1 is a secreted disulfide catalyst, and it is widely recognized that extracellular QSOX1 promotes the growth, invasion, and metastasis of cancer cells through its participation in the establishment of extracellular matrix. Inhibiting QSOX1 secretion can increase intracellular QSOX1 and decrease extracellular QSOX1. …”
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Dose-dependent enhancement of in vitro osteogenic activity on strontium-decorated polyetheretherketone by Yongheng Zhang, Lvhua Liu, Mengqi Li, Shufu Wang, Jingjing Fu, Mingyuan Yang, Chunxi Yan, Ying Liu, Yanyan Zheng

“…The boosted osteogenic activity of strontium-modified PEEK samples has been demonstrated by the better performed of ALP activity, extracellular matrix mineralization, collagen secretion, and the remarkable up-regulation of ALP, OCN, OPN, Runx2, Col-I, BSP, and OSX of the MC3T3-E1 pre-osteoblasts. …”
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The anti-oxidation related bioactive materials for intervertebral disc degeneration regeneration and repair by Yingjie Mai, Siying Wu, Penghui Zhang, Ningning Chen, Jun Wu, Fuxin Wei

“…Consequently, oxidative stress contributes to the degradation of the extracellular matrix (ECM), promotes cell apoptosis, and exacerbates disc tissue damage. …”
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Artemisia capillaris with two novel active compounds, Kawarayomogin I and II, inhibits HYBID (KIAA1199) expression as well as hyaluronic acid degradation by Kazal Boron Biswas, Yuka Kawai, Satoshi Nakagawa, Kyoko Kanai, Hiroyuki Kojima, Teruaki Masutani, Masayoshi Oyama, Arunasiri Iddamalgoda, Kotaro Sakamoto

“…Abstract Hyaluronic acid (HA) is an important component of the skin’s extracellular matrix, and its degradation leads to wrinkles. …”
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Optimized scaffold-free human 3D adipose tissue organoid culture for obesity and disease modeling by Rafael Dariolli, Raphael Nir, Tova Mushlam, Glauco R. Souza, Stephen R. Farmer, Miguel L Batista, Jr.

“…As adipocytes maturate and accumulate fat, they develop organotypic characteristics, increasing the buoyancy effect, which causes the organoids to oscillate, complicating culture manipulation and rendering multiple handling steps difficult.Due to these challenges, most adipose spheroid and organoid models are scaffold-based, despite many cell types' ability to secrete extracellular matrix (ECM) components and self-assemble into aggregates. …”
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Alpha Mangostin Inhibits the Proliferation and Activation of Acetaldehyde Induced Hepatic Stellate Cells through TGF-β and ERK 1/2 Pathways by Novriantika Lestari, Melva Louisa, Vivian Soetikno, Averina Geffanie Suwana, Putra Andito Ramadhan, Taufiq Akmal, Wawaimuli Arozal

“…Liver fibrosis is characterized by excessive accumulation of extracellular matrix in chronic liver injury. Alcohol-induced fibrosis may develop into cirrhosis, one of the major causes of liver disease mortality. …”
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Role of proteases in oral carcinogenesis: Insights into the cancer degradome and therapeutic implications by Gargi S. Sarode, Sachin C. Sarode, Urmi Ghone, Rahul Anand

“…These proteases drive tumor invasion, angiogenesis, and metastasis by degrading extracellular matrix components and modulating signaling pathways. …”
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Immunomodulation effects of collagen hydrogel encapsulating extracellular vesicles derived from calcium silicate stimulated-adipose mesenchymal stem cells for diabetic healing by Yen-Hong Lin, Yeh Chen, En-Wei Liu, Mei-Chih Chen, Min-Hua Yu, Cheng-Yu Chen, Chia-Che Ho, Tai-Yi Hsu-Jiang, Jian-Jr Lee, Der-Yang Cho, Ming-You Shie

“…Cytokine profiling revealed the upregulation of anti-inflammatory cytokines and extracellular matrix components, highlighting their immunomodulatory and regenerative potential. …”
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Surface remodeling and inversion of cell-matrix interactions underlie community recognition and dispersal in Vibrio cholerae biofilms by Alexis Moreau, Danh T. Nguyen, Alexander J. Hinbest, Anthony Zamora, Ranjuna Weerasekera, Katherine Matej, Xuening Zhou, Sandra Sanchez, Ignacio Rodriguez Brenes, Jung-Shen Benny Tai, Carey D. Nadell, Wai-Leung Ng, Vernita Gordon, Natalia L. Komarova, Rich Olson, Ying Li, Jing Yan

“…Abstract Biofilms are ubiquitous surface-associated bacterial communities embedded in an extracellular matrix. It is commonly assumed that biofilm cells are glued together by the matrix; however, how the specific biochemistry of matrix components affects the cell-matrix interactions and how these interactions vary during biofilm growth remain unclear. …”
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Three-dimensional dynamics of mesothelin-targeted CAR.CIK lymphocytes against ovarian cancer peritoneal carcinomatosis by Federica Galvagno, Valeria Leuci, Annamaria Massa, Chiara Donini, Ramona Rotolo, Sonia Capellero, Alessia Proment, Letizia Vitali, Andrea Maria Lombardi, Valentina Tuninetti, Lorenzo D’Ambrosio, Alessandra Merlini, Elisa Vigna, Giorgio Valabrega, Luca Primo, Alberto Puliafito, Dario Sangiolo

“…In a “solid-like” context, MSLN-CAR.CIK were recruited through the extracellular matrix on embedded tumor aggregates, with variable kinetics depending on the effector-target distance. …”
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Integrative pan-cancer analysis and experiment validation identified GLS as a biomarker in tumor progression, prognosis, immune microenvironment, and immunotherapy by Dongming Li, Donghui Cao, Yangyu Zhang, Xinyi Yu, Yanhua Wu, Zhifang Jia, Jing Jiang, Xueyuan Cao

“…Moreover, enrichment analyses suggested GLS was related to various metabolic reprogramming, innate and adaptive immunity suppression, and extracellular matrix remodeling. Finally, we observed GLS was highly expressed in our gastric cancer (GC) cohort. …”
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Zebrafish Fins as a Model System for Skeletal Human Studies by Manuel Marí-Beffa, Jesús A. Santamaría, Carmen Murciano, Leonor Santos-Ruiz, José A. Andrades, Enrique Guerado, José Becerra

“…A general conclusion of this study states that lepidotrichia is a special skeletal tissue different to cartilage, bone, enamel, or dentine in fishes, according to its extracellular matrix (ECM) composition. However, the empirical analysis of inducing signals of skeletal tissues in fishes and tetrapods suggests that lepidotrichia is different to any responding features with main skeletal tissues. …”
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