Loss of LLGL1 Expression Correlates with Diffuse Gastric Cancer and Distant Peritoneal Metastases by Alexander Desuki, Frank Staib, Ines Gockel, Markus Moehler, Hauke Lang, Stefan Biesterfeld, Annett Maderer, Peter R. Galle, Martin R. Berger, Carl C. Schimanski

“…Stable reexpression of LLGL1 in SNU16 cells significantly increased both plastic surface adhesion and extracellular matrix proteins laminin and fibronectin, but had no impact on in vitro proliferation, apoptosis, or invasion or on in vivo proliferation or differentiation in our xenograft bioassay. …”
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Polycaprolactone for Hard Tissue Regeneration: Scaffold Design and In Vivo Implications by Fernanda Ramírez-Ruiz, Israel Núñez-Tapia, María Cristina Piña-Barba, Marco Antonio Alvarez-Pérez, Vincenzo Guarino, Janeth Serrano-Bello

“…Different techniques can be used to manufacture 3D scaffolds for bone tissue regeneration based on optimizing reproducible scaffolds with a controlled hierarchical porous structure like the extracellular matrix of bone. Additionally, the scaffolds synthesized can facilitate the inclusion of bone or mesenchymal stem cells with growth factors that improve bone osteogenesis, recruiting new cells for the neighborhood to generate an optimal environment for tissue regeneration. …”
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Impact of MMP2 rs243865 and MMP3 rs3025058 Polymorphisms on Clinical Findings in Alzheimer’s Disease Patients by Vladimira Durmanova, Juraj Javor, Zuzana Parnicka, Gabriel Minarik, Agata Ocenasova, Barbora Vaseckova, Veronika Reznakova, Maria Kralova, Tomas Hromadka, Ivana Shawkatova

“…Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are endopeptidases involved in the cleavage of extracellular matrix proteins and basement membrane compounds. …”
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Fish Scale-Derived Scaffolds for Culturing Human Corneal Endothelial Cells by Mohit Parekh, Bert Van den Bogerd, Nadia Zakaria, Diego Ponzin, Stefano Ferrari

“…The formation of de novo extracellular matrix was analyzed using histology (n=6). …”
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AM1241 inhibits chondrocyte inflammation and ECM degradation through the Nrf2/HO-1 and NF-κB pathways and alleviates osteoarthritis in mice by Zhuan Zou, Songmu Pan, Changzheng Sun, Jiyong Wei, Yi Xu, Kaizhen Xiao, Jinmin Zhao, Ronghe Gu

“…Changes in the levels of LPS-induced inflammatory factors and cartilage extracellular matrix (ECM) degradation in chondrocytes were determined by western blot, RT-qPCR, ELISA, and immunofluorescence assays, respectively. …”
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Polysaccharide-based biomaterials for regenerative therapy in intervertebral disc degeneration by Xin Wang, Yixue Huang, Yilin Yang, Xin Tian, Yesheng Jin, Weimin Jiang, Hanliang He, Yong Xu, Yijie Liu

“…Polysaccharide-based materials, such as hyaluronic acid, alginate, chitosan, and chondroitin sulfate, have emerged as promising candidates for intervertebral disc degeneration (IVDD) therapy due to their biocompatibility, biodegradability, and ability to mimic the native extracellular matrix (ECM) of the nucleus pulposus (NP). …”
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The Mycobacterium ulcerans toxin mycolactone causes destructive Sec61-dependent loss of the endothelial glycocalyx and vessel basement membrane to drive skin necrosis by Louise Tzung-Harn Hsieh, Belinda S Hall, Jane Newcombe, Tom A Mendum, Sonia Santana Varela, Yagnesh Umrania, Michael J Deery, Wei Q Shi, Josué Diaz-Delgado, Francisco J Salguero, Rachel E Simmonds

“…Hence supplementing mycolactone-depleted extracellular matrix may be a future therapeutic avenue, to improve wound healing rates.…”
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Park7 deletion leads to sex-specific transcriptome changes involving NRF2-CYP1B1 axis in mouse midbrain astrocytes by Sergio Helgueta, Tony Heurtaux, Alessia Sciortino, Yujuan Gui, Jochen Ohnmacht, Pauline Mencke, Ibrahim Boussaad, Rashi Halder, Pierre Garcia, Rejko Krüger, Michel Mittelbronn, Manuel Buttini, Thomas Sauter, Lasse Sinkkonen

“…The affected genes are involved in processes like focal adhesion, extracellular matrix interaction, and epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT), and enriched for primary target genes of NRF2. …”
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Role of neuroinflammation in the pathogenesis of glaucomatous optic neuropathy by E.A. Egorov, V.E. Korelina, D.V. Cherednichenko, I.R. Gazizova

“…Additionally, these cells secrete fibrillar proteins that regenerate the extracellular matrix but form a glial scar, thereby inhibiting axonal transport and limiting t he regeneration of damaged axons. …”
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Local Application of Semaphorin 3A Combined with Adipose-Derived Stem Cell Sheet and Anorganic Bovine Bone Granules Enhances Bone Regeneration in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Rats by Xiaoru Xu, Kaixiu Fang, Lifeng Wang, Xiangwei Liu, Yuchao Zhou, Yingliang Song

“…The rat ASC sheets showed stronger osteogenic ability than ASCs in vitro, as indicated by the extracellular matrix mineralization and the expression of osteogenesis-related genes at mRNA level. …”
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Predicting the Most Deleterious Missense Nonsynonymous Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms of Hennekam Syndrome-Causing CCBE1 Gene, In Silico Analysis by Khyber Shinwari, Liu Guojun, Svetlana S. Deryabina, Mikhail A. Bolkov, Irina A. Tuzankina, Valery A. Chereshnev

“…Using state-of-the-art in silico tools, this study examined the most pathogenic nonsynonymous single-nucleotide polymorphisms (nsSNPs) that disrupt the CCBE1 protein and extracellular matrix remodeling and migration. Our results indicate that seven nsSNPs, rs115982879, rs149792489, rs374941368, rs121908254, rs149531418, rs121908251, and rs372499913, are deleterious in the CCBE1 gene, four (G330E, C102S, C174R, and G107D) of which are the highly deleterious, two of them (G330E and G107D) have never been seen reported in the context of Hennekam syndrome. …”
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Investigating the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory potential of Nypa fruticans: a multifaceted approach to skin protection and aging by Seul Ki Kim, Sang-Back Kim, Seul Bi Lee, Kang sub Kim, So-Ri Son, En Jin Choi, Byung Chul Park, Eunyoung Hong, You Ah Kim, Byoung Seok Moon, Sullim Lee

“…Abstract Reactive oxygen species (ROS) produced in the mitochondria of skin cells play a significant role in the degradation of the extracellular matrix and induction of inflammatory responses, both of which are major contributors to skin aging. …”
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In Vitro Effect of Estradiol and Progesterone on Ovine Amniotic Epithelial Cells by Annunziata Mauro, Hashimita Sanyal, Angelo Canciello, Paolo Berardinelli, Valentina Russo, Nicola Bernabò, Luca Valbonetti, Barbara Barboni

“…Conversely, P4 exposure inhibited oAEC chondrogenic differentiation, which was induced in E2-treated cells as confirmed by the upregulation of chondrogenesis-related genes (SOX9, ACAN, and COL2A1) and by the accumulation of Alcian blue-positive extracellular matrix. Simultaneously, E2-treated cells remained unresponsive to osteogenic inductive stimuli. …”
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Anti-Scar Effects of Micropatterned Hydrogel after Glaucoma Drainage Device Implantation by Yiling Han, Qiangwang Geng, Aimeng Dong, Menglu Jiang, Jingyi Ma, Wulian Song, Pan Fan, Yuanyuan Li, Jiawen Gao, Fenghua Zhang, Jinsong Leng, Huiping Yuan

“…Moreover, the modified GDD effectively controlled intraocular pressure (IOP), mitigated fibrous formation, and remodeled extracellular matrix (ECM) collagen distribution in vivo. …”
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Ameliorative effect of curcuminoids in liver fibrosis rat model via regulating GIPC1 gene and modulating MMP-8/TIMP-3 balance mediated by miR-483-5p by Rana Mostafa Adel, Sara Mostafa Kamal, Eman Adel Sherif, Sara Hatem El-shafiey

“…Abstract Background Liver fibrosis is a worldwide disease that develops from activation and propagation of hepatic stellate cells, and subsequent extracellular matrix accumulation. Liver fibrosis is associated with multiple pathways, however, the dysregulation of GIPC1 gene (GIPC PDZ domain containing family member 1) and disruption in the balance of MMPs (matrix metalloproteinases) and TIMPs (tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases) remain as key factors in this disease. …”
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Undernutrition disrupts jejunal and ileal microbiota and epithelial tissue homeostasis in a pregnant sheep model by Weibin Wu, Muhammad Faheem Akhtar, Jiahong Geng, Huizhen Lu, Muhammad Ajwad Rahim, Jianbo Cheng, Xiaoling Ding, Shengyong Mao, Yanfeng Xue

“…In the jejunal epithelium, genes associated with extracellular matrix–receptor interactions, cell growth, and immune response were down-regulated (P < 0.05) upon undernutrition. …”
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TGFβ1-Induced Differentiation of Human Bone Marrow-Derived MSCs Is Mediated by Changes to the Actin Cytoskeleton by Mona Elsafadi, Muthurangan Manikandan, Sami Almalki, Mohammad Mobarak, Muhammad Atteya, Zafar Iqbal, Jamil Amjad Hashmi, Sameerah Shaheen, Nehad Alajez, Musaad Alfayez, Moustapha Kassem, Raed Abu Dawud, Amer Mahmood

“…Bioinformatics analysis revealed that TGFβl treatment was associated with an enrichment of genes in the skeletal and extracellular matrix categories and the regulation of the actin cytoskeleton. …”
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Harnessing natural polymers and nanoparticles: Synergistic scaffold design for improved wound healing by Anitha S, Nandini Robin Nadar, Srividya Shivakumar, Sharma S C, Siddharth P, Surekha Varalakshmi V, Rajesh Lenka, Rajadurai S

“…The synergistic approach results in novel scaffold designs that promote cell functions and mimic the extracellular matrix (ECM) to further enhance wound healing. …”
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Effects of nintedanib on circulating biomarkers of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis by R. Gisli Jenkins, Vincent Cottin, Yasuhiko Nishioka, Imre Noth, Eric S. White, Carina Ittrich, Claudia Diefenbach, Klaus B. Rohr, Moisés Selman, Toby M. Maher

“…A small increase in C3A (collagen 3 degraded by ADAMTS-1/4/8) and a small decrease in C3M (collagen 3 degraded by matrix metalloproteinase-9), markers of extracellular matrix turnover, were observed in subjects treated with nintedanib versus placebo. …”
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Temporal Changes in Gene Expression Profile during Mature Adipocyte Dedifferentiation by Julie Anne Côté, Frédéric Guénard, Julie Lessard, Marc Lapointe, Simon Biron, Marie-Claude Vohl, André Tchernof

“…Genes coding for extracellular matrix proteins were differentially expressed between days 0, 4, 7, and 12 (COL1A1, COL1A2, and COL6A3, MMP1, and TGFB1). …”
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