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Extracellular Matrix News
Targeting the MAtrix REgulating MOtif Abolishes Several Hallmarks of Cancer, Triggering Antitumor Immunity
[Proceedings of The National Academy of Sciences of The United States of America] Using an immunocompetent autologous breast cancer model, the authors investigated a MAtrix REgulating MOtif-mimicking peptide, which inhibited the protumorigenic ECM molecule tenascin-C that activated several cancer hallmarks.
Extracellular Matrix News
Regenity Biosciences Receives 510(k) Clearance for RejuvaKneeâ„¢, a Groundbreaking Regenerative Meniscus Implant Device to Redefine the Standard of Care
[Regenity Biosciences (BioSpace)] Regenity Biosciences announced that it has received FDA 510(k) clearance to market RejuvaKnee, a minimally invasive collagen-based meniscal implant indicated for use in the reinforcement and repair of soft tissue injuries of the meniscus.
Extracellular Matrix News
Biomedical Engineering Professor to Receive National Award
[Stony Brook University] Dr. Yi-Xian Qin, Stony Brook University Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering in the Renaissance School of Medicine and in the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Stony Brook University, will receive the 2025 Biomedical Engineering Society Christopher Jacobs Award for Excellence in Leadership.
Cell Therapy News
AAV Gene Therapy for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: The EMBARK Phase III Randomized Trial
[Nature Medicine] A Phase III EMBARK study aimed to assess the efficacy and safety of delandistrogene moxeparvovec in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) was conducted . Ambulatory males with DMD, ≥4 years to <8 years of age, were randomized and stratified by age group and North Star Ambulatory Assessment score to single-administration intravenous delandistrogene moxeparvovec or placebo.
Hematopoiesis News
Phase II Study of Novel CXCR2 Agonist and Plerixafor for Rapid Stem Cell Mobilization in Patients with Multiple Myeloma
[Blood Cancer Journal] Plerixafor was given subcutaneously followed 2 h later by MGTA-145 intravenously with same day apheresis. Mobilization/apheresis could be repeated for a second day in patients who collected <6×106 CD34+ cells/kg.
Hematopoiesis News
DEK Regulates B Cell Proliferative Capacity and Is Associated with Aggressive Disease in Low-Grade B-Cell Lymphomas
[Blood Cancer Journal] Scientists found significant correlation between DEK expression and copy number alterations in LGBCL tumors, highlighting a novel mechanism of LGBCL pathogenesis that warrants additional exploration.
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Rapid Precision Targeting of Nanoparticles to Lung via Caveolae Pumping System in Endothelium
[Nature Nanotechnology] The authors discovered the ability of the endothelial cell caveolae pumping system to outpace scavenging and deliver nanoparticles rapidly and specifically into the lungs.
An Altered Natural Killer Cell Immunophenotype Characterizes Clinically Severe Pediatric RSV Infection
[Science Translational Medicine] The authors analyzed airway and peripheral blood immune cells from pediatric patients infected with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) requiring hospitalization.
LN-439A, a Novel BAP1 Inhibitor, Suppresses the Growth of Basal-Like Breast Cancer by Degrading KLF5
[Acta Pharmacologica Sinica] Scientists identified a series of tetrahydro-β-carboline derivatives that effectively reduced the protein expression of Krüppel-like factor 5 (KLF5) and exhibited strong antitumour activity.