Extracellular Matrix News Volume 13.46 | Nov 24 2022

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    2022-11-24 | ECM 13.46


    Extracellular Matrix News by STEMCELL Technologies
    Vol. 13.46 – 24 November, 2022
    TOP STORY

    Diabetic Hyperglycemia Promotes Primary Tumor Progression through Glycation-Induced Tumor Extracellular Matrix Stiffening

    Using the murine model, in vitro systems, and patient samples, scientists showed that hyperglycemia increased tumor growth, ECM stiffness, glycation, and epithelial-mesenchymal transition of tumor cells.
    [Science Advances]

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    PEAR1 Regulates Expansion of Activated Fibroblasts and Deposition of Extracellular Matrix in Pulmonary Fibrosis

    Researchers presented that platelet endothelial aggregation receptor 1 (PEAR1) in fibroblasts may serve as a target for pulmonary fibrosis therapy.
    [Nature Communications]

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    Cancer Cell Survival Depends on Collagen Uptake into Tumor-Associated Stroma

    While tumor cells were unable to exploit collagen directly, here the authors showed they can usurp metabolic byproducts of collagen-consuming tumor-associated stroma.
    [Nature Communications]

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    Extracellular Matrix Stiffness Mediates Radiosensitivity in a 3D Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Model

    Researchers compared the tumor biological behaviors of nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells in 2D, on-surface 3D and embedded 3D systems, and investigated the correlation between radioresistance and ECM stiffness.
    [Cancer Cell International]

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    NETs Promote ROS Production to Induce Human Amniotic Epithelial Cell Apoptosis via ERK1/2 Signaling in Spontaneous Preterm Birth

    Investigators found that neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) could promote the apoptosis of human amniotic epithelial cells via ERK1/2 pathways dependent on reactive oxygen species (ROS) release.
    [Journal of Reproductive Immunology]

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    Tridimensional Cell Culture of Dermal Fibroblasts Promotes Exosome-Mediated Secretion of Extracellular Matrix Proteins

    Scientists reported that 3D cell culture of dermal fibroblasts promoted secretion of exosomes carrying a large quantity of proteins involved in the formation, organisation and remodelling of the extracellular matrix.
    [Scientific Reports]

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    Myelofibrosis Progression Grading Based on Type-I and Type-III Collagen and Fibrillin-1 Expression Boosted by Whole Slide Image Analysis

    The authors studied the expression of the major extracellular matrix proteins of fibrosis in relation to diagnostic silver grading supported by image analysis.
    [Histopathology]

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    The Effects of Periostin Expression on Fibroid-Like Transition of Myometrial Cells

    Investigators evaluated the effects on the overexpression of periostin, POSTN a regulator ECM protein, in myometrial cells.
    [Reproductive Sciences]

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    Oleracone C From Portulaca oleracea Attenuates UVB-Induced Changes in Matrix Metalloproteinase and Type I Procollagen Production via MAPK and TGF-β/Smad Pathways in Human Keratinocytes

    The protective effects of oleracone C isolated from Portulaca olerace against ultraviolet B (UVB)-induced changes in MMPs and type I procollagen production were investigated in human keratinocytes.
    [International Journal of Cosmetic Science]

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    Enzymatic Digestion of Cell-Surface Heparan Sulfate Alters the Radiation Response in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Cells

    Researchers investigated the interplay between heparan sulfate degradation and radiation response in triple-negative breast cancer cells.
    [Archives of Medical Research]

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    The Extracellular Matrix Controls Stem Cell Specification and Crypt Morphology in the Developing and Adult Mouse Gut

    Scientists systematically compared the effect of two ECM classes, the interstitial matrix and the basement membrane, on the intestinal epithelium. They found that both collagen I and laminin-containing cultures allowed growth of small intestinal epithelial cells with all cell types present in both cultures.
    [Biology Open]

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    REVIEWS

    Biological Role of Matrix Stiffness in Tumor Growth and Treatment

    The authors analyze the current research advances on matrix stiffness and tumor cell behavior with a view to contributing to tumor cell growth and treatment, with the hope of improving the understanding of the biological role of matrix stiffness in tumors.
    [Journal of Translational Medicine]

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    INDUSTRY AND POLICY NEWS

    Biocept Announces Participation in an Investigator-Initiated Study to Better Understand the Development and Progression of Metastatic Breast Cancer to the Central Nervous System

    Biocept, Inc. announced a collaboration agreement to participate in an investigator-initiated, non-therapeutic pilot study to evaluate the cerebrospinal fluid tumor and immune cell microenvironment in patients with metastatic breast cancer and brain metastases and/or leptomeningeal disease.
    [Biocept, Inc.]

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