Extracellular Matrix News Volume 14.00 | Jan 5 2023

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    2023-01-05 | ECM 14.00


    Extracellular Matrix News by STEMCELL Technologies
    Vol. 14.00 – 5 January, 2023
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    Intravascularly Infused Extracellular Matrix as a Biomaterial for Targeting and Treating Inflamed Tissues

    Scientists reported the safety and feasibility of an intravascularly infused ECM as a biomaterial for the repair of tissue in animal models of acute myocardial infarction, traumatic brain injury, and pulmonary arterial hypertension.
    [Nature Biomedical Engineering]

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    Inhibition of Fibroblast Activation Protein Ameliorates Cartilage Matrix Degradation and Osteoarthritis Progression

    Researchers found that fibroblast activation protein (Fap) was significantly elevated in osteoarthritic synovium, while the genetic deletion of Fap significantly ameliorated posttraumatic osteoarthritis in mice.
    [Bone Research]

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    Hydrogel Viscoelasticity Modulates Migration and Fusion of Mesenchymal Stem Cell Spheroids

    The authors investigated the effect of viscoelasticity on migration and fusion behavior of MSC spheroids using hydrogels with a similar elasticity but different stress relaxation profiles.
    [Bioengineering & Translational Medicine]

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    A Maladaptive Feedback Mechanism between the Extracellular Matrix and Cytoskeleton Contributes to Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Pathophysiology

    Investigators identified a mechanosensing feedback mechanism between the ECM and cytoskeletal network that regulated mitochondrial function under healthy conditions.
    [Communications Biology]

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    Reshaping Tumor Immune Microenvironment by Epstein-Barr Virus Activation in the Stroma of Colorectal Cancer

    Researchers identified Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) expression in the tumor immune microenvironment (TIM) in colorectal cancer tissue and investigated the effects of EBV on TIM composition and clinical outcomes.
    [iScience]

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    Collagen-Chitosan-Hydroxyapatite Composite Scaffolds for Bone Repair in Ovariectomized Rats

    Scientists investigated the osteoregenerative capacity of collagen/chitosan/hydroxyapatite scaffolds in rats with hormone deficiency caused by experimental bilateral ovariectomy.
    [Scientific Reports]

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    Injectable Decellularized Cartilage Matrix Hydrogel Encapsulating Urine-Derived Stem Cells for Immunomodulatory and Cartilage Defect Regeneration

    Investigators developed an injectable pig cartilage-derived decellularized ECM hydrogels for the repair of cartilage defects, which showed sound biocompatibility and immunomodulatory capacity both in vitro and in vivo.
    [Npj Regenerative Medicine]

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    Integrin Expression and Extracellular Matrix Adhesion of Septoclasts, Pericytes, and Endothelial Cells at the Chondro-Osseous Junction and the Metaphysis of the Proximal Tibia in Young Mice

    The authors investigated the spatial correlation between the cells and the ECM in the growth plate matrix and basement membrane and investigated the expression of integrins—ECM receptors—in the cells.
    [Journal Of Anatomy]

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    Functional Recovery of Myocardial Infarction by Specific EBP-PR1P Peptides Bridging Injectable Cardiac Extracellular Matrix and Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor

    A bi-functional EBP-PR1P peptide was designed and bridged vascular endothelial growth factor to injectable cardiac extracellular matrix.
    [Journal Of Biomedical Materials Research Part A]

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    REVIEWS

    Macrophage Response Mediated by Extracellular Matrix: Recent Progress

    Scientists describe the behaviors of highly heterogeneous and plastic macrophage subpopulations which affect tissue regeneration, by reviewing the latest literature that explored the immune microenvironment mediated by ECM scaffolds.
    [Biomedical Materials]

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    INDUSTRY AND POLICY NEWS

    UBC Faculty of Medicine Community Members Appointed to the Order of Canada for December 2022

    UBC faculty of medicine’s Drs. Allen Eaves and Paula Gordon were among the UBC community members who have been appointed to the Order of Canada.
    [UBC Faculty of Medicine]

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