Extracellular Matrix News Volume 14.02 | Jan 19 2023

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    2023-01-19 | ECM 14.02


    Extracellular Matrix News by STEMCELL Technologies
    Vol. 14.02 – 19 January, 2023
    TOP STORY

    Niche Stiffness Sustains Cancer Stemness via TAZ and NANOG Phase Separation

    Investigators revealed that increased matrix stiffness was associated with poor responses to neoadjuvant chemotherapy, worse prognosis, and cancer stem cell enrichment in patients with breast cancer.
    [Nature Communications]

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    Explore this validated protocol for high-efficiency gene editing of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells using the ArciTectâ„¢ CRISPR-Cas9 System.
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    Extrafibrillarly-Demineralized Dentin Matrix for Bone Regeneration

    The concept of extrafibrillar demineralization was introduced into the construction of dentin-derived biomaterials for bone regeneration for the first time.
    [Advanced Healthcare Materials]

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    Transcriptomic Changes towards Osteogenic Differentiation of Mesenchymal Stem Cells on 3D Printed GelMA/CNC Hydrogel under Pulsatile Pressure Environment

    Scientists investigated how human bone-marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells differentiated into early osteoblasts on a soft three-dimensional hydrogel.
    [Advanced Healthcare Materials]

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    Matrix Remodeling Associated 7 Proteins Promote Cutaneous Wound Healing through Vimentin in Coordinating Fibroblast Functions

    Researchers investigated whether and how matrix remodeling associated 7 (MXRA7) participated in cutaneous wound healing. An ear-punching model was utilized in wild-type and MXRA7-deficient mice, and the dermal fibroblasts from these mice were further studied in vitro.
    [Inflammation and Regeneration]

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    Extracellular Matrix-Mimetic Peptide Scaffolds Prolonged the Hypothermic Preservation of Stem Cells for Storage and Transportation

    Investigators reported a peptide scaffold cell-culture-medium additive for mimicking in vivo ECM to enhance the storage efficiency of mesenchymal stem cells under hypothermic preservation.
    [ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces]

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    Fibrin-Enriched Cardiac Extracellular Matrix Hydrogel Promotes In Vitro Angiogenesis

    In vitro results demonstrated that fibrin-enriched cardiac ECM hydrogels could induce robust endothelial cell tube formation from human umbilical vein endothelial cells and promote the sprouting of human mesenchymal stem cell spheroids.
    [ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering]

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    A 3D Multifunctional Bi-Layer Scaffold to Regulate Stem Cell Behaviors and Promote Osteochondral Regeneration

    Researchers developed a 3D multifunctional bi-layer scaffold composed of a kartogenin (KGN)-loaded GelMA hydrogel as an upper layer mimicking a cartilage-specific ECM, and a hydroxyapatite-coated 3D printed polycaprolactone porous scaffold as a lower layer simulating subchondral bone.
    [Journal of Materials Chemistry B]

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    Influence of Extracellular Matrix Composition on Tumor Cell Behavior in a Biomimetic In Vitro Model for Hepatocellular Carcinoma

    Scientists assessed how changes in matrix composition and stiffness influenced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) tumor behavior. HCC-cell lines were grown in a biomimetic hydrogel model resembling the stiffness and composition of a fibrotic or cirrhotic liver.
    [Scientific Reports]

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    A Novel Injectable Hydrogel Containing Polyetheretherketone for Bone Regeneration in the Craniofacial Region

    Injectable Aldehyde-cellulose nanocrystalline/silk fibroin hydrogels containing polyetheretherketone were synthesized, and their bone regeneration capacity was evaluated.
    [Scientific Reports]

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    The Impact of the Cellular Environment and Aging on Modeling Alzheimer’s Disease in 3D Cell Culture Models

    Mechanistic hypotheses are presented to address the impact of the ECM properties and their changes with aging on Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and AD-related dementias.
    [Advanced Science]

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    An Overview of Collagen-Based Composite Scaffold for Bone Tissue Engineering

    The authors document the role of collagen in bone tissue engineering, focusing on collagen type I, its crosslinking capability, collagen-based biomaterials, and fabrication methods.
    [Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology]

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    INDUSTRY AND POLICY NEWS

    FDA No Longer Needs to Require Animal Tests before Human Drug Trials

    New medicines need not be tested in animals to receive FDA approval, according to legislation signed by President Joe Biden in late December 2022.
    [ScienceInsider]

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