Extracellular Matrix News Volume 5.10 | Mar 20 2014

Enhanced Differentiation of Human Embryonic Stem Cells on ECM-Containing Osteomimetic Scaffolds for Bone Tissue Engineering
Scientists investigated the development of a scaffold with native bone extracellular matrix (ECM) components for directing the osteogenic differentiation of human embryonic stem cells. A microsphere-sintering technique was used to fabricate poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) scaffolds with optimum mechanical and structural properties. [Tissue Eng] Abstract

Interleukin-1β Attenuates Myofibroblast Formation and Extracellular Matrix Production in Dermal and Lung Fibroblasts Exposed to Transforming Growth Factor-β1
Using lung and dermal fibroblasts, the authors investigated the effects of interleukin (IL)1β, transforming growth factor-β1 (TGFβ1), and IL1β in combination with TGFβ1 on myofibroblast formation, collagen synthesis and collagen modification (including prolyl hydroxylase, lysyl hydroxylase and lysyl oxidase), and matrix metalloproteinases. [PLoS One] Full Article

A Photoactivatable Nanopatterned Substrate for Analyzing Collective Cell Migration with Precisely Tuned Cell-Extracellular Matrix Ligand Interactions
Researchers developed a method for analyzing collective cell migration by precisely tuning the interactions between cells and extracellular matrix ligands. [PLoS One] Full Article

Cell-Scaffold Interaction within Engineered Tissue
A novel gelatin-chitosan scaffold with a unique structure produced by three-dimensional printing technology combining with vacuum freeze-drying has been developed for tissue-engineering applications. [Exp Cell Res] Abstract

Soluble Factors Derived from Human Amniotic Epithelial Cells Suppress Collagen Production in Human Hepatic Stellate Cells
Scientists investigated whether factors secreted by human amniotic epithelial cells (hAECs) and present in hAEC-conditioned medium have anti-fibrotic effects on activated human hepatic stellate cells. [Cytotherapy] Abstract

The Membrane-Targeted Alkylphosphocholine Erufosine Interferes with Survival Signals from the Extracellular Matrix
Researchers aimed to understand whether and how the paradigmatic membrane-targeted synthetic phospholipid analog erufosine is relevant for tumor cell adhesion to extracellular matrix proteins, cell survival and migration. [Anti-Cancer Agents Med Chem] Abstract

Type III Collagen Regulates Osteoblastogenesis and the Quantity of Trabecular Bone
Research findings indicate that Type III collagen plays a role in development of trabecular bone through its effects on osteoblast differentiation. [Calcif Tissue Int] Abstract

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$4.25 Million Grant Awarded to Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center to Develop Innovative Clinical Trials
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