Extracellular Matrix News Volume 6.19 | May 21 2015

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    Extracellular Matrix News 6.19 May 21, 2015

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    TOP STORY
    Designing Better Medical Implants
    Researchers have come up with a way to reduce immune-system rejection. They found that the geometry of implantable devices has a significant impact on how well the body will tolerate them. [Press release from Massachusetts Institute of Technology discussing online prepublication in Nature Materials]
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    PUBLICATIONS (Ranked by impact factor of the journal)
    Directional Cell Movement through Tissues Is Controlled by Exosome Secretion
    Researchers used intravital imaging to demonstrate that secretion of exosomes from late endosomes is required for directionally persistent and efficient in vivo movement of cancer cells. Inhibiting exosome secretion or biogenesis leads to defective tumor cell migration associated with increased formation of unstable protrusions and excessive directional switching. [Nat Commun] Full Article

    Stromal Fibroblasts Facilitate Cancer Cell Invasion by a Novel Invadopodia-Independent Matrix Degradation Process
    The authors report that cells of mesenchymal origin, including tumor-associated fibroblasts, degrade substantial amounts of surrounding matrix by a mechanism independent of conventional invadopodia. [Oncogene] Abstract

    A Ring Barrier–Based Migration Assay to Assess Cell Migration In Vitro
    Scientists outline a protocol for the in vitro study of cell migration using a ring barrier–based assay. An advantage of this assay over the conventional scratch assay is that the cells move over an unaltered and virgin surface, and thus the effect of matrix components on cell migration can be studied. [Nat Protoc] Abstract

    Development of a Gene-Activated Scaffold Platform for Tissue Engineering Applications Using Chitosan-pDNA Nanoparticles on Collagen-Based Scaffolds
    Researchers explored the potential of a series of collagen-based scaffolds as gene-activated scaffold platforms with potential in a range of tissue engineering applications. The potential of chitosan, a biocompatible material derived from the shells of crustaceans, as a gene delivery vector was assessed using mesenchymal stem cells. [J Control Release] Abstract

    Arachidonic Acid Promotes Skin Wound Healing through Induction of Human MSC Migration by MT3-MMP-Mediated Fibronectin Degradation
    Scientists investigated skin wound-healing effect of arachidonic acid-stimulated human umbilical cord blood-derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) in vivo and its molecular mechanism in vitro. [Cell Death Dis] Full Article

    Biodegradable CSMA/PECA/Graphene Porous Hybrid Scaffold for Cartilage Tissue Engineering
    Investigators prepared a novel hybrid scaffold composed of methacrylated chondroitin sulfate (CSMA), poly(ethylene glycol) methyl ether-ε-caprolactone-acryloyl chloride (PECA) and graphene oxide and evaluated its potential application in cartilage tissue engineering. [Sci Rep] Full Article

    The Role of Cyclooxygenase-2, Interleukin-1β and Fibroblast Growth Factor-2 in the Activation of Matrix Metalloproteinase-1 in Sheared-Chondrocytes and Articular Cartilage
    Using primary chondrocytes and T/C-28a2 chondrocytic cells as model systems, researchers report that prolonged application of high fluid shear to human chondrocytes induced the synthesis of cyclooxygenase-2, interleukin-1β and fibroblast growth factor-2, which led to a marked increase in MMP-1 expression. [Sci Rep] Full Article

    A Hyaluronan-Based Injectable Hydrogel Improves the Survival and Integration of Stem Cell Progeny following Transplantation
    Investigators designed an injectable and bioresorbable hydrogel blend of hyaluronan and methylcellulose and tested it with two cell types in two animal models, gaining an understanding of its general applicability for enhanced cell distribution, survival, integration, and functional repair relative to conventional cell delivery in saline. [Stem Cell Rep] Full Article | Press Release

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    REVIEWS
    Recent Advances in Re-Engineered Liver: De-Cellularization and Re-Cellularization Techniques
    Through de-cellularization and re-cellularization methods, re-engineered liver may provide a promising alternative for treating patients with end-stage liver disease. The authors highlight the challenges still to be overcome and present an overview and summary of methods of de-cellularization and re-cellularization strategies, together with a view on future directions that may lead to the regeneration of a functional liver. [Cytotherapy] Abstract

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    INDUSTRY NEWS
    Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas Awards 41 New Grants
    The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas awarded 28 grants through its academic research program, 11 grants through its prevention program and two grants through its product development research program. [Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas] Press Release

    NIH Awards $2.2 Million Grant to William J. Brunken, PhD, for Vision Research
    William J. Brunken, Ph.D., of Upstate Medical University, has been awarded a $2.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for a five-year study investigating the role of extracellular matrix in retinal development and disease. [Upstate Medical University] Press Release

    UB and Roswell Park Receive $1.85 Million Grant to Launch Stem Cell Research Program
    University at Buffalo (UB) and Roswell Park Cancer Institute researchers have been awarded a $1.85 million grant to create an interdisciplinary stem cell research training program. The program, called Stem Cells in Regenerative Medicine, will bring together 18 faculty members in UB’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, and Roswell Park’s Graduate Division. [University of Buffalo] Press Release

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    POLICY NEWS
    FTC, All 50 States and D.C. Charge Four Cancer Charities with Bilking Over $187 Million from Consumers
    The Federal Trade Commission and 58 law enforcement partners from every state and the District of Columbia have charged four sham cancer charities and their operators with bilking more than $187 million from consumers. [Federal Trade Commission] Editorial

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    EVENTS
    NEW International Bioprinting Congress
    July 9-10, 2015
    Singapore, Singapore

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    JOB OPPORTUNITIES
    NEW PhD Positions – Cartilage Regeneration in Joints and Intervertebral Disc Diseases (Percuros B.V.)

    NEW Assistant Professor – Instructive Biomaterials Engineering (Maastricht University)

    NEW Faculty Positions – Regenerative Medicine for Kidney or Liver Regeneration or Transplantation (University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston)

    PhD Position – Tumor Biology (University of Duisburg-Essen)

    Postdoctoral Fellow – Disseminated Tumor Cell Biology (Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center)

    PhD Position – Cartilage Regeneration in Joints (ProCore Bio Med Ltd.)

    Postdoctoral Fellow – Neural Tissue Engineering (Nanyang Technological University)

    Postdoctoral Position – Cell Signaling (Columbia University Medical Center)

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