[HTML][HTML] Extracellular matrix cues regulate mechanosensing and mechanotransduction of cancer cells

CT Mierke - Cells, 2024 - mdpi.com
Extracellular biophysical properties have particular implications for a wide spectrum of
cellular behaviors and functions, including growth, motility, differentiation, apoptosis, gene …

[HTML][HTML] Advanced atomic force microscopy modes for biomedical research

F **a, K Youcef-Toumi - Biosensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
Visualization of biomedical samples in their native environments at the microscopic scale is
crucial for studying fundamental principles and discovering biomedical systems with …

Neurodegeneration in cognitive impairment and mood disorders for experimental, clinical and translational neuropsychiatry

S Battaglia, A Avenanti, L Vécsei, M Tanaka - Biomedicines, 2024 - mdpi.com
Neurodegeneration poses a significant challenge for the fields of neuroscience and
medicine, as it is the underlying cause of the development and advancement of numerous …

Targeting the tumor biophysical microenvironment to reduce resistance to immunotherapy

T Zhang, Y Jia, Y Yu, B Zhang, F Xu, H Guo - Advanced drug delivery …, 2022 - Elsevier
Immunotherapy based on immune checkpoint inhibitors has evolved into a new pillar of
cancer treatment in clinics, but dealing with treatment resistance (either primary or acquired) …

The matrix environmental and cell mechanical properties regulate cell migration and contribute to the invasive phenotype of cancer cells

CT Mierke - Reports on Progress in Physics, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
The minimal structural unit of a solid tumor is a single cell or a cellular compartment such as
the nucleus. A closer look inside the cells reveals that there are functional compartments or …

Are cancer cells really softer than normal cells?

C Alibert, B Goud, JB Manneville - Biology of the Cell, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Solid tumours are often first diagnosed by palpation, suggesting that the tumour is more rigid
than its surrounding environment. Paradoxically, individual cancer cells appear to be softer …

Notch signaling pathway networks in cancer metastasis: a new target for cancer therapy

L Li, P Tang, S Li, X Qin, H Yang, C Wu, Y Liu - Medical oncology, 2017 - Springer
Notch signaling pathway is evolutionarily conserved in mammals, which plays an important
role in cell development and differentiation. In recent years, increasing evidence has shown …

[HTML][HTML] Usiigaci: Instance-aware cell tracking in stain-free phase contrast microscopy enabled by machine learning

HF Tsai, J Gajda, TFW Sloan, A Rares, AQ Shen - SoftwareX, 2019 - Elsevier
Stain-free, single-cell segmentation and tracking is tantamount to the holy grail of
microscopic cell migration analysis. Phase contrast microscopy (PCM) images with cells at …

KCNK1 promotes proliferation and metastasis of breast cancer cells by activating lactate dehydrogenase A (LDHA) and up-regulating H3K18 lactylation

X Hou, J Ouyang, L Tang, P Wu, X Deng, Q Yan… - Plos …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Breast cancer is the most prevalent malignancy and the most significant contributor to
mortality in female oncology patients. Potassium Two Pore Domain Channel Subfamily K …

Cellular interactions in the tumor microenvironment: the role of secretome

BR da Cunha, C Domingos, ACB Stefanini… - Journal of …, 2019 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Over the past years, it has become evident that cancer initiation and progression depends
on several components of the tumor microenvironment, including inflammatory and immune …