Background Extracellular matrix (ECM) is a dynamic and complex environment
characterized by biophysical, mechanical and biochemical properties specific for each …

Intensive care survivors often experience post-intensive care sequelae, which are frequently
gathered together under the term “post-intensive care syndrome”(PICS). The consequences …

Bioelectronics is a hot research topic, yet an important tool, as it facilitates the creation of
advanced medical devices that interact with biological systems to effectively diagnose …

Emerging evidence indicates that microRNAs (miRNAs) have important roles in regulating
osteogenic differentiation and bone formation. Thus far, no study has established the …

Aim Short periods of muscle disuse, due to illness or injury, result in substantial skeletal
muscle atrophy. Recently, we have shown that a single session of neuromuscular electrical …

Memory is a process in which information is encoded, stored, and retrieved. For vertebrates,
the modern view has been that it occurs only in the brain. This review describes a cellular …

Maintenance of skeletal muscle is essential for health and survival. There are marked losses
of skeletal muscle mass as well as strength and physiological function under conditions of …

Skeletal muscle atrophy is the consequence of protein degradation exceeding protein
synthesis. This arises for a multitude of reasons including the unloading of muscle during …

The application of exogenous electrical stimulation (ES) to cells in order to manipulate cell
apoptosis and proliferation has been widely investigated as a possible method of treatment …

Calpains are cysteine proteases expressed in skeletal muscle fibers and other cells.
Although calpain was first reported to act as a kinase activating factor in skeletal muscle, the …