Unraveling the mechanistic effects of electric field stimulation towards directing stem cell fate and function: A tissue engineering perspective
Electric field (EF) stimulation can play a vital role in eliciting appropriate stem cell response.
Such an approach is recently being established to guide stem cell differentiation through …
Such an approach is recently being established to guide stem cell differentiation through …
Emerging roles of the membrane potential: action beyond the action potential
Whilst the phenomenon of an electrical resting membrane potential (RMP) is a central tenet
of biology, it is nearly always discussed as a phenomenon that facilitates the propagation of …
of biology, it is nearly always discussed as a phenomenon that facilitates the propagation of …
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 …
the nucleus. A closer look inside the cells reveals that there are functional compartments or …
Membrane potential and cancer progression
Membrane potential (Vm), the voltage across the plasma membrane, arises because of the
presence of different ion channels/transporters with specific ion selectivity and permeability …
presence of different ion channels/transporters with specific ion selectivity and permeability …
Controlling cell behavior electrically: current views and future potential
Direct-current (DC) electric fields are present in all develo** and regenerating animal
tissues, yet their existence and potential impact on tissue repair and development are …
tissues, yet their existence and potential impact on tissue repair and development are …
Role of membrane potential in the regulation of cell proliferation and differentiation
Biophysical signaling, an integral regulator of long-term cell behavior in both excitable and
non-excitable cell types, offers enormous potential for modulation of important cell functions …
non-excitable cell types, offers enormous potential for modulation of important cell functions …
Tumour-on-a-chip: microfluidic models of tumour morphology, growth and microenvironment
Cancer remains one of the leading causes of death, albeit enormous efforts to cure the
disease. To overcome the major challenges in cancer therapy, we need to have a better …
disease. To overcome the major challenges in cancer therapy, we need to have a better …
Voltage-gated sodium channel expression and potentiation of human breast cancer metastasis
SP Fraser, JKJ Diss, AM Chioni, ME Mycielska… - Clinical cancer …, 2005 - AACR
Purpose: Ion channel activity is involved in several basic cellular behaviors that are integral
to metastasis (eg, proliferation, motility, secretion, and invasion), although their contribution …
to metastasis (eg, proliferation, motility, secretion, and invasion), although their contribution …
Cellular mechanisms of direct-current electric field effects: galvanotaxis and metastatic disease
ME Mycielska, MBA Djamgoz - Journal of cell science, 2004 - journals.biologists.com
Endogenous direct-current electric fields (dcEFs) occur in vivo in the form of epithelial
transcellular potentials or neuronal field potentials, and a variety of cells respond to dcEFs in …
transcellular potentials or neuronal field potentials, and a variety of cells respond to dcEFs in …
Review on cell mechanics: experimental and modeling approaches
The interplay between the mechanical properties of cells and the forces that they produce
internally or that are externally applied to them play an important role in maintaining the …
internally or that are externally applied to them play an important role in maintaining the …