Targeting extracellular matrix stiffness to attenuate disease: From molecular mechanisms to clinical trials

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Adamts1 Exacerbates Post‐Myocardial Infarction Scar Formation via Mechanosensing of Integrin α8

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Cancer-Associated Fibroblast-Targeted Nanomedicine in Solid Tumor Therapy: From Mechanisms of Therapeutic Resistance to Precision Stromal Modulation

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Inhibitory Effects of Epithelial Cells on Fibrosis Mechanics of Microtissue and Their Spatiotemporal Dependence on the Epithelial–Fibroblast Interaction

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Tumor-Agnostic Therapy—The Final Step Forward in the Cure for Human Neoplasms?

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Fibroblast-Adipocyte Lineage Cell Interactions Result in Differential Production of Extracellular Matrix Proteins

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Extracellular matrix phenotyping by imaging mass cytometry defines distinct cellular matrix environments associated with allergic airway inflammation

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Lysyl Oxidases Are Necessary for Myometrial Contractility and On-time Parturition in Mice

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Force-Bioreactor for Assessing Pharmacological Therapies for Mechanobiological Targets

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Substrate stiffness regulates type II diabetic fibroblast phenotype and metabolic activity

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Mechanical cues of extracellular matrix determine tumor innervationPreprint

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3D printing-biomimetic local stiff niche enhances glycolysis to boost PDAC cell stem-like phenotype via N6-methyladenosine-suppressed YAP1 mRNA decay

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Hippo signaling pathway in cervical cancer: insights into mechanisms and therapeutic potential

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Targeting the extracellular matrix in precision medicine: opportunities for diagnostics and therapeutics

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Mechanobiologically dynamic biomaterials for tissue healing and disease treatment

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Matrix Stiffness-Induced Transcriptome Alterations and Regulatory Mechanisms Revealed by RNA-Seq in Endothelial Cells

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Substrate stiffness induces nuclear localization of myosin regulatory light chain to suppress apoptosis

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Transglutaminase-crosslinked extracellular matrix in cirrhotic liver tissues provides pro-fibrotic mechano-microenvironment for cells

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The application of nanomaterials in tumor therapy based on the regulation of mechanical properties

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A novel stress sensor enables accurate estimation of micro-scale tissue mechanics in quantitative micro-elastography

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Navigating the Landscape of Materials‐Based RNA Delivery Systems in Bone Healing

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Dysregulated microRNAs and long non-coding RNAs associated with extracellular matrix stiffness

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Suppression of FcεRI-evoked Degranulation in RBL-2H3 Cells on Gelatin Methacryloyl Hydrogel

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Decoding force-transmission linkages for therapeutic targeting and engineering

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Surface Viscosity‐Dependent Neurite Initiation in Cortical Neurons

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Exercise-primed extracellular vesicles improve cell-matrix adhesion and chondrocyte healthPreprint

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Veratridine, a plant-derived alkaloid, suppresses the hyperactive Rictor-mTORC2 pathway: a new targeted therapy for primary and metastatic colorectal cancerPreprint

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Local Growth Hormone Facilitates Aging of the Colon Epithelial Microenvironment

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Mechanotransduction-Epigenetic Coupling in Pulmonary Regeneration: Multifunctional Bioscaffolds as Emerging Tools

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Lysyl Oxidase Promotes Actin-Dependent Neutrophil Activation and Cytotoxicity Toward Retinal Endothelial Cells in Diabetes

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Programming Ordered Tissue Reconstruction via Artificial Bionic Tendon Sheath for Tendinopathy Treatment

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The role of the cGAS-STING pathway in radiation-induced lung injury: mechanisms and therapeutic perspective

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Tumor Microenvironment of Epithelial Ovarian Cancer

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Collagen in Fibrotic Diseases

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Therapy-Induced Senescence Shapes Extracellular Matrix Niches and Fibroblast Function in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

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Integration of nuclear mechanosensing with integrin-extracellular matrix adhesions

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An in vitro model to measure the strength and stiffness of the extracellular matrix synthesized de novo by human fibroblasts

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Arrested Coalescence: A Tool to Explore Tissue Rheology

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Tunable Single-Cell Multistate Nanomechanical Phenotyping by Micropipette-Assisted Atomic Force Microscopy to Dissect Cellular Heterogeneity

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Cancer research driven by cutting-edge multi-disciplinary technologies

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Mapping regulators of cell fate determination: Approaches and challenges

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Matrix molecules associated with both regulation of inflammation and pathogenic outcomes associated with the surface of the lens in the eyes of EAU mice

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Mechanical force sensitive pioneer transcription factors and super-enhancers

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Advanced strategies to improve the accumulation of nanotherapeutics in tumor

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Arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy in children, on the link between injurious mutations and inflammation: Two case reports and review of the literature

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Targeting Piezo1 can improve endometrial fibrosis by inhibiting ferroptosis in endothelial cells

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Retina microrheology via oscillatory atomic force microscopy

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Quantifying mechanical and morphological properties of plantar foot soft tissues: a systematic review of techniques, methods and their clinimetric properties

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Cellular gatekeepers of infected wounds: the dual role of adipocytes in coordinating immunity and regeneration

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Mechanobiology of non-small cell lung cancer: bridging tumor mechanics and therapeutic strategies

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Single-cell transcriptome analysis reveals SOX9 mutation-driven tumor stemness and microenvironment remodeling through the COL1A1–CD44 axis in colorectal cancer

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The CD49b (ITGA2) collagen receptor excludes CD8+ T cell infiltration in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

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Matrix permissiveness regulates 3D confinement of fibroblasts in biosynthetic hydrogel microenvironments

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Extracellular matrix stiffness in chronic liver disease: From mechanisms to treatments

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Engineering ECM-Responsive Nanomedicine to Overcome Tumor Stromal Barriers

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Cell–matrix interactions, force transmission, and mechanosensation

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Measurement and analysis of cellular viscoelastic properties using atomic force microscopy

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Fundamentals and methods of atomic force microscopy for biophysics

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A model for estimating traction force magnitude reveals differential regulation of actomyosin activity and matrix adhesion number in response to smooth muscle cell spreadingPreprint

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Editorial for: “Normative Pancreatic Stiffness Levels and Related Influences Established by Magnetic Resonance Elastography in Volunteers”

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Sustained mechanical tension governs fibrogenic activation of tendon stromal cells in systemic sclerosisPreprint

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Development of Anticancer Drugs: From Mechanical Properties of Tumor Stiffness to Cytoskeleton-Targeting Natural ProductsPreprint

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Laser speckle micro-rheology for investigating the biomechanics of breast cancer progression

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TENSCell: A 3D-Printed Device for High-Magnification Imaging of Stretch-Activated Cells Reveals Divergent Nuclear Behavior to Different Levels of StrainPreprint

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Microfiber platform for oligodendrocyte myelination

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Laser Speckle Micro-rheology for biomechanical mapping of breast carcinoma

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Lipoprotein retention in the vascular wall – a potential therapeutic target?

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Premature arterial stiffening in Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome linked to early induction of Lysyl Oxidase (LOX) and corrected by LOX inhibitionPreprint

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Therapeutic cell reconditioning

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Effects of substrate stiffness on the mechanical characteristics of breast cells using atomic force microscopy

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Faculty Opinions recommendation of Tumour-associated macrophages drive stromal cell-dependent collagen crosslinking and stiffening to promote breast cancer aggression.

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