Intercellular adhesion can be mediated by adherens junctions, tight junctions and desmosomes, whereas cells can interact with extracellular matrix molecules through focal adhesions ...

In diabetes, sustained hyperglycemia causes increased intracellular concentrations of glucose metabolites in endothelial cells ... and induction of adhesion molecules. This review describes ...

Dec. 18, 2024 — Scientists have generated human stem cell models which contain notochord -- a tissue in the developing embryo that acts like a navigation system, directing cells where to build ...

Jan. 14, 2025 — Researchers have developed a gene-editing treatment for prion disease that extends lifespan by about 50 percent in a mouse model of the fatal neurodegenerative condition. The ...

In atherosclerosis, the vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) contributes to vessel ... Atherosclerosis involves multiple processes including endothelial dysfunction, inflammation, vascular ...

Regenerative medicine has significantly impacted orthopaedic surgery by introducing biological therapies aimed at repairing, ...

A combination of intermittent fasting and administering Wnt3a proteins to a bone injury can rejuvenate bone repair in aged mice.

Lipophosphopeptidoglycan and serine threonine isoleucine-rich protein are newly identified parasitic adhesion factors that mediate cytotoxicity. E. histolytica specifically upregulate KERP1 on its ...