1. Academic Background Cardiovascular diseases, especially myocardial infarction (MI), are among the leading causes of death and disability worldwide. After a myocardial infarction, up to one billion cardiomyocytes (CM) can be lost in just a few hours. However, adult myocardial tissue itself has extremely low regenerative capacity, which means the ...
New Mechanism of Immune Cell Migration Revealed: How Monocytes “Pioneer Their Path” in the Tumor Microenvironment I. Academic Research Background and the Central Question Cell migration is a crucial biological process in life, encompassing embryonic development, tissue repair, immune responses, and the progression of various diseases. In the contex...
Academic Background Scar formation is a common issue following trauma, burns, and other complications, significantly impacting the quality of life for millions of people worldwide. Fibroblasts play a central role in pathological scar formation, making them a common target for developing new therapies to promote healing and reduce scarring. Recent s...
Research Background Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are one of the leading causes of death worldwide, particularly among patients with diabetes and insulin resistance, where the risk of CVD is significantly elevated. Although the prognosis for diabetic patients has improved in recent years, their CVD-related mortality rate remains 2 to 7 times higher...
Incorporating Bone-Derived Extracellular Matrix (Bone-Derived ECM) into Macroporous Microribbon Scaffolds Accelerates Bone Regeneration Research Report With the continuous progress in the biomedical field, the application of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine in various tissue repairs has become increasingly important. However, research o...
The Biological Basis of Regional ECM Breakdown and Nerve Invasion in Pancreatic Cancer Background Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is one of the most aggressive types of cancer, typically associated with a highly fibrotic stroma, which can account for about 90% of the tumor mass. Although morphological heterogeneity is not addressed in routi...
Physical Immunoevasion: Attenuated Mechanical Communication Facilitates Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Cells to Evade Macrophage Attack Background Introduction Cancer metastasis is a complex and daunting challenge, with metastatic cancer cells capable of evading immune cell attacks, breaching the extracellular matrix (ECM), and migrating to other sit...