Collagen, a key structural component of the extracellular matrix, undergoes significant remodeling during carcinogenesis. However, the important role of collagen levels in breast cancer diagnostics still lacks effective in vivo detection techniques t...
Real-time monitoring of gait characteristics is crucial for applications in health monitoring, patient rehabilitation feedback, and telemedicine. However, the effective and stable acquisition and automatic analysis of gait information remain signific...
Gastric cancer : official journal of the International Gastric Cancer Association and the Japanese Gastric Cancer Association
Sep 14, 2024
BACKGROUND: Accurate prediction of peritoneal recurrence for gastric cancer (GC) is crucial in clinic. The collagen alterations in tumor microenvironment affect the migration and treatment response of cancer cells. Herein, we proposed multitask machi...
Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society
Aug 23, 2024
A U-Net machine learning algorithm was adapted to automatically segment tendon collagen fibril cross-sections from serial block face scanning electron microscopy (SBF-SEM) and create three-dimensional (3D) renderings. We compared the performance of r...
American journal of physiology. Cell physiology
Apr 22, 2024
Bleomycin (BLM)-induced lung injury in mice is a valuable model for investigating the molecular mechanisms that drive inflammation and fibrosis and for evaluating potential therapeutic approaches to treat the disease. Given high variability in the BL...
Forensic science, medicine, and pathology
Apr 18, 2024
The study investigated the relationship between the histological compositions of the tricuspid, pulmonary, mitral, and aortic valves, and age. All 85 fresh human hearts were obtained with an age range between 20 and 90 years. The central area of the ...
pH fluctuations within the extracellular matrix (ECM) and its principal constituent collagen, particularly in solid tumors and chronic wounds, may influence its structure and function. Whereas previous research examined the impact of pH on collagen f...
Computer methods in biomechanics and biomedical engineering
Feb 15, 2024
Scar tissue is connective tissue formed on the wound during the wound-healing process. The most significant distinction between scar tissue and normal tissue is the appearance of covalent cross-linking and the amount of collagen fibers in the tissue....
The role of fibrillar collagen in the tissue microenvironment is critical in disease contexts ranging from cancers to chronic inflammations, as evidenced by many studies. Quantifying fibrillar collagen organization has become a powerful approach for ...
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Sep 26, 2022
Collagen is the most abundant structural protein in humans, providing crucial mechanical properties, including high strength and toughness, in tissues. Collagen-based biomaterials are, therefore, used for tissue repair and regeneration. Utilizing col...
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