Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have developed a way to treat ageing-related muscular atrophy using regenerative medicine. Conventional methods to implant myoblasts, precursors to ...

New research has uncovered a complex interplay between extracellular matrix (ECM) structure and the transcriptional responses ...

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Anti-inflammatory medications are a cornerstone of treatment for mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) but your diet also is important. Eating foods that suppress inflammation may help prevent ...

Patients with connective tissue diseases who experienced COVID-19-related hospitalization, severe inpatient stays, and mortality were predominantly older and men. Using glucocorticoids, rituzimab, or ...

China Macrophages are innate immune cells present in all tissues and play an important role in almost all aspects of the biology of living organisms. Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are released by cells ...

Additionally, skeletal muscle-specific somatic stem cells, called satellite cells, lose their ability to adhere to tissue after being cultured in vitro and transforming into myoblasts. To overcome ...

Matrix elements and fibrotic changes. Major components of the extracellular matrix (connective tissue) of the liver and the four most important changes in the fibrotic matrix. Formal pathogenesis ...