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Three Dimensional Honeycomb Patterned Fibrinogen Based Nanofibers Induce Substantial Osteogenic Response of Mesenchymal Stem Cells by Nedjari, Salima, Awaja, Firas, Altankov, George

“…Stem cells therapy offers a viable alternative for treatment of bone disorders to the conventional bone grafting. However clinical therapies are still hindered…”
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Mesenchymal Stem-Cell Remodeling of Adsorbed Type-I Collagen-The Effect of Collagen Oxidation by Komsa-Penkova, Regina, Stavreva, Galya, Belemezova, Kalina, Kyurkchiev, Stanimir, Todinova, Svetla, Altankov, George

“…This study describes the effect of collagen type I (Col I) oxidation on its physiological remodeling by adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells (ADMSCs),…”
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Fibronectin/thermo-responsive polymer scaffold as a dynamic ex vivo niche for mesenchymal stem cells by Ramalho, Laura, Nedjari, Salima, Guarino, Roberto, Awaja, Firas, Gugutkov, Dencho, Altankov, George

“…In this paper, we created a dynamic adhesive environment (DAE) for adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells (ADMSCs) cultured on smart thermo-responsive…”
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Altered Mesenchymal Stem Cells Mechanotransduction from Oxidized Collagen: Morphological and Biophysical Observations by Komsa-Penkova, Regina, Yordanova, Adelina, Tonchev, Pencho, Kyurkchiev, Stanimir, Todinova, Svetla, Strijkova, Velichka, Iliev, Mario, Dimitrov, Borislav, Altankov, George

“…Extracellular matrix (ECM) provides various mechanical cues that are able to affect the self-renewal and differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells (MSC)…”
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Early Stages of Ex Vivo Collagen Glycation Disrupt the Cellular Interaction and Its Remodeling by Mesenchymal Stem Cells-Morphological and Biochemical Evidence by Komsa-Penkova, Regina, Dimitrov, Borislav, Todinova, Svetla, Ivanova, Violina, Stoycheva, Svetoslava, Temnishki, Peter, Georgieva, Galya, Tonchev, Pencho, Iliev, Mario, Altankov, George

“…Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), pivotal for tissue repair, utilize collagen to restore structural integrity in damaged tissue, preserving its organization…”
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Porous hydroxyapatite and gelatin/hydroxyapatite microspheres obtained by calcium phosphate cement emulsion by Perez, Roman A., Del Valle, Sergio, Altankov, George, Ginebra, Maria-Pau

“…Hydroxyapatite and hybrid gelatine/hydroxyapatite microspheres were obtained through a water in oil emulsion of a calcium phosphate cement (CPC). The setting…”
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Recombinant fibronectin fragment III8-10/polylactic acid hybrid nanofibers enhance the bioactivity of titanium surface by Guillem-Marti, Jordi, Boix-Lemonche, Gerard, Gugutkov, Dencho, Ginebra, Maria-Pau, Altankov, George, Manero, Jose M

“…To develop a nanofiber (NF)-based biomimetic coating on titanium (Ti) that mimics the complex spatiotemporal organization of the extracellular matrix (ECM)…”
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Vitronectin alters fibronectin organization at the cell–material interface by González-García, Cristina, Cantini, Marco, Moratal, David, Altankov, George, Salmerón-Sánchez, Manuel

“…Vitronectin favors fibronectin adsorption and facilitates the cell-mediated fibronectin reorganization. •We identify the role of vitronectin in material-driven…”
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Dynamic cell culture on calcium phosphate microcarriers for bone tissue engineering applications by Perez, Roman A, Riccardi, Kiara, Altankov, George, Ginebra, Maria-Pau

“…Developing appropriate cell culturing techniques to populate scaffolds has become a great challenge in tissue engineering. This work describes the use of…”
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Surface modifications of silicon nitride for cellular biosensor applications by Gustavsson, Johan, Altankov, George, Errachid, Abdelhamid, Samitier, Josep, Planell, Josep A., Engel, Elisabeth

“…Thin films of silicon nitride (Si 3 N 4 ) can be used in several kinds of micro-sized biosensors as a material to monitor fine environmental changes related to…”
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Studies on cell-biomaterial interaction: role of tyrosine phosphorylation during fibroblast spreading on surfaces varying in wettability by Groth, Thomas, Altankov, George

“…In a previous study we observed that protein tyrosine phosphorylation was significantly diminished in the focal adhesions of human fibroblasts attached on a…”
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Molecular composition of GAG-collagen I multilayers affects remodeling of terminal layers and osteogenic differentiation of adipose-derived stem cells by Zhao, Mingyan, Altankov, George, Grabiec, Urszula, Bennett, Mark, Salmeron-Sanchez, Manuel, Dehghani, Faramarz, Groth, Thomas

“…[Display omitted] The effect of molecular composition of multilayers, by pairing type I collagen (Col I) with either hyaluronic acid (HA) or chondroitin…”
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Angular-Substituted 1,4Thiazino3,4-aIsoquinolines: Biological Evaluation and In Silico Studies on DPP-IV Inhibition by Pashev, Aleksandar, Petrov, Valentin, Pesheva, Aleksandrina, Petrova, Lidiya, Ilieva, Kalina, Stavreva, Galya, Atanasova, Milena, Cheshmedzhieva, Diana, Altankov, George, Aleksandrova, Teodora

“…Recent studies have discovered that aryl-substituted pyrido[2,1-a]isoquinolines have the potential to be highly active DPP IV inhibitors. In previous studies,…”
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Angular-Substituted [1,4]Thiazino[3,4-a]Isoquinolines: Biological Evaluation and In Silico Studies on DPP-IV Inhibition by Pashev, Aleksandar, Petrov, Valentin, Pesheva, Aleksandrina, Petrova, Lidiya, Ilieva, Kalina, Stavreva, Galya, Atanasova, Milena, Cheshmedzhieva, Diana, Altankov, George, Aleksandrova, Teodora

“…Recent studies have discovered that aryl-substituted pyrido[2,1-a]isoquinolines have the potential to be highly active DPP IV inhibitors. In previous studies,…”
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Establishing multiple osteogenic differentiation pathways of mesenchymal stem cells through different scaffold configurations by Nedjari, Salima, Awaja, Firas, Guarino, Roberto, Gugutkov, Dencho, Altankov, George

“…Mimicking the complex organization of the extracellular matrix (ECM), especially its structure and dimensionality, is necessary to produce living tissues from…”
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PIKfyve inhibitor cytotoxicity requires AKT suppression and excessive cytoplasmic vacuolation by Ikonomov, Ognian C., Altankov, George, Sbrissa, Diego, Shisheva, Assia

“…PIKfyve phosphoinositide kinase produces PtdIns(3,5)P2 and PtdIns5P and governs a myriad of cellular processes including cytoskeleton rearrangements and cell…”
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The strength of the protein-material interaction determines cell fate by González-García, Cristina, Cantini, Marco, Ballester-Beltrán, José, Altankov, George, Salmerón-Sánchez, Manuel

“…ECM proteins adsorbed on the material surface are reorganised by cells after the initial cell-protein interaction. However, cells respond with proteolytic…”
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Type IV collagen conforms to the organization of polylaminin adsorbed on planar substrata by Coelho-Sampaio, Tatiana, Tenchov, Boris, Nascimento, Marcos A., Hochman-Mendez, Camila, Morandi, Verônica, Caarls, Michelle Botelho, Altankov, George

“…Tissue engineering demands the development of scaffolds that mimic natural extracellular matrices (ECM). Despite the success in obtaining synthetic…”
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Morphological and Quantitative Evidence for Altered Mesenchymal Stem Cell Remodeling of Collagen in an Oxidative Environment—Peculiar Effect of Epigallocatechin-3-Gallate by Komsa-Penkova, Regina, Stoycheva, Svetoslava, Tonchev, Pencho, Stavreva, Galya, Todinova, Svetla, Georgieva, Galya, Yordanova, Adelina, Kyurkchiev, Stanimir, Altankov, George

“…Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are involved in the process of extracellular matrix (ECM) remodeling where collagens play a pivotal role. We recently…”
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Dynamic culture of mesenchymal stem cells on thermo-responsive PNIPAM substrate by George, Altankov, Maria, Bianchi

“…Abstract only…”
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