Scientists have found an essential factor from the extracellular matrix that regulates functionality of the breast tissue for instance during pregnancy. Scientists at the University of Helsinki have ...

In most tissues, cells are surrounded by an extracellular matrix (ECM) containing proteins such as collagen, laminin, and fibronectin. The ECM plays an important role in regulating cell function. ECM ...

Future Oncol. 2012;8(11):1427-1442. In the following sections we discuss the different constituents of the microenvironment and how they are influenced and modified by the tumor cells. Taken together, ...

Tokyo, Japan – Recreating native physiological processes in manmade materials imitating the biological structures involved in wound healing has proved to be a lasting challenge. The main problems are ...