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Adv Mater
December 2024
Shanghai Xuhui Central Hospital, Zhongshan-Xuhui Hospital, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Medical Epigenetics, Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China.
While tumor organoids have revolutionized cancer research by recapitulating the cellular architecture and behaviors of real tumors in vitro, their lack of functional vasculature hinders their attainment of full physiological capabilities. Current efforts to vascularize organoids are struggling to achieve well-defined vascular networks, mimicking the intricate hierarchy observed in vivo, which restricts the physiological relevance particularly for studying tumor progression and response to therapies targeting the tumor vasculature. An innovative vascularized patient-derived tumor organoids (PDTOs)-on-a-chip with hierarchical, tumor-specific microvasculature is presented, providing a versatile platform to explore tumor-vascular dynamics and antivascular drug efficacy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA 33-year-old female presented with coryzal symptoms, facial swelling, severe haemorrhagic stomatitis, blistering oral mucositis, conjunctival injection and a sparse targetoid rash on the back and face, requiring admission to hospital. She had received the seasonal influenza vaccination 3 days prior to feeling unwell. Differential diagnosis included erythema multiforme major (EMM) secondary to the influenza vaccine or Mycoplasma pneumoniae-induced rash and mucositis (MIRM).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHypertension is the most important risk factor for stroke. For both primary and secondary stroke prevention, the target blood pressure level is 130/80 mmHg in the current guidelines. Intensive blood pressure lowering is useful for the prevention of intracerebral hemorrhage; therefore, blood pressure control of<120/80 mmHg would be beneficial for patients at a high risk of hemorrhagic stroke, including those with factors such as a history of intracerebral hemorrhage, use of more than two antithrombotic drugs, and the presence of more than two cerebral microbleeds.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCureus
October 2024
Pathology, Hospital Universitario "Dr. José Eleuterio González", Monterrey, MEX.
Syphilis, caused by the spirochete , is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) that has seen a resurgence worldwide, particularly among populations at a higher risk of co-infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The disease typically progresses through distinct stages: primary, secondary, latent, and tertiary, each with specific clinical manifestations. Secondary syphilis is characterized by systemic involvement and various mucocutaneous symptoms, including a maculopapular rash that frequently involves the palms and soles along with fever, lymphadenopathy, and mucous membrane lesions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe development of perfusable and multiscale vascular networks remains one of the largest challenges in tissue engineering. As such, there is a need for the creation of customizable and facile methods to produce robustly vascularized constructs. In this study, secondarily crosslinkable (clickable) poly(ethylene glycol)-norbornene (PEGNB) microbeads were produced and evaluated for their ability to sequentially support suspension bioprinting and microvascular self-assembly towards the aim of engineering hierarchical vasculature.
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