Collagen matrix as a tool in studying fibroblastic cell behavior

Fibroblast morphogenesis on 3D collagen matrices: The balance between cell clustering and cell migration

(2013) Bruno da Rocha-Azevedo et al.   EXPERIMENTAL CELL RESEARCH

Understanding the origin, activation and regulation of matrix-producing myofibroblasts for treatment of fibrotic disease

(2013) Rafael Kramann et al.   JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY

Myocardial matrix–polyethylene glycol hybrid hydrogels for tissue engineering

(2013) Gregory N Grover et al.   NANOTECHNOLOGY

Attachment-regulated signaling networks in the fibroblast-populated 3D collagen matrix

(2013) Mark A. Carlson et al.   Scientific Reports

Matrix Stiffness–Induced Myofibroblast Differentiation Is Mediated by Intrinsic Mechanotransduction

(2012) Xiangwei Huang et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Discoidin domain receptor tyrosine kinases: new players in cancer progression

(2012) Rajeshwari R. Valiathan et al.   CANCER AND METASTASIS REVIEWS

Fibroblast cluster formation on 3D collagen matrices requires cell contraction dependent fibronectin matrix organization

(2012) Bruno da Rocha-Azevedo et al.   EXPERIMENTAL CELL RESEARCH

Contractility in Type III Cochlear Fibrocytes Is Dependent on Non-muscle Myosin II and Intercellular Gap Junctional Coupling

(2012) John J. Kelly et al.   JARO-JOURNAL OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR RESEARCH IN OTOLARYNGOLOGY

α11β1 integrin-mediated MMP-13-dependent collagen lattice contraction by fibroblasts: Evidence for integrin-coordinated collagen proteolysis

(2012) Malgorzata M. Barczyk et al.   JOURNAL OF CELLULAR PHYSIOLOGY

The Impact of Substrate Stiffness and Mechanical Loading on Fibroblast-Induced Scaffold Remodeling

(2012) Ansgar Petersen et al.   TISSUE ENGINEERING PART A

Understanding the role of stromal fibroblasts in cancer progression

(2012) Manisha Tripathi et al.   Cell Adhesion & Migration

Loss of contraction force in dermal fibroblasts with aging due to decreases in myosin light chain phosphorylation enzymes

(2011) Tsutomu Fujimura et al.   ARCHIVES OF PHARMACAL RESEARCH

Fibroblast expression of α-smooth muscle actin, α2β1 integrin and αvβ3 integrin: Influence of surface rigidity

(2011) Christine Jones et al.   EXPERIMENTAL AND MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY

Fibroblasts and myofibroblasts in renal fibrosis

(2011) Soma Meran et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PATHOLOGY

Extracellular matrix and cell signalling: the dynamic cooperation of integrin, proteoglycan and growth factor receptor

(2011) Soo-Hyun Kim et al.   JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGY

A Review of the Role of Mechanical Forces in Cutaneous Wound Healing

(2011) Riaz Agha et al.   JOURNAL OF SURGICAL RESEARCH

Fibroblasts within concentrated collagen hydrogels favour chronic skin wound healing

(2011) Christophe Helary et al.   Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine

Cell Motility and Mechanics in Three-Dimensional Collagen Matrices

(2010) Frederick Grinnell et al.   Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology

Cross-Linking of Type I Collagen with Microbial Transglutaminase: Identification of Cross-Linking Sites

(2010) Ines Stachel et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

The effect of matrix characteristics on fibroblast proliferation in 3D gels

(2010) Katrin Bott et al.   BIOMATERIALS

The Fibroblast Integrin α11β1 Is Induced in a Mechanosensitive Manner Involving Activin A and Regulates Myofibroblast Differentiation

(2010) Sergio Carracedo et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Feedback amplification of fibrosis through matrix stiffening and COX-2 suppression

(2010) Fei Liu et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

Extracellular Matrix Fibronectin Stimulates the Self-Assembly of Microtissues on Native Collagen Gels

(2010) Carlos A. Sevilla et al.   TISSUE ENGINEERING PART A

Collagen-based cell migration models in vitro and in vivo

(2009) Katarina Wolf et al.   SEMINARS IN CELL & DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

Guiding cell migration in 3D: A collagen matrix with graded directional stiffness

(2009) Ektoras Hadjipanayi et al.   CELL MOTILITY AND THE CYTOSKELETON

Tissue stiffness, latent TGF-β1 Activation, and mechanical signal transduction: Implications for the pathogenesis and treatment of fibrosis

(2009) Boris Hinz   Current Rheumatology Reports

Cell response to matrix mechanics: Focus on collagen

(2008) Anne L. Plant et al.   BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH

Close dependence of fibroblast proliferation on collagen scaffold matrix stiffness

(2008) E. Hadjipanayi et al.   Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine

Growth control by intracellular tension and extracellular stiffness

(2008) Richard K. Assoian et al.   TRENDS IN CELL BIOLOGY

Physical and chemical modifications of collagen gels: Impact on diffusion

(2007) Arne Erikson et al.   BIOPOLYMERS