Mechanical Response of Mouse Cervices Lacking Decorin and Biglycan During Pregnancy

Combination of histochemical analyses and micro-MRI reveals regional changes of the murine cervix in preparation for labor

(2021) Antara Chatterjee et al.   Scientific Reports

Differentiated activities of decorin and biglycan in the progression of post-traumatic osteoarthritis

(2021) B. Han et al.   OSTEOARTHRITIS AND CARTILAGE

Transcriptome and proteome dynamics of cervical remodeling in the mouse during pregnancy

(2021) Shanmugasundaram Nallasamy et al.   BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION

Novel regulatory roles of small leucine-rich proteoglycans in remodeling of the uterine cervix in pregnancy

(2021) Mariano Colon-Caraballo et al.   MATRIX BIOLOGY

Induced Knockdown of Decorin, Alone and in Tandem with Biglycan Knockdown, Directly Increases Aged Tendon Viscoelasticity

(2020) Ryan Leiphart et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICAL ENGINEERING-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME

Biaxial biomechanical properties of the nonpregnant murine cervix and uterus

(2019) Cassandra K. Conway et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS

Anisotropic Material Characterization of Human Cervix Tissue Based on Indentation and Inverse Finite Element Analysis

(2019) Lei Shi et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICAL ENGINEERING-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME

Quantitative assessment of cervical softening during pregnancy with shear wave elasticity imaging: an in vivo longitudinal study

(2019) Lindsey C. Carlson et al.   Interface Focus

Mechanics of cervical remodelling: insights from rodent models of pregnancy

(2019) Kyoko Yoshida et al.   Interface Focus

Decorin Regulates the Aggrecan Network Integrity and Biomechanical Functions of Cartilage Extracellular Matrix

(2019) Biao Han et al.   ACS Nano

The mechanical response of the mouse cervix to tensile cyclic loading in term and preterm pregnancy

(2018) C. Jayyosi et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

Steroid Hormones Are Key Modulators of Tissue Mechanical Function via Regulation of Collagen and Elastic Fibers

(2017) Shanmugasundaram Nallasamy et al.   ENDOCRINOLOGY

Tensile Mechanical Properties and Dynamic Collagen Fiber Re-Alignment of the Murine Cervix Are Dramatically Altered Throughout Pregnancy

(2017) Carrie E. Barnum et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICAL ENGINEERING-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME

Decorin and biglycan are necessary for maintaining collagen fibril structure, fiber realignment, and mechanical properties of mature tendons

(2017) Kelsey A. Robinson et al.   MATRIX BIOLOGY

The pathophysiology of human premature cervical remodeling resulting in spontaneous preterm birth: Where are we now?

(2017) Joy Vink et al.   SEMINARS IN PERINATOLOGY

Material properties of mouse cervical tissue in normal gestation

(2016) Kyoko Yoshida et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

Selective enzymatic removal of elastin and collagen from human abdominal aortas: Uniaxial mechanical response and constitutive modeling

(2015) Andreas J. Schriefl et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

Achilles tendons from decorin- and biglycan-null mouse models have inferior mechanical and structural properties predicted by an image-based empirical damage model

(2015) J.A. Gordon et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS

Proteoglycan form and function: A comprehensive nomenclature of proteoglycans

(2015) Renato V. Iozzo et al.   MATRIX BIOLOGY

Compensatory fetal membrane mechanisms between biglycan and decorin in inflammation

(2015) Luciana Batalha de Miranda de Araujo et al.   MOLECULAR REPRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT

Quantitative Evaluation of Collagen Crosslinks and Corresponding Tensile Mechanical Properties in Mouse Cervical Tissue during Normal Pregnancy

(2014) Kyoko Yoshida et al.   PLoS One

Prostaglandins Are Essential for Cervical Ripening in LPS-Mediated Preterm Birth But Not Term or Antiprogestin-Driven Preterm Ripening

(2013) Brenda C. Timmons et al.   ENDOCRINOLOGY

The role of elastin and collagen in the softening behavior of the human thoracic aortic media

(2013) Hannah Weisbecker et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS

Biglycan and decorin differentially regulate signaling in the fetal membranes

(2013) Zhiping Wu et al.   MATRIX BIOLOGY

A novel procedure for the mechanical characterization of the uterine cervix during pregnancy

(2012) Sabrina Badir et al.   Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

Uterine Dysfunction in Biglycan and Decorin Deficient Mice Leads to Dystocia during Parturition

(2012) Zhiping Wu et al.   PLoS One

A compact fiber-optic SHG scanning endomicroscope and its application to visualize cervical remodeling during pregnancy

(2012) Y. Zhang et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Cervical Softening During Pregnancy: Regulated Changes in Collagen Cross-Linking and Composition of Matricellular Proteins in the Mouse1

(2011) Meredith L. Akins et al.   BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION

Structure and function of the skeletal muscle extracellular matrix

(2011) Allison R. Gillies et al.   MUSCLE & NERVE

A mouse model of spontaneous preterm birth based on the genetic ablation of biglycan and decorin

(2011) Megan L Calmus et al.   REPRODUCTION

Second harmonic generation imaging as a potential tool for staging pregnancy and predicting preterm birth

(2010) Meredith L. Akins et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS

Changes in the biochemical constituents and morphologic appearance of the human cervical stroma during pregnancy

(2009) Kristin Myers et al.   European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Connective Tissue and Related Disorders and Preterm Birth: Clues to Genes Contributing to Prematurity

(2009) E.A. Anum et al.   PLACENTA

Relationships Between Mechanical Properties and Extracellular Matrix Constituents of the Cervical Stroma During Pregnancy

(2009) Michael House et al.   SEMINARS IN PERINATOLOGY

The Estrous Cycle Modulates Small Leucine-Rich Proteoglycans Expression in Mouse Uterine Tissues

(2008) Renato M. Salgado et al.   Anatomical Record-Advances in Integrative Anatomy and Evolutionary Biology