Role of three-dimensional matrix stiffness in regulating the chemoresistance of hepatocellular carcinoma cells

Encapsulated human hepatocellular carcinoma cells by alginate gel beads as an in vitro metastasis model

(2013) Xiao-xi Xu et al.   EXPERIMENTAL CELL RESEARCH

Stiff Collagen Matrices Increase Tumorigenic Prolactin Signaling in Breast Cancer Cells

(2013) Craig E. Barcus et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

The effect of electrostatic microencapsulation process on biological properties of tumour cells

(2013) Nan Li et al.   JOURNAL OF MICROENCAPSULATION

Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress–Induced Resistance to Doxorubicin Is Reversed by Paeonol Treatment in Human Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cells

(2013) Lulu Fan et al.   PLoS One

Matrix Stiffness in Three-Dimensional Systems Effects on the Behavior of C3A Cells

(2012) Xiaobo Huang et al.   ARTIFICIAL ORGANS

Tuning liver stiffness against tumours: An in vitro study using entrapped cells in tumour-like microcapsules

(2012) Aldo Leal-Egaña et al.   Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

Soft fibrin gels promote selection and growth of tumorigenic cells

(2012) Jing Liu et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Three-Dimensional-Engineered Matrix to Study Cancer Stem Cells and Tumorsphere Formation: Effect of Matrix Modulus

(2012) Xiaoming Yang et al.   TISSUE ENGINEERING PART A

Hydrogels for in vivo -like three-dimensional cellular studies

(2012) Ross DeVolder et al.   Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-Systems Biology and Medicine

Induction of ER stress protects gastric cancer cells against apoptosis induced by cisplatin and doxorubicin through activation of p38 MAPK

(2011) Ruo Feng et al.   BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS

A cell-instructive hydrogel to regulate malignancy of 3D tumor spheroids with matrix rigidity

(2011) Youyun Liang et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Hypoxia-mediated drug resistance: Novel insights on the functional interaction of HIFs and cell death pathways

(2011) Nadine Rohwer et al.   DRUG RESISTANCE UPDATES

Alginate: Properties and biomedical applications

(2011) Kuen Yong Lee et al.   PROGRESS IN POLYMER SCIENCE

Matrix stiffness modulates proliferation, chemotherapeutic response, and dormancy in hepatocellular carcinoma cells

(2010) Jörg Schrader et al.   HEPATOLOGY

Mechanical stiffness of liver tissues in relation to integrin β1 expression may influence the development of hepatic cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma

(2010) Gang Zhao et al.   JOURNAL OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY

Akt is the downstream target of GRP78 in mediating cisplatin resistance in ER stress-tolerant human lung cancer cells

(2010) Yidan Lin et al.   LUNG CANCER

Forcing form and function: biomechanical regulation of tumor evolution

(2010) Hongmei Yu et al.   TRENDS IN CELL BIOLOGY

PEGDA hydrogels with patterned elasticity: Novel tools for the study of cell response to substrate rigidity

(2009) Stephanie Nemir et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOENGINEERING

Matrix Crosslinking Forces Tumor Progression by Enhancing Integrin Signaling

(2009) Kandice R. Levental et al.   CELL

The Desmoplastic Reaction Surrounding Hepatic Colorectal Adenocarcinoma Metastases Aids Tumor Growth and Survival via  v Integrin Ligation

(2008) J. A. Conti et al.   CLINICAL CANCER RESEARCH