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Materials science and engineering are strongly developing tools with increasing impact in the biotechnological and biomedical areas. Interestingly, research in molecular and cellular biology is often at the core of the design and development of materials-based approaches, providing biological rationale. Focused on research relying on biology–materials interaction, IJMS launched a Special Issue named “Cells and Materials for Disease Modeling and Regenerative Medicine”. The aim of the Special Issue was to generate a compilation of in vitro and in vivo strategies based on cell–material interactions. This book compiles the papers published in that Special Issue and includes a selection of six original scientific experimental articles and six comprehensive reviews. We are convinced that this collection of articles shows representative examples of the state of the art in the field, unveiling the relevance of materials research in generating new regenerative medicine and disease modeling approaches.

Research & information: general --- Leigh syndrome --- mitochondrial disorder --- iPSC --- NSC --- neuron --- disease modeling --- mtDNA --- high hydrostatic pressure --- devitalization --- decellularization --- allografts --- regenerative medicine --- bone and cartilage regeneration --- dentogenesis --- amelogenesis --- dentinogenesis --- cementogenesis --- drug release materials --- scaffolds --- odontogenic cells --- stem cells --- whole-tooth regeneration --- psoriasis --- cyclic adenosine monophosphate --- cholera toxin --- isoproterenol --- tissue engineering --- extracellular matrix --- collagen --- elastin --- bladder --- compliance --- microarchitecture --- biomimicry --- blood cancer --- bone marrow --- niche --- microenvironment --- 3D models --- tumor-on-a-chip --- leukemia --- myeloma --- biomaterials --- cytokines --- growth factors --- cardiac tissue regeneration --- adipose tissue --- fibrosis --- in vitro models --- in vivo models --- dental pulp stem cells --- osteogenesis --- rheumatoid arthritis --- mesenchymal stromal cells --- co-culture --- 3D cell culture --- explants --- joint-on-a-chip --- piezoelectric --- electroactive --- patterning --- cell differentiation --- bone tissue engineering --- Leigh syndrome --- mitochondrial disorder --- iPSC --- NSC --- neuron --- disease modeling --- mtDNA --- high hydrostatic pressure --- devitalization --- decellularization --- allografts --- regenerative medicine --- bone and cartilage regeneration --- dentogenesis --- amelogenesis --- dentinogenesis --- cementogenesis --- drug release materials --- scaffolds --- odontogenic cells --- stem cells --- whole-tooth regeneration --- psoriasis --- cyclic adenosine monophosphate --- cholera toxin --- isoproterenol --- tissue engineering --- extracellular matrix --- collagen --- elastin --- bladder --- compliance --- microarchitecture --- biomimicry --- blood cancer --- bone marrow --- niche --- microenvironment --- 3D models --- tumor-on-a-chip --- leukemia --- myeloma --- biomaterials --- cytokines --- growth factors --- cardiac tissue regeneration --- adipose tissue --- fibrosis --- in vitro models --- in vivo models --- dental pulp stem cells --- osteogenesis --- rheumatoid arthritis --- mesenchymal stromal cells --- co-culture --- 3D cell culture --- explants --- joint-on-a-chip --- piezoelectric --- electroactive --- patterning --- cell differentiation --- bone tissue engineering

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Recently, stem cells have been drawing increasing interest in basic and translational research that aims to understand stem cell biology and generate new therapies for various disorders. Many stem cells can be cultured in 2D relatively easily using tissue culture plastic. However, many of these cultures do not represent the natural conditions of stem cells in the body. In the body, microenvironments include numerous supporting cells and molecules. Therefore, researchers and clinicians have sought ideal stem cell preparations for basic research and clinical applications, which may be attainable through 3D culture of stem cells. The 3D cultures mimic the conditions of the natural environment of stem cells better, as cells in 3D cultures exhibit many unique and desirable characteristics that could be beneficial for therapeutic interventions. 3D stem cell cultures may employ supporting structures, such as various matrices or scaffolds, in addition to stem cells, to support complex structures. This book brings together recent research on 3D cultures of various stem cells to increase the basic understanding of stem cell culture techniques and also to highlight stem cell preparations for possible novel therapeutic applications.

hematopoiesis --- hematopoietic stem cells --- stem cell culture --- 2D culture --- 3D culture --- embryonic stem cells --- three-dimensional --- self-assembling scaffold --- pluripotency --- culture conditions --- expansion --- growth --- niche --- human cortical progenitors --- silicon pillars --- cell growth --- hiPSC-derived neural progenitors --- cerebral cortex --- carcinogen --- protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) --- intestinal tumor --- intestinal organoid --- Lgr5+ crypt stem cell --- mouse embryonic stem cell --- differentiation protocol --- ureteric bud progenitor cells --- 3D kidney organoids --- intestinal organoids --- canine intestine --- differentiation --- organoid culture --- induced pluripotent stem cells --- neurospheres --- neurite outgrowth --- neurotoxicity --- hBM-MSCs --- cytokines --- tenogenic markers --- cyclic strain --- 3D microenvironment --- PLGA carriers --- bioreactor --- cardiac microtissues --- iPSC-derived cardiomyocytes --- cardiac fibroblasts --- cardiac fibrosis --- cardiac rhythm --- TGF-β signalling --- drug screening --- in vitro model --- stem cell --- 3D --- culture condition --- regenerative medicine --- scaffold --- organoid --- adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells --- stromal vascular fraction --- platelet rich plasma --- platelet concentrates --- veterinary regenerative medicine

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Vision is the most important sense in higher mammals. The retina is the first step in visual processing and the window to the brain. It is not surprising that problems arising in the retina lead to moderate to severe visual impairments. We offer here a collection of reviews as well as original papers dealing with various aspects of retinal function as well as dysfunction. New approaches in retinal research are described, such as the expression and localization of the endocannabinoid system in the normal retina and the role of cannabinoid receptors that could offer new avenues of research in the development of potential treatments for retinal diseases. Moreover, new insights are offered in advancing knowledge towards the prevention and cure of visual pathologies, mainly AMD, RP, and diabetic retinopathy.

Medicine --- Neurosciences --- eye --- retina --- development --- vascularization --- hypoxia --- autophagy --- programmed cell death --- cellular senescence --- retinogenesis --- altricial bird species --- precocial bird species --- senescence-associated galactosidase activity --- diabetes mellitus --- retinopathy --- microvascular --- complication --- optical coherence tomography --- angiography --- black --- African-American --- systemic disease --- biomarker --- retinal degenerative diseases --- mesenchymal stem cells --- stem cell therapy --- experimental models --- clinical trials --- AMD --- age-related macular degeneration --- trichostatin A (TSA) --- HDAC --- histone deacetylase --- vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) --- retinal degeneration --- endoplasmic reticulum --- stress response --- unfolded protein response --- GRP78 --- retinal glial cell --- diabetic retinopathy --- zebrafish --- neurovascular unit --- microvascular complications and dysfunction --- metabolism --- motor protein --- myosin 1C --- photoreceptor --- rhodopsin --- outer segments --- visual function --- macroglia --- astrocytes --- Müller cells --- optic nerve crush --- retinal ganglion cells --- spinal cord injury --- signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 --- epidermal growth factor --- Drp1 --- apoptosis --- mitochondria --- microglia --- neurodegeneration --- multiple sclerosis --- retinal microglia --- microglia morphotype --- light damage --- functional analysis --- early detection --- remodeling --- lactate --- GPR81 --- HCAR1 --- growth cone --- dLGN --- axon --- 3,5-DHBA --- kallikrein-kinin system --- kinin receptors --- GFAP --- osteopontin --- retinal detachment --- diabetes --- antioxidants --- bioenergetics --- respiration --- ATP --- glucagon-like peptide-1 --- exendin-4 --- catalase --- immunohistochemistry --- electron microscopy --- Charles Bonnet syndrome --- EEG --- visual hallucination --- resting state --- high-fat diet --- gut microbiome --- gut-retina axis --- RNA sequencing --- germ-free mice --- complement cascade --- angiogenesis --- retinal inflammation --- AII amacrine cell --- Prox1 --- parvalbumin --- gap junction --- eccentricity --- ON/OFF asymmetry --- arterioles --- betulinic acid --- ischemia-reperfusion injury --- reactive oxygen species --- retinal vessels --- retinal fluorescence imaging --- amyloid --- cognitive decline --- Alzheimer's disease --- optic neuritis --- oxidative stress --- neuroprotection --- fingolimod --- iPSC-RPE --- retinal pigment epithelium --- immunodeficient RCS rat --- ultrathin parylene --- retinal transplantation --- CD4+CD25+ --- inflammation --- iPSC --- typical cannabinoid receptors --- atypical cannabinoid receptors --- electroretinography --- monkeys --- visual system --- eye inflammation --- lipopolysaccharide --- natural bioactive extracts --- Ac2-26 --- FPR receptor --- inflammatory mediators --- retinal light injury --- LED screen --- optical filter --- retinal protection --- regeneration --- progenitor cell --- hyperglycemia --- photoreceptors --- neurod --- Notch --- eye --- retina --- development --- vascularization --- hypoxia --- autophagy --- programmed cell death --- cellular senescence --- retinogenesis --- altricial bird species --- precocial bird species --- senescence-associated galactosidase activity --- diabetes mellitus --- retinopathy --- microvascular --- complication --- optical coherence tomography --- angiography --- black --- African-American --- systemic disease --- biomarker --- retinal degenerative diseases --- mesenchymal stem cells --- stem cell therapy --- experimental models --- clinical trials --- AMD --- age-related macular degeneration --- trichostatin A (TSA) --- HDAC --- histone deacetylase --- vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) --- retinal degeneration --- endoplasmic reticulum --- stress response --- unfolded protein response --- GRP78 --- retinal glial cell --- diabetic retinopathy --- zebrafish --- neurovascular unit --- microvascular complications and dysfunction --- metabolism --- motor protein --- myosin 1C --- photoreceptor --- rhodopsin --- outer segments --- visual function --- macroglia --- astrocytes --- Müller cells --- optic nerve crush --- retinal ganglion cells --- spinal cord injury --- signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 --- epidermal growth factor --- Drp1 --- apoptosis --- mitochondria --- microglia --- neurodegeneration --- multiple sclerosis --- retinal microglia --- microglia morphotype --- light damage --- functional analysis --- early detection --- remodeling --- lactate --- GPR81 --- HCAR1 --- growth cone --- dLGN --- axon --- 3,5-DHBA --- kallikrein-kinin system --- kinin receptors --- GFAP --- osteopontin --- retinal detachment --- diabetes --- antioxidants --- bioenergetics --- respiration --- ATP --- glucagon-like peptide-1 --- exendin-4 --- catalase --- immunohistochemistry --- electron microscopy --- Charles Bonnet syndrome --- EEG --- visual hallucination --- resting state --- high-fat diet --- gut microbiome --- gut-retina axis --- RNA sequencing --- germ-free mice --- complement cascade --- angiogenesis --- retinal inflammation --- AII amacrine cell --- Prox1 --- parvalbumin --- gap junction --- eccentricity --- ON/OFF asymmetry --- arterioles --- betulinic acid --- ischemia-reperfusion injury --- reactive oxygen species --- retinal vessels --- retinal fluorescence imaging --- amyloid --- cognitive decline --- Alzheimer's disease --- optic neuritis --- oxidative stress --- neuroprotection --- fingolimod --- iPSC-RPE --- retinal pigment epithelium --- immunodeficient RCS rat --- ultrathin parylene --- retinal transplantation --- CD4+CD25+ --- inflammation --- iPSC --- typical cannabinoid receptors --- atypical cannabinoid receptors --- electroretinography --- monkeys --- visual system --- eye inflammation --- lipopolysaccharide --- natural bioactive extracts --- Ac2-26 --- FPR receptor --- inflammatory mediators --- retinal light injury --- LED screen --- optical filter --- retinal protection --- regeneration --- progenitor cell --- hyperglycemia --- photoreceptors --- neurod --- Notch

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Vision is the most important sense in higher mammals. The retina is the first step in visual processing and the window to the brain. It is not surprising that problems arising in the retina lead to moderate to severe visual impairments. We offer here a collection of reviews as well as original papers dealing with various aspects of retinal function as well as dysfunction. New approaches in retinal research are described, such as the expression and localization of the endocannabinoid system in the normal retina and the role of cannabinoid receptors that could offer new avenues of research in the development of potential treatments for retinal diseases. Moreover, new insights are offered in advancing knowledge towards the prevention and cure of visual pathologies, mainly AMD, RP, and diabetic retinopathy.

eye --- retina --- development --- vascularization --- hypoxia --- autophagy --- programmed cell death --- cellular senescence --- retinogenesis --- altricial bird species --- precocial bird species --- senescence-associated galactosidase activity --- diabetes mellitus --- retinopathy --- microvascular --- complication --- optical coherence tomography --- angiography --- black --- African-American --- systemic disease --- biomarker --- retinal degenerative diseases --- mesenchymal stem cells --- stem cell therapy --- experimental models --- clinical trials --- AMD --- age-related macular degeneration --- trichostatin A (TSA) --- HDAC --- histone deacetylase --- vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) --- retinal degeneration --- endoplasmic reticulum --- stress response --- unfolded protein response --- GRP78 --- retinal glial cell --- diabetic retinopathy --- zebrafish --- neurovascular unit --- microvascular complications and dysfunction --- metabolism --- motor protein --- myosin 1C --- photoreceptor --- rhodopsin --- outer segments --- visual function --- macroglia --- astrocytes --- Müller cells --- optic nerve crush --- retinal ganglion cells --- spinal cord injury --- signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 --- epidermal growth factor --- Drp1 --- apoptosis --- mitochondria --- microglia --- neurodegeneration --- multiple sclerosis --- retinal microglia --- microglia morphotype --- light damage --- functional analysis --- early detection --- remodeling --- lactate --- GPR81 --- HCAR1 --- growth cone --- dLGN --- axon --- 3,5-DHBA --- kallikrein-kinin system --- kinin receptors --- GFAP --- osteopontin --- retinal detachment --- diabetes --- antioxidants --- bioenergetics --- respiration --- ATP --- glucagon-like peptide-1 --- exendin-4 --- catalase --- immunohistochemistry --- electron microscopy --- Charles Bonnet syndrome --- EEG --- visual hallucination --- resting state --- high-fat diet --- gut microbiome --- gut-retina axis --- RNA sequencing --- germ-free mice --- complement cascade --- angiogenesis --- retinal inflammation --- AII amacrine cell --- Prox1 --- parvalbumin --- gap junction --- eccentricity --- ON/OFF asymmetry --- arterioles --- betulinic acid --- ischemia-reperfusion injury --- reactive oxygen species --- retinal vessels --- retinal fluorescence imaging --- amyloid --- cognitive decline --- Alzheimer’s disease --- optic neuritis --- oxidative stress --- neuroprotection --- fingolimod --- iPSC-RPE --- retinal pigment epithelium --- immunodeficient RCS rat --- ultrathin parylene --- retinal transplantation --- CD4+CD25+ --- inflammation --- iPSC --- typical cannabinoid receptors --- atypical cannabinoid receptors --- electroretinography --- monkeys --- visual system --- eye inflammation --- lipopolysaccharide --- natural bioactive extracts --- Ac2-26 --- FPR receptor --- inflammatory mediators --- retinal light injury --- LED screen --- optical filter --- retinal protection --- regeneration --- progenitor cell --- hyperglycemia --- photoreceptors --- neurod --- Notch --- n/a --- Müller cells --- Alzheimer's disease

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Recently, stem cells have been drawing increasing interest in basic and translational research that aims to understand stem cell biology and generate new therapies for various disorders. Many stem cells can be cultured in 2D relatively easily using tissue culture plastic. However, many of these cultures do not represent the natural conditions of stem cells in the body. In the body, microenvironments include numerous supporting cells and molecules. Therefore, researchers and clinicians have sought ideal stem cell preparations for basic research and clinical applications, which may be attainable through 3D culture of stem cells. The 3D cultures mimic the conditions of the natural environment of stem cells better, as cells in 3D cultures exhibit many unique and desirable characteristics that could be beneficial for therapeutic interventions. 3D stem cell cultures may employ supporting structures, such as various matrices or scaffolds, in addition to stem cells, to support complex structures. This book brings together recent research on 3D cultures of various stem cells to increase the basic understanding of stem cell culture techniques and also to highlight stem cell preparations for possible novel therapeutic applications.

Research & information: general --- Biology, life sciences --- hematopoiesis --- hematopoietic stem cells --- stem cell culture --- 2D culture --- 3D culture --- embryonic stem cells --- three-dimensional --- self-assembling scaffold --- pluripotency --- culture conditions --- expansion --- growth --- niche --- human cortical progenitors --- silicon pillars --- cell growth --- hiPSC-derived neural progenitors --- cerebral cortex --- carcinogen --- protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) --- intestinal tumor --- intestinal organoid --- Lgr5+ crypt stem cell --- mouse embryonic stem cell --- differentiation protocol --- ureteric bud progenitor cells --- 3D kidney organoids --- intestinal organoids --- canine intestine --- differentiation --- organoid culture --- induced pluripotent stem cells --- neurospheres --- neurite outgrowth --- neurotoxicity --- hBM-MSCs --- cytokines --- tenogenic markers --- cyclic strain --- 3D microenvironment --- PLGA carriers --- bioreactor --- cardiac microtissues --- iPSC-derived cardiomyocytes --- cardiac fibroblasts --- cardiac fibrosis --- cardiac rhythm --- TGF-β signalling --- drug screening --- in vitro model --- stem cell --- 3D --- culture condition --- regenerative medicine --- scaffold --- organoid --- adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells --- stromal vascular fraction --- platelet rich plasma --- platelet concentrates --- veterinary regenerative medicine --- hematopoiesis --- hematopoietic stem cells --- stem cell culture --- 2D culture --- 3D culture --- embryonic stem cells --- three-dimensional --- self-assembling scaffold --- pluripotency --- culture conditions --- expansion --- growth --- niche --- human cortical progenitors --- silicon pillars --- cell growth --- hiPSC-derived neural progenitors --- cerebral cortex --- carcinogen --- protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) --- intestinal tumor --- intestinal organoid --- Lgr5+ crypt stem cell --- mouse embryonic stem cell --- differentiation protocol --- ureteric bud progenitor cells --- 3D kidney organoids --- intestinal organoids --- canine intestine --- differentiation --- organoid culture --- induced pluripotent stem cells --- neurospheres --- neurite outgrowth --- neurotoxicity --- hBM-MSCs --- cytokines --- tenogenic markers --- cyclic strain --- 3D microenvironment --- PLGA carriers --- bioreactor --- cardiac microtissues --- iPSC-derived cardiomyocytes --- cardiac fibroblasts --- cardiac fibrosis --- cardiac rhythm --- TGF-β signalling --- drug screening --- in vitro model --- stem cell --- 3D --- culture condition --- regenerative medicine --- scaffold --- organoid --- adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells --- stromal vascular fraction --- platelet rich plasma --- platelet concentrates --- veterinary regenerative medicine