Scientists are uncovering surprising complexity in connective tissues, from diverse fibroblast subtypes to collagen’s hidden fat molecules and the extracellular matrix’s role in disease. These ...

In a recent study, led by corresponding author, Anna-Maria Liphardt, PhD, of the Rheumatology and Immunology Department at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg and the ...

Cartilage injuries are a common clinical issue, often caused by trauma, severe infections, or degenerative joint diseases. The lack of direct blood supply to cartilage and limited access to nutrients ...

For in vitro cellular assays, the extracellular matrix—the material between cells—often is overlooked, but changes within this microenvironment affect cells’ proliferation and differentiation and, ...

Despite its compact structure—composed of only three amino acids—this endogenous tripeptide has been repeatedly situated at ...