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In addition, resveratrol reduced the severity of cerulein-induced pancreatitis and the formation of ADM/PanINs in vivo and in vitro, which may be related to its effect on NFκB inactivation. Furthermore, pancreatic acinar 3D culture demonstrated that activation of the NFκB signalling pathway promoted the formation of ADM/PanINs in vitro, and this initiating effect of NFκB was blocked by resveratrol. Resveratrol slowed the tumourigenesis of pancreatic cancer by inhibiting NFκB activation.Hydrogels are used in a wide range of biomedical applications, including three-dimensional (3D) cell culture, cell therapy and bioprinting. To enable processing using advanced additive fabrication techniques and to mimic the dynamic nature of the extracellular matrix (ECM), the properties of the hydrogels must be possible to tailor and change over time with high precision. The design of hydrogels that are both structurally and functionally dynamic, while providing necessary mechanical support is challenging using conventional synthesis techniques. Here, we show a modular and 3D printable hydrogel system that combines a robust but tunable covalent bioorthogonal cross-linking strategy with specific peptide-folding mediated interactions for dynamic modulation of cross-linking and functionalization. The hyaluronan-based hydrogels are covalently cross-linked using strain-promoted alkyne-azide cycloaddition using multi-arm poly(ethylene glycol). In addition, a de novo designed helix-loop-helix peptide was conjugated to the hyaluronan backbone to enable specific peptide-folding modulation of cross-linking density, cross-linking kinetics and functionality. An array of complementary peptides with different functionalities were developed and used as a toolbox for supramolecular tuning of cell-hydrogel interactions and for controlling enzyme-mediated biomineralization processes. The modular peptide system enabled dynamic modifications of the properties of 3D printed structures, demonstrating a novel route for design of more sophisticated bioinks for four-dimensional (4D) bioprinting.Tendon insertions to bone are heavily loaded transitions between soft and hard tissues. The fiber courses in the tendon have profound effects on the distribution of stress along and across the insertion. We tracked fibers of the Achilles tendon in mice in micro-computed tomographies and extracted virtual transversal sections. The fiber tracks and shapes were analyzed from a position in the free tendon to the insertion. Mechanically relevant parameters were extracted. The fiber number was found to stay about constant along the tendon. But the fiber cross-sectional areas decrease towards the insertion. The fibers mainly interact due to tendon twist, while branching only creates small branching clusters with low levels of divergence along the tendon. The highest fiber curvatures were found within the unmineralized entheseal fibrocartilage. The fibers inserting at a protrusion of the insertion area form a distinct portion within the tendon. Tendon twist is expected to contribute to a homogeneous distribution of stress among the fibers. According to the low cross-sectional areas and the high fiber curvatures, tensile and compressive stress are expected to peak at the insertion. These findings raise the question whether the insertion is reinforced in terms of fiber strength or by other load-bearing components besides the fibers.Anlotinib is a new type of small-molecule multi-target tyrosine kinase inhibitor with inhibitory effects against angiogenesis and tumor growth. An effective targeted nano-delivery system is urgently needed to effectively utilize anlotinib for the treatment of melanoma and lung metastases. selleck inhibitor In this study, an anlotinib-loaded reduction-sensitive nanomicelle, cyclic RGD peptide (cRGDyk)-anlotinib-reduction sensitive micelles (cARM), was developed as a tumor microenvironment-responsive delivery platform. The micelle carrier was formed by the self-assembly of reduction-sensitive amphiphilic copolymers DSPE-SS-PEG2k and DSPE-PEG2k-cRGDyk. The disulfide bonds in the amphiphilic block of micelles are responsive to elevated GSH in tumor cells for controlled drug release. In a B16F10 tumor-bearing mouse model, cRGDyk-anlotinib-RM (cARM) showed better tumor tissue accumulation and internalization than those for non-reduction-sensitive micelles. Therefore, this reduction-sensitive drug delivery system benefits from its specificity, prolonged blood circulation time, effective absorption by tumor cells, and rapid release of intracellular drugs and is therefore a promising strategy.Purpose To show the performance and feasibility of a proton arc technique so-called proton modulated arc therapy (PMAT). Monoenergetic partial arcs are selected to place spots at the middle of a target and its potential to enhance the dose-averaged LET (LETd) distribution within the target. Methods and material Single-energy partial arcs in a single 360-degrees gantry rotation are selected to deposit Bragg's peaks at the central part of the target to increase LETd values. An in-house inverse planning optimizer seeks for homogeneous doses at the target while keeping dose to organs at risk (OARs) within constraints. The optimization consists of balancing weights of spots coming out of selected partial arcs. A simple case of a cylindrical target in a phantom is shown to illustrate the method. Three different brain cancer cases are then considered to produce actual clinical plans, compared to the clinically used with pencil beam scanning (PBS). RBE is calculated according to the microdosimetric kinetic model (MKM). Results For the ideal case of a cylindrical target placed in a cylindrical phantom, mean LETd in the target increases from 2.8 keV/μm to 4.0 keV/μm when comparing a 3-field PBS plan with PMAT. This is replicated for clinical plans, increasing mean RBE-weighted doses to the CTV by 3.1%, 1.7% and 2.5%, respectively, assuming an α/β ratio equal to 10 Gy in the CTV. In parallel, LETd to OARs near the distal edge of the tumor decrease for all cases and metrics (mean LETd, LD,2% and LD,98%). Conclusion PMAT technique increases LETd within the target, being feasible to produce clinical plans meeting physical dosimetric requirements for both target and OARs. Thus, PMAT increases RBE within the target, which may lead to a widening of the therapeutic index in proton radiotherapy that would be highlighted for low α/β ratios and hyperfractionated schedules.