The observation that inhibition of TGF-β1 in 2D cultures, with maintained mechanical stress, could also induce dedifferentiation is consistent with a scheme in which TGF-β1 has a role in the translation of tension, as discussed above, and is not in contradiction with the central role for tension in maintaining differentiation.
We speculate that this type of mechanical compensation occurs during cell division and apoptosis within larger tissues as well and may be the basis of tissue stress homeostasis to maintain mechanical integrity in a proliferating and deforming epithelium.
The enhanced electrochemical performance can be attributed to the branched conductive PANI shells, which not only release the stress of volume expansion and maintain mechanical integrity during cycling, but also realize three dimensional transport for electrons.
Collagen remodeling is thought to maintain mechanical tissue homeostasis.
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Within this flexible interleaved structure, GO layers act as flexible but mechanically strong buffer to accommodate volume expansion and reduce associated stress in Fe2O3 nanoparticles, thereby maintaining mechanical integrity and increasing the cycling life of batteries.
Indeed, sclerostin may play an important role in maintaining cartilage integrity under mechanical stress.
In most epithelia, the sealing between cells is operated by the apical junctional complex (AJC), which is comprised of a tight junction (TJ) that serves as a solute permeability barrier, and an adherens junction (AJ) that maintains tissue integrity under mechanical stress (Aijaz et al, 2006; Bershadsky, 2004; Ivanov, 2008).
To avoid exceeding the adaptive limits of the bone and maintain the proper stimulation of mechanical stress that will keep the bone vital [19], PEEK components seem a viable alternative to obtaining a similar modulus to that of cortical bone.
Because bone requires the stimulus of mechanical stress to maintain its structure, the bone adjacent to the high modulus device becomes porotic and weaker [26, 27].
