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RNA interference against platelet-derived growth factor receptor α mRNA inhibits fibroblast transdifferentiation in skin lesions of patients with systemic sclerosis. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
OBJECTIVE: To down-regulate expression of mRNA for the platelet-derived growth factor receptor (PDGFR)-α, block the signalling pathway of PDGF and its receptor, and study their influence on fibroblast transdifferentiation to myofibroblasts in systemic ...
Tong Liu, Jian Zhang, Jing Zhang, Xin Mu, Hui Su, Xiaoding Hu, Wenli Liu, Enbing Zhao, Weimin Li   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Fibrotic and Vascular Remodelling of Colonic Wall in Patients with Active Ulcerative Colitis [PDF]

, 2016
open16noIntestinal fibrosis is a complication of inflammatory bowel disease [IBD]. Although fibrostenosis is a rare event in ulcerative colitis [UC], there is evidence that a fibrotic rearrangement of the colon occurs in the later stages.
Bassotti, Gabrio, Bernardini, Nunzia, Blandizzi, Corrado, Buccianti, Piero, Campani, Daniela, Castagna, Maura, Colucci, Rocchina, Di Candio, Giulio, Dolfi, Amelio, ERREDE, Mariella, GIROLAMO, FRANCESCO, Ippolito, Chiara, Segnani, Cristina, Tirotta, Erika, Villanacci, Vincenzo, VIRGINTINO, Daniela   +15 more
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Kindlin-2 Mediates Mechanical Activation of Cardiac Myofibroblasts

Cells, 2020
We identify the focal adhesion protein kindlin-2 as player in a novel mechanotransduction pathway that controls profibrotic cardiac fibroblast to myofibroblast activation. Kindlin-2 is co-upregulated with the myofibroblast marker α-smooth muscle actin (α-
Elena Godbout, Dong Ok Son, Stephanie Hume, Stellar Boo, Vincent Sarrazy, Sophie Clément, Andras Kapus, Bernhard Wehrle-Haller, Leena Bruckner-Tuderman, Cristina Has, Boris Hinz   +10 more
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Ki67, CD105, and α-SMA expression supports the transformation relevant dysplastic features in the atrophic epithelium of oral submucous fibrosis. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2018
BACKGROUND:The grading of oral epithelial dysplasia is not possible in the atrophic epithelium of oral submucous fibrosis (OSMF). Recently, we found that features such as increased basal cell layer hyperplasia, abnormal superficial mitosis, increased ...
Amol R Gadbail, Minal Chaudhary, Sachin C Sarode, Shailesh Gondivkar, Satyajit A Tekade, Prajakta Zade, Alka Hande, Gargi S Sarode, Shankargouda Patil   +8 more
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Chemical regulators of epithelial plasticity reveal a nuclear receptor pathway controlling myofibroblast differentiation [PDF]

, 2016
Plasticity in epithelial tissues relates to processes of embryonic development, tissue fibrosis and cancer progression. Pharmacological modulation of epithelial transitions during disease progression may thus be clinically useful.
Bellomo, C, Bickle, M, Carthy, JM, Gahman, TC, Heldin, A, Heldin, CH, Kardassis, D, Morén, A, Moustakas, A, Shiau, AK, Stöter, M, Vanlandewijck, M, Zerial, M   +12 more
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Differentiation potential of CD14+ monocytes into myofibroblasts in patients with systemic sclerosis. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2012
BACKGROUND: Circulating monocytes are a highly plastic and functionally heterogeneic cell type with an activated phenotype in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc).
Nadine Binai, Steven O'Reilly, Bridget Griffiths, Jacob M van Laar, Thomas Hügle   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Alternatively activated macrophages promote pancreatic fibrosis in chronic pancreatitis. [PDF]

, 2015
Chronic pancreatitis (CP) is a progressive and irreversible inflammatory and fibrotic disease with no cure. Unlike acute pancreatitis (AP), we find that alternatively activated macrophages (AAMs) are dominant in mouse and human CP.
Chawla, Ajay, Habtezion, Aida, Hsieh, Michael H, Murali, Ramachandran, Pandol, Stephen J, Sharma, Vishal, Xue, Jing   +6 more
core   +2 more sources

Engineered extracellular vesicles enriched with the miR‐214/199a cluster enhance the efficacy of chemotherapy in ovarian cancer

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Loss of the miR‐214/199a cluster is associated with recurrence in ovarian cancer. Engineered small extracellular vesicles (m214‐sEVs) elevate miR‐214‐3p/miR‐199a‐5p in tumor cells, suppress β‐catenin, TLR4, and YKT6 signaling, reprogram tumor‐derived sEV cargo, reduce chemoresistance and migration, and enhance carboplatin efficacy and survival in ...
Weida Wang, Ayesha Alvero, Yi Qin, Mingjin Wang, Alexandra Fox, Yanfeng Li, Michael Millman, Amy Kemper, Gil Mor, Xian Shuang Liu, Michael Chopp, Zheng Gang Zhang, Yi Zhang   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Expression of α-smooth muscle actin in the periodontal ligament during post-emergent tooth eruption

Journal of International Medical Research, 2018
Objective This study was performed to explore the expression of α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA) in the periodontal ligament (PDL) of young and adult rats during post-emergent tooth eruption in opposed and unopposed teeth at two time points: 3 and 15 days ...
Domna Dorotheou, Marie-Luce Bochaton-Piallat, Catherine Giannopoulou, Stavros Kiliaridis   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Endothelial Cells Expressing Endothelial and Mesenchymal Cell Gene Products in Lung Tissue From Patients With Systemic Sclerosis-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease. [PDF]

, 2016
OBJECTIVE: To examine whether lung endothelial cells (ECs) from patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc)-associated interstitial lung disease (ILD) express mesenchymal cell-specific proteins and gene transcripts, indicative of the occurrence of endothelial-
Arciniegas, Beon, Cooley, Del Galdo, Falke, Gabrielli, Gilbane, Good, Goumans, Hashimoto, Herzog, Herzog, Hinz, Hinz, Humphreys, Jimenez, Katsumoto, Kendall, Kramann, Lamouille, LeBleu, Li, Li, Marelli-Berg, Matucci-Cerinic, McAnulty, Medici, Meeteren, Nolan, Pattanaik, Piera-Velazquez, Piera-Velazquez, Poslethwaite, Ranchoux, Rieder, Strieter, Varga, Veraldi, Wells, Yoshimatsu, Zeisberg, Zeisberg   +41 more
core   +2 more sources