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First Characterization of ADAMTS-4 in Kidney Tissue and Plasma of Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease—A Potential Novel Diagnostic Indicator [PDF]

Diagnostics, 2022
Background: We have previously shown that metzincin protease ADAMTS-4 accompanies renal fibrogenesis, as it appears in the blood of hemodialysis patients.
Ivana Kovacevic Vojtusek, Mario Laganovic, Marija Burek Kamenaric, Stela Bulimbasic, Stela Hrkac, Grgur Salai, Vanja Ivkovic, Marijana Coric, Rudjer Novak, Lovorka Grgurevic   +9 more
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The Relationship Between ADAMTS‐4 and ADAMTS‐5 Enzyme Levels in Patients With Degenerative Disc Disease: A Prospective Biochemical Study [PDF]

JOR Spine
Study Design Prospective biochemical study of comparison of A Disintegrin and Metalloproteinase with Thrombospondin motifs‐4 (ADAMTS‐4) and A Disintegrin and Metalloproteinase with Thrombospondin motifs 5 (ADAMTS5) levels in preoperative and ...
Cansu Tuncer, Emin Mehmet Eminoğlu, Ömer Emre Yağlı, Gülçin Baş, Ahmet Sancar Topal, Ece Onur, Habib Özdemir, Şemsi Güliz Yılmaz, Gülgün Yılmaz Ovalı, Cüneyt Temiz   +9 more
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Serum biomarkers reflecting progression of knee osteoarthritis: a stage-based evaluation of TGF-β3, ADAMTS-4, ADAMTS-5, and MMP-13 [PDF]

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Background Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is a progressive degenerative joint disease characterized by extracellular matrix (ECM) degradation and dysregulated inflammatory signaling.
Omer Esmez, Zubeyde Ercan, Secil Yılmaz, Meryem Sedef Doğru   +3 more
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Matrilin-2 Is Proteolytically Cleaved by ADAMTS-4 and ADAMTS-5 [PDF]

Molecules, 2014
Matrilin-2 is a widely distributed, oligomeric extracellular matrix protein that forms a filamentous network by binding to a variety of different extracellular matrix proteins.
Zhengke Wang, Junming Luo, Satori Iwamoto, Qian Chen   +3 more
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Daratumumab for relapsed refractory immune thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura: initial response and long-term follow-up [PDF]

Research and Practice in Thrombosis and Haemostasis
Background: Management of patients with refractory or frequently relapsing (r/r) immune thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (iTTP) remains challenging, with no established consensus on optimal therapeutic strategies.
Roman Schimmer, Jana van den Berg, Marissa Schraner, Alice Trinchero, Andreas Holbro, Johanna A. Kremer Hovinga, Jan-Dirk Studt   +6 more
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ADAMTS proteoglycanases downregulation with impaired oocyte quality in PCOS

Archives of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2021
Objective: A disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin motifs 4 (ADAMTS-4) and ADAMTS-5 normal expression levels are essential for ovulation and subsequent fertilization.
Sepide Gohari taban, Iraj Amiri, Massoud Saidijam, Sara Soleimani asl, Mahnaz Yavangi, Elham Khanlarzadeh, Nooshin Mohammadpour, Tayebe Artimani   +7 more
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Differential Expression and Localization of ADAMTS Proteinases in Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy

Molecules, 2022
We analyzed the expression of ADAMTS proteinases ADAMTS-1, -2, -4, -5 and -13; their activating enzyme MMP-15; and the degradation products of proteoglycan substrates versican and biglycan in an ocular microenvironment of proliferative diabetic ...
Ahmed M. Abu El-Asrar, Mohd Imtiaz Nawaz, Eef Allegaert, Mohammad Mairaj Siddiquei, Ajmal Ahmad, Priscilla Gikandi, Gert De Hertogh, Ghislain Opdenakker   +7 more
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Association of ADAMTS proteoglycanases downregulation with IVF-ET outcomes in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology, 2022
Background A disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin-like motifs (ADAMTS) is involved in inflammation and fertility in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).
Yanbin Shi, Yang Shi, Guiyuan He, Guang Wang, Hongbo Liu, Xiaoguang Shao   +5 more
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Molecular analyses of ADAMTS-1, -4, -5, and IL-17 a cytokine relationship in patients with ulcerative colitis

BMC Gastroenterology, 2023
Background Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease that develops due to the impaired immune response in genetically susceptible individuals, and its etiopathogenesis is not fully elucidated.
Tahir Buran, Muhammet Burak Batır, Fethi Sırrı Çam, Elmas Kasap, Fatih Çöllü, Hamide Betül Gerik Çelebi, Mustafa Şahin   +6 more
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ADAMTS expression in colorectal cancer. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
ADAMTSs are a family of secreted proteinases that share the metalloproteinase domain with matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs). By acting on a large panel of extracellular substrates, they control several cell functions such as fusion, adhesion ...
Serafula Filou, Aggeliki Korpetinou, Dora Kyriakopoulou, Dimitrios Bounias, Michael Stavropoulos, Panagiota Ravazoula, Dionysios J Papachristou, Achilleas D Theocharis, Demitrios H Vynios   +8 more
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