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Systemic sclerosis

Indian Journal of Dental Research, 2007
Systemic sclerosis (scleroderma) is a rare generalized disorder of connective tissue origin. This condition is predominantly a clinical diagnosis, based on the clinical signs and symptoms.
Ahathya R, Deepalakshmi D, Emmadi Pamela
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Increasing extracellular matrix collagen level and MMP activity induces cyst development in polycystic kidney disease

BMC Nephrology, 2012
Background Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) kidneys exhibit increased extracellular matrix (ECM) collagen expression and metalloproteinases (MMPs) activity. We investigated the role of these increases on cystic disease progression in PKD kidneys.
Liu Bin, Li Chenghai, Liu Zijuan, Dai Zonghan, Tao Yunxia   +4 more
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ITGAV and SMAD4 influence the progression and clinical outcome of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
In SMAD4‐positive pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), integrin subunit alpha V (ITGAV) activates latent TGF‐β, which binds to the TGF‐β receptor and phosphorylates SMAD2/3. The activated SMAD2/3 forms a complex with SMAD4, and together they translocate to the nucleus, modulating gene expression to promote proliferation, migration, and invasion. In
Daniel K. C. Lee, Keyue Chen, Ryan Loke, Xiang Li, David Liubart, Golam T. Saffi, Jonathan T. S. Chow, Ché M. P. Melo, Lydia To, Leonardo Salmena   +9 more
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Myeloid DAP12-associating lectin (MDL)-1 regulates synovial inflammation and bone erosion associated with autoimmune arthritis. [PDF]

, 2010
DNAX adaptor protein 12 (DAP12) is a trans-membrane adaptor molecule that transduces activating signals in NK and myeloid cells. Absence of functional Dap12 results in osteoclast defects and bone abnormalities.
Adamopoulos, Iannis E, Antonenko, Svetlana, Bigler, Michael E, Blumenschein, Wendy M, Bowman, Edward P, Chao, Cheng-Chi, Cua, Daniel J, Heyworth, Paul G, Joyce-Shaikh, Barbara, McClanahan, Terrill K, Murphy, Erin E, Phillips, Joseph H   +11 more
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Exploring the role of cyclin D1 in the pathogenesis of multiple myeloma beyond cell cycle regulation

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Cyclin D1 overexpression altered the cell adhesion pathway, while cyclin D2 upregulation had less impact on pathway enrichment analysis. Multiple myeloma (MM) patients with cyclin D1 overexpression showed reduced CD56 expression and increased circulating tumor cells (CTC) levels, suggesting that cyclin D1 may contribute to MM cell dissemination ...
Ignacio J. Cardona‐Benavides, Sara Cristobal‐Vargas, Cristina De Ramón, Elizabeta A. Rojas, Irena Misiewicz‐Krzeminska, Isabel Isidro, José Juan Pérez, Bruno Paiva, Noemi Puig, Miguel Alcoceba, María‐Victoria Mateos, Luis A. Corchete, Myriam Cuadrado, Norma C. Gutiérrez   +13 more
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Hierarchical nanomechanics of collagen microfibrils [PDF]

, 2010
Collagen constitutes one third of the human proteome, providing mechanical stability, elasticity and strength to connective tissues. Collagen is also the dominating material in the extracellular matrix (ECM) and is thus crucial for cell differentiation ...
Alberto Redaelli, Alfonso Gautieri, Markus J. Buehler, Simone Vesentini   +3 more
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Understanding and measuring mechanical signals in the tumor stroma

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
This review discusses cancer‐associated fibroblast subtypes and their functions, particularly in relation to extracellular matrix production, as well as the development of 3D models to study tumor stroma mechanics in vitro. Several quantitative techniques to measure tissue mechanical properties are also described, to emphasize the diagnostic and ...
Fàtima de la Jara Ortiz, Chiara Cimmino, Maurizio Ventre, Alessandra Cambi   +3 more
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Quantified planar collagen distribution in healthy and degenerative mitral valve: biomechanical and clinical implications

Scientific Reports
Degenerative mitral valve disease is a common valvular disease with two arguably distinct phenotypes: fibroelastic deficiency and Barlow’s disease. These phenotypes significantly alter the microstructures of the leaflets, particularly the collagen fibers,
Mohammad Javad Sadeghinia, Robert Matongo Persson, Vegard Skalstad Ellensen, Rune Haaverstad, Gerhard A. Holzapfel, Bjørn Skallerud, Victorien Prot, Stig Urheim   +7 more
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Bioengineering facets of the tumor microenvironment in 3D tumor models: insights into cellular, biophysical and biochemical interactions

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
The tumor microenvironment is a dynamic, multifaceted complex system of interdependent cellular, biochemical, and biophysical components. Three‐dimensional in vitro models of the tumor microenvironment enable a better understanding of these interactions and their impact on cancer progression and therapeutic resistance.
Salma T. Rafik, Deniz Bakkalci, Alexander J. MacRobert, Umber Cheema   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Gut alterations in a chronic kidney disease rat model with diet‐induced vascular calcification

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients often suffer from intestinal and/or mineral and bone disorders. Using a rat model, we showed that uremic vascular calcification is associated with gut barrier alterations (decreased gut mucus production and Nlrp6 gene expression, increased gut inflammation), and plasma retention of gut‐origin uremic toxins (indoxyl
Piotr Bartochowski, Irene Cortijo, Shruti Bhargava, Bernard Jover, Fabrice Raynaud, Juliana H Boukhaled, Anne‐Dominique Lajoix, Vera Jankowski, Joachim Jankowski, Magali Cordaillat‐Simmons, Àngel Argilés, Nathalie Gayrard, Flore Duranton, Jonas Laget   +13 more
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