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Elastin in the Pathogenesis of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm [PDF]

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Abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) are progressive, life-threatening vascular disorders characterized by focal dilation of the abdominal aorta due to chronic weakening of the arterial wall.
Dunpeng Cai, Shi-You Chen
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Fabricated Elastin [PDF]

Advanced Healthcare Materials, 2015
The mechanical stability, elasticity, inherent bioactivity, and self‐assembly properties of elastin make it a highly attractive candidate for the fabrication of versatile biomaterials. The ability to engineer specific peptide sequences derived from elastin allows the precise control of these physicochemical and organizational characteristics, and ...
Giselle C Yeo, Anthony S Weiss
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Spatial distribution and network morphology of epicardial, endocardial, interstitial, and Purkinje cell-associated elastin fibers in porcine left ventricle

Bioactive Materials, 2023
Cardiac extracellular matrices (ECM) play crucial functional roles in cardiac biomechanics. Previous studies have mainly focused on collagen, the major structural ECM in heart wall. The role of elastin in cardiac mechanics, however, is poorly understood.
Xiaodan Shi, Song Zhang, Yue Liu, Bryn Brazile, Jim Cooley, J. Ryan Butler, Sara R. McMahan, Karla L. Perez, Jiazhu Xu, Timothy Eastep, Kytai T. Nguyen, Pietro Bajona, Matthias Peltz, Huajian Gao, Yi Hong, Jun Liao   +15 more
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Targeted delivery of pentagalloyl glucose inhibits matrix metalloproteinase activity and preserves elastin in emphysematous lungs

Respiratory Research, 2021
Background Elastin degradation has been established as one of the driving factors of emphysema. Elastin-derived peptides (EDPs) are shown to act as a chemoattractant for monocytes.
Vaideesh Parasaram, Xiaoying Wang, Pantrika Krisanarungson, Narendra Vyavahare   +3 more
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Comparisons of the effects of silk elastin and collagen sponges on wound healing in murine models

Regenerative Therapy, 2023
Introductions: Silk elastin, a recombinant protein with repeats of elastin and silk fibroin, possesses a self-gelling ability and is a potential wound dressing material.
Eiichi Sawaragi, Hiroki Yamanaka, Yuanjiaozi Li, Tomo Unzai, Shingo Kawabata, Takashi Nakano, Yasuhiro Katayama, Michiharu Sakamoto, Yasuhiko Tabata, Naoki Morimoto   +9 more
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Assessment of Stromal Elastin Fibers in Breast Cancer and Fibroadenomas: Is There a Correlation With Ultrasound Elastography Findings?

European Journal of Breast Health, 2022
Objective:The stiffness of a breast lesion provides information on the likelihood of malignancy. The most important factor affecting this stiffness is the composition of the extracellular matrix (ECM).
Nurşen Toprak, İbrahim Aras, Osman Toktaş, Adem Yokuş, Ali Mahir Gündüz   +4 more
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The effect of static stretch on elastin degradation in arteries. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
Previously we have shown that gradual changes in the structure of elastin during an elastase treatment can lead to important transition stages in the mechanical behavior of arteries.
Ming-Jay Chow, Myunghwan Choi, Seok Hyun Yun, Yanhang Zhang   +3 more
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Elastin Fiber Accumulation in Liver Correlates with the Development of Hepatocellular Carcinoma. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2016
The fibrosis stage, which is evaluated by the distribution pattern of collagen fibers, is a major predictor for the development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) for patients with hepatitis C.
Yutaka Yasui, Tokiya Abe, Masayuki Kurosaki, Mayu Higuchi, Yasuyuki Komiyama, Tsubasa Yoshida, Tsuguru Hayashi, Konomi Kuwabara, Kenta Takaura, Natsuko Nakakuki, Hitomi Takada, Nobuharu Tamaki, Shoko Suzuki, Hiroyuki Nakanishi, Kaoru Tsuchiya, Jun Itakura, Yuka Takahashi, Akinori Hashiguchi, Michiie Sakamoto, Namiki Izumi   +19 more
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Elastin is responsible for the rigidity of the ligament under shear and rotational stress: a mathematical simulation study

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, 2023
Background An accurate understanding of the mechanical response of ligaments is important for preventing their damage and rupture. To date, ligament mechanical responses are being primarily evaluated using simulations.
Yuki Naya, Hiroki Takanari
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A Study of Combining Elastin in the Chitosan Electrospinning to Increase the Mechanical Strength and Bioactivity

Marine Drugs, 2021
While electrospun chitosan membranes modified to retain nanofibrous morphology have shown promise for use in guided bone regeneration applications in in vitro and in vivo studies, their mechanical tear strengths are lower than commercial collagen ...
Hengjie Su, Tomoko Fujiwara, Joel D. Bumgardner   +2 more
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