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The elastin peptide VGVAPG increases CD4+ T-cell IL-4 production in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Respiratory Research, 2021
Background In chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), lung-infiltrating inflammatory cells secrete proteases and participate in elastin breakdown and genesis of elastin-derived peptides (EP).
Flora Lemaire, Sandra Audonnet, Jeanne-Marie Perotin, Pierre Gaudry, Sandra Dury, Julien Ancel, François Lebargy, Frank Antonicelli, Gaëtan Deslée, Richard Le Naour   +9 more
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Elastin-Derived VGVAPG Fragment Decorated Cell-Penetrating Peptide with Improved Gene Delivery Efficacy

Pharmaceutics, 2023
Cell-penetrating peptides (CPPs) are attractive non-viral gene delivery vectors due to their high transfection capacity and safety. Previously, we have shown that cell-penetrating peptide RALA can be a promising gene delivery vector for chronic wound ...
Wen-Juan Shen, Duo-Mei Tian, Le Fu, Biao Jin, Yu Liu, Yun-Sheng Xu, Yong-Bin Ye, Xiao-Bo Wang, Xiao-Jun Xu, Chun Tang, Fang-Ping Li, Chun-Fei Wang, Gang Wu, Le-Ping Yan   +13 more
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Research Progress on the Preparation of Elastin Peptides and Their Effect on Delaying Skin Aging

Shipin gongye ke-ji
Elastin, the primary structural component of elastic fibers, serves as a vital protein that imparts elasticity and tensile resilience to skin and other connective tissues.
Jing SHI, Shuping MA, Shunfeng TIAN, Yongkang LUO, Yanfei JIANG, Chunyue ZHAO   +5 more
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Chicken Combs and Wattles as Sources of Bioactive Peptides: Optimization of Hydrolysis, Identification by LC-ESI-MS² and Bioactivity Assessment

Molecules, 2020
The production of bioactive peptides from organic by-waste materials is in line with current trends devoted to guaranteeing environmental protection and a circular economy.
Taliana Bezerra, Mario Estévez, José Thalles Lacerda, Meriellen Dias, Maria Juliano, Maria Anita Mendes, Marcelo Morgano, Maria Teresa Pacheco, Marta Madruga   +8 more
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Preparation and Property Analyses of Elastin Peptides from Different Freshwater Fish Sources

Shipin gongye ke-ji
In order to fully utilize freshwater fish resources and develop new sources of elastin peptides, the basic information of the whole heart and bulbus arteriosus of three common bulk freshwater fish was measured in this study, including their mass, total ...
Shunfeng TIAN, Jing SHI, Shuping MA, Mengmeng FENG, Yongkang LUO, Yanfei JIANG, Chunyue ZHAO   +6 more
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Polyproline: A Synthetic Polypeptide With Unique Properties

Angewandte Chemie, EarlyView.
Poly‐L‐proline is a unique polypeptide distinguished by its well‐defined secondary structures and unusual thermal behavior. This mini review highlights recent advances in the synthesis of poly‐L‐proline by N‐carboxyanhydride (NCA) polymerization, the formation of structurally defined architectures and nanostructures, and emerging strategies that ...
Rosanna Le Scouarnec, Josué M. Galindo, Colin Bonduelle, Andreas Heise   +3 more
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Development of truncated elastin-like peptide analogues with improved temperature-response and self-assembling properties

Scientific Reports, 2022
Functional peptides, which are composed of proteinogenic natural amino acids, are expected to be used as biomaterials with minimal environmental impact. Synthesizing a functional peptide with a shorter amino acid sequence while retaining its function is ...
Shogo Sumiyoshi, Keitaro Suyama, Naoki Tanaka, Takumi Andoh, Akihiko Nagata, Keisuke Tomohara, Suguru Taniguchi, Iori Maeda, Takeru Nose   +8 more
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Biomimetic peptide conjugates as emerging strategies for controlled release from protein-based materials

Drug Delivery
Biopolymers, such as collagens, elastin, silk fibroin, spider silk, fibrin, keratin, and resilin have gained significant interest for their potential biomedical applications due to their biocompatibility, biodegradability, and mechanical properties. This
Juthatip Manissorn, Jaturong Promsuk, Kittikhun Wangkanont, Peerapat Thongnuek   +3 more
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Elastin molecular aging promotes MDA‐MB‐231 breast cancer cell invasiveness

FEBS Open Bio, 2018
Elastin is a long‐lived extracellular matrix protein responsible for the structural integrity and function of tissues. Breast cancer elastosis is a complex phenomenon resulting in both the deposition of elastotic masses and the local production of ...
Stéphanie Salesse, Ludivine Odoul, Lise Chazée, Christian Garbar, Laurent Duca, Laurent Martiny, Rachid Mahmoudi, Laurent Debelle   +7 more
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Use of Glycated Hemoglobin (A1c) as a Biomarker for Vascular Risk in Type 2 Diabetes: Its Relationship with Matrix Metalloproteinases-2, -9 and the Metabolism of Collagen IV and Elastin

Medicina, 2020
Background and objectives: HbA1c measurements may be useful not only in optimizing glycemic control but also as a tool for managing overall vascular risk in patients with diabetes.
Krasimir Kostov, Alexander Blazhev
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