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Elastin in the Pathogenesis of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm [PDF]

Cells
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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Bioactive recombinant human elastin gel for reconstructing elastic fibers and rejuvenating endogenously aged skin [PDF]

Materials Today Bio
Endogenous skin aging results in oxidative stress and degradation of elastic fibers, leading to reduced skin elasticity and dermal laxity. Current treatments rarely target elastic fiber regeneration.
Yi Yang, Wenjie Huang, Jingjing Shi, Bei Tian, Caihong Fu, Jianxi Xiao   +5 more
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Influence of aging on dermal elastin fiber architecture and skin firmness assessed by finite element modeling [PDF]

Scientific Reports
Skin firmness and elasticity are largely determined by the dermal extracellular matrix, particularly the elastin fiber network. Age-related degradation of elastin alters its architecture, contributing to diminished skin resilience.
Fei Jiang, Takeshi Tohgasaki, Mayuko Kami, Ryota Sanuki, Yuya Nakata, Shinya Kondo, Xian Chen   +6 more
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Expression of extracellular matrix protein in advanced keratoconus and the normal human cornea [PDF]

Frontiers in Medicine
BackgroundThe pre-Descemet layer (Dua’s layer) (PDL/DL) and the Descemet membrane (DM) have the highest expression of elastin in normal corneas. Reduced expression of elastin occurs in the corneal stroma of patients with keratoconus (KC).
Fatima Habroosh, Fatima Habroosh, Perla Filippini, Ahmed Al Saadi, Shady Soliman, Burcin Kepez Yildiz, Burcin Kepez Yildiz, Prity Sahay, Dalia G. Said, Dalia G. Said, Harminder S. Dua   +10 more
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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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Elastin [PDF]

, 2017
H. -D. Haubeck
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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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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, Behnaz, Aghaei-Ghareh-Bolagh, Edwin P, Brackenreg, Matti A, Hiob, Pearl, Lee, Anthony S, Weiss   +5 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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