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Extracellular matrix and proteolysis: mechanisms driving irreversible changes and shaping cell behavior

The FEBS Journal, EarlyView.
Irreversible ECM proteolysis by remodeling enzymes shapes development, homeostasis, and disease. ECM‐degrading proteases display cell specificity and are governed by shared mechanisms, exhibiting functional redundancy in generating matrikines, growth factors, and cytokines.
Inna Solomonov, Orit Kollet, Irit Sagi
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A guide to the types, structures, and multifaceted functions of matrix metalloproteinases in cancer

The FEBS Journal, EarlyView.
Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) orchestrate cancer progression and metastasis through proteolytic and non‐proteolytic actions. By remodeling the tumor microenvironment, enhancing growth factor availability, and modulating cell behavior, MMPs promote proliferation, migration or invasion, and epithelial‐to‐mesenchymal transition. Alongside extracellular
Zoi Piperigkou, Sylvia Mangani, Spyros Kremmydas, Nikolaos E. Koletsis, Nikos K. Karamanos   +4 more
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Activation of the Urokinase Plasminogen Activator/Urokinase Plasminogen Activator Receptor System in Periodontitis: A Case–Control Study

International Journal of Dental Hygiene, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction The plasminogen activating (PA) system has a multitude of functions such as wound healing, proteolytic activity, collagen degradation and cell growth, and the role of the urokinase plasminogen activator/urokinase plasminogen activator receptor (uPA/uPAR) system has been studied in many disease states.
Ahmed Khudhur, Christopher Dowson, Susan M. Bissett, Rachel van de Merwe, John J. Taylor, Philip M. Preshaw, Katrin M. Jaedicke   +6 more
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Melatonin and the Dental Pulp: A Scoping Review

International Endodontic Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background In general medicine, melatonin is known to enhance wound healing and promote stem cell differentiation. Its potential relevance in endodontics, however, remains underexplored. Objectives This scoping review aimed to systematically assess the available evidence on the effects of melatonin (a) on dental pulp tissue and (b) on human ...
Jasmin Schäfer, Konrad Kleszczynski, Edgar Schäfer   +2 more
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A Retrospective Study of Adult and Pediatric D‐Dimer Tests to Identify Opportunities for Improved Utilization

International Journal of Laboratory Hematology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction D‐dimers are produced by lysis of cross‐linked fibrin. In children, D‐dimer testing is used to evaluate disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) and some inflammatory states, but its use is not validated for screening or ruling out suspected venous thromboembolic events (VTE).
Rabab Al Dawood, Hassan Abu Sabah, Natalie Mathews, James Douketis, Catherine Hayward   +4 more
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Out With the Old, in With the New: Age‐Related D‐Dimer Thresholds

International Journal of Laboratory Hematology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background A fixed D‐dimer cut‐off threshold of 0.500 μg/mL is used in Blackrock Health Hermitage Clinic (BHHC) and most Haematology laboratories across Ireland, however, international guidelines have evolved over the past decade, and a growing body of evidence supports the use of age‐adjusted D‐dimer thresholds.
Ciara O'Connor, Claire McIntyre, Claire Wynne   +2 more
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Genetic Susceptibility to Periodontitis

Journal of Periodontal Research, EarlyView.
Aim: The aim of this narrative review was to identify genes carrying risk alleles associated with an increased risk of periodontitis and to place them in a biological context. Methods: The literature was reviewed based on predefined criteria. Results: The identified genes largely fall into functions linking immune response with tissue repair. The genes
Gesa M. Richter, Arne S. Schaefer
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Genetic risk variants implicate impaired maintenance and repair of periodontal tissues as causal for periodontitis—A synthesis of recent findings

Periodontology 2000, EarlyView.
AbstractPeriodontitis is a complex inflammatory disease in which the host genome, in conjunction with extrinsic factors, determines susceptibility and progression. Genetic predisposition is the strongest risk factor in the first decades of life. As people age, chronic exposure to the periodontal microbiome puts a strain on the proper maintenance of ...
Arne S. Schaefer, Luigi Nibali, Noha Zoheir, Niki M. Moutsopoulos, Bruno G. Loos   +4 more
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Endothelial thrombomodulin—Its role in trauma‐induced coagulopathy

Transfusion, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Trauma‐induced coagulopathy (TIC) describes a complex set of coagulation changes affecting severely injured patients. The thrombomodulin‐protein C axis is central to the evolution of TIC. Soluble thrombomodulin (sTM) levels are elevated after injury and predict poor clinical outcomes.
Jeries Abu‐Hanna, Gael B. Morrow, Gang Xu, Lewis Timms, Naveed Akbar, Michael Laffan, Robin P. Choudhury, Nicola Curry   +7 more
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Pathogen‐reduced plasma, cryoprecipitate reduced for therapeutic plasma exchange

Transfusion, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) for thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) and auto‐immune disorders involves repeated patient exposure to allogenic plasma with the risk of transfusion‐transmitted infection (TTI).
Florian Tupin, Clarisse Mouriaux, Beatrice Hechler, Kaja Kaastrup, Subra Yegneswaran, Laurence Corash, Pierre H. Mangin   +6 more
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