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Serum matrix metalloproteinase 2 and tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinases 2 in esophageal cancer patients

Folia Histochemica et Cytobiologica, 2012
The positive expression of MMP-2 and TIMP-2 were found in esophageal cancer (EC) tissue and correlated with cancer stage and clinico-pathological features of tumor and patients' survival. However, little is known about serum levels of those proteins in EC patients. The aim of the present study was to investigate the diagnostic significance of MMP-2 and
Magdalena, Groblewska, Barbara, Mroczko, Miroslaw, Kozlowski, Jacek, Niklinski, Jerzy, Laudanski, Maciej, Szmitkowski   +5 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Claudin Promotes Activation of Pro-matrix Metalloproteinase-2 Mediated by Membrane-type Matrix Metalloproteinases [PDF]

Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2001
Genes associated with regulation of membrane-type matrix metalloproteinase-1 (MT1-MMP)-mediated pro-MMP-2 processing were screened in 293T cells by a newly developed expression cloning method. One of the gene products, which promoted processing of pro-MMP-2 by MT1-MMP was claudin-5, a major component of endothelial tight junctions.
Miyamori, H, Takino, T, Kobayashi, Y, Tokai, H, Itoh, Y, Seiki, M, Sato, H   +6 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Mechanisms of parasite‐mediated disruption of brain vessels

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Parasites can affect the blood vessels of the brain, often causing serious neurological problems. This review explains how different parasites interact with and disrupt these vessels, what this means for brain health, and why these processes matter. Understanding these mechanisms may help us develop better ways to prevent or treat brain infections in ...
Leonor Loira, Sílvia Arroz‐Madeira, Cláudio A. Franco, Sara Silva Pereira   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Identification of matrix metalloproteinase-2 and -9 activities within the intestinal mucosa of dogs with chronic enteropathies

Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica, 2018
Background Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) 2 and 9 are zinc- and calcium-dependent endopeptidases involved in the breakdown and reconstitution of extracellular matrix under both physiological and pathological conditions.
Mohsen Hanifeh, Minna Marjaana Rajamäki, Pernilla Syrjä, Laura Mäkitalo, Susanne Kilpinen, Thomas Spillmann   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

The potential for dietary factors to prevent or treat osteoarthritis [PDF]

, 2014
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative joint disease for which there are no disease-modifying drugs. It is a leading cause of disability in the UK. Increasing age and obesity are both major risk factors for OA and the health and economic burden of this ...
Bao, Yongping, Cassidy, Aedín, Clark, Ian M., Davidson, Rose K., Donell, Simon T., Green, Jonathan A., Hirst-Jones, Kimberley L., Jupp, Orla, Macgregor, Alexander J.   +8 more
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In vitro models of cancer‐associated fibroblast heterogeneity uncover subtype‐specific effects of CRISPR perturbations

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Development of therapies targeting cancer‐associated fibroblasts (CAFs) necessitates preclinical model systems that faithfully represent CAF–tumor biology. We established an in vitro coculture system of patient‐derived pancreatic CAFs and tumor cell lines and demonstrated its recapitulation of primary CAF–tumor biology with single‐cell transcriptomics ...
Elysia Saputra, Shamsudheen Karuthedath Vellarikkal, Lixia Li, Hong Sun, Khoa Nguyen, Amber Montano, Suchitra Natarajan, Federica Piccioni, Alex Michael Tamburino, Xin Yu, Aleksandra Katarzyna Olow   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Investigation of the relationship between matrix metalloproteinase-9 and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase with SARS CoV-2 infections

Journal of Advanced Biotechnology and Experimental Therapeutics, 2023
SARS-CoV-2 stands for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 which is the causative agent of spreading coronavirus disease 2019 that is known as COVID-19 pandemic, the disease leads to severe acute respiratory illness. Matrix metalloproteinases-
May K. Ismael, Lubna M. Rasuol, Yasir Basim Qaddoori   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Integrin α2β1 Expression Regulates Matrix Metalloproteinase-1-Dependent Bronchial Epithelial Repair in Pulmonary Tuberculosis. [PDF]

, 2018
Pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) is caused by inhalation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which damages the bronchial epithelial barrier to establish local infection.
Akif A. Khawaja, Catherine W. M. Ong, Catherine W. M. Ong, Deborah L. W. Chong, Joanna C. Porter, Jon S. Friedland, Naomi J. Guppy, Sara Brilha, Sara Brilha   +8 more
core   +6 more sources

Tumour–host interactions in Drosophila: mechanisms in the tumour micro‐ and macroenvironment

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
This review examines how tumour–host crosstalk takes place at multiple levels of biological organisation, from local cell competition and immune crosstalk to organism‐wide metabolic and physiological collapse. Here, we integrate findings from Drosophila melanogaster studies that reveal conserved mechanisms through which tumours hijack host systems to ...
José Teles‐Reis, Tor Erik Rusten
wiley   +1 more source

Gelatinases Increase in Bleomycin-induced Systemic Sclerosis Mouse Model

Iranian Journal of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, 2019
Systemic sclerosis is a fibrotic autoimmune disease in which aberrant remodeling of the extracellular matrix in organs disturbs their functionalities.
Fateme Vafashoar, Kazem Mousavizadeh, Hadi Poormoghim, Abbas Tavasoli, Tahereh Musavi Shabestari, Sayed Ali Javadmoosavi, Nazanin Mojtabavi   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source