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Hepatocyte growth factor, a key tumor-promoting factor in the tumor microenvironment [PDF]

, 2017
The tumor microenvironment plays a key role in tumor development and progression. Stromal cells secrete growth factors, cytokines and extracellular matrix proteins which promote growth, survival and metastatic spread of cancer cells.
Galemmo, Robert, Janetka, James, Klampfer, Lidija, Owusu, Benjamin Yaw   +3 more
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Biodegradable Carbonate Nanogels Loaded with Anti MFAP‐5 siRNA for Anti‐stromal Therapy of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Polycarbonate nanogels enable lipid‐free delivery of anti‐MFAP‐5 siRNA into cancer‐associated fibroblasts (CAF) in hepatocellular carcinoma. In a cirrhotic murine model, this approach silences MFAP‐5, reduces fibroblast activation, and suppresses tumor growth by inhibiting NOTCH/Hes1‐driven angiogenesis. CAF‐targeted MFAP‐5 RNAi and conserved signaling
Paul Schneider, Alexander Fuchs, Michael Fichter, Vanessa Bolduan, Jenny Schunke, Özlem Akilli, Nádia C. Correia, Yannick Ehlers, Christian Czysch, Pia Winterwerber, Eliana Stanganello, Barbara Schrörs, Mustafa Diken, Christoph Eckert, Shusruto Rishik, Andreas Keller, Jörn M. Schattenberg, Stephan Grabbe, Matthias Bros, Lutz Nuhn, Leonard Kaps   +20 more
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Insights into the molecular mechanism of Sjogren's syndrome [PDF]

, 2017
Sjogren’s syndrome (SS) is a chronic autoimmune disease, that affects primarily salivary and lacrimal glands, leading to increased morbidity. Recent studies indicate that loss of salivary gland function is associated with defective cell polarity ...
Langara, Hans A.
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Targeting NRP1 in Endothelial Cells Facilitates the Normalization of Scar Vessels and Prevents Fibrotic Scarring

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Scars exhibit vascular abnormal alterations, including upregulated NRP1 expression in endothelial cells, increased vascular density and branching, compromised vessel wall integrity, and incomplete pericyte coverage. Therapeutic targeting of NRP1 through hydrogel spray delivery offers a promising approach to normalize aberrant vasculature and prevent ...
Yu Wang, Xin Zhou, Min Liu, Meimei Huang, Peirong Chen, Xinying Li, Fangchao Xue, Wenyan Zhao, Di Liu, Lang Li, Yuangang Lu, Wen Zeng   +11 more
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RUNX2 Activation in Fibro/Adipogenic Progenitors Promotes Muscle Fibrosis in Muscular Dystrophy

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This study revealed a novel role of the chemokine‐TGF‐β1‐RUNX2 axis in determining the fate of FAP differentiation and modulating muscle fibrosis in patients and mice with muscular dystrophies. ABSTRACT Clinical evidence indicates concurrent muscle inflammation and fibrosis in muscular dystrophies (MDs); however, the molecular mechanisms underlying ...
Pengkai Wu, Zehua Zhang, Kai Zheng, Ziqi Zhu, Yong Zhu, Abdukahar Kiram, Lei Zhao, Huihui Chen, Zhu Xu, Xihua Li, Beicheng Sun, Zhijian Li, Dengqiu Xu   +12 more
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Nuclear Factor I‐B Delays Liver Fibrosis by Inhibiting Chemokine Ligand 5 Transcription

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This study identifies the transcription factor Nuclear Factor I‐B (NFIB) as a key suppressor of liver fibrosis. NFIB expression declines during hepatic stellate cell activation, and its overexpression reduces fibrosis in mice models. The mechanism involves NFIB directly repressing chemokine C─C motif ligand 5 (CCL5), thereby alleviating oxidative ...
Qianqian Chen, Fajuan Rui, Zhiwen Fan, Hongju Yang, Nan Geng, Chenqi Lu, Wenjing Ni, Yue Huan, Junping Shi, Chao Wu, Shengxia Yin, Wei An, Xia Lu, Qianwen Zhao, Jie Li   +14 more
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Liver Myofibroblasts

, 2016
Myofibroblasts (MFB) are found in most tissues of the body. They have the matrix-producing functions of fibroblasts and contractile properties that are known from smooth muscle cells. Fundamental work of the last decades has shed remarkable light on their origin, biological functions and role in disease.
Jiri Kanta, Alena Mrkvicova, Ralf Weiskirchen   +2 more
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A Lung‐Immune Dual‐Humanized Mouse Using Cryopreserved Tissue Enables Infection and Immune Profiling of Human Common Cold Coronaviruses

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Cryopreserved lung‐humanized mice overcome the dependency to fresh tissues and permit head‐to‐head profiling of all four human common cold coronaviruses versus SARS‐CoV‐2 infection; the model validates Paxlovid efficacy against HKU1 and, when coupled with human immune‐system engraftment, enables interrogation of lung‐resident human immunity and HKU1 ...
Chunyu Cheng, Jing Sun, Chun Lu, Qian Yu, Yiyun He, Bingqing Wu, Deshan Ren, Shuai Ding, Jincun Zhao, Yan Li   +9 more
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Tubule‐Derived IFN‐α Promotes GSDMD‐Mediated Macrophage Pyroptosis to Drive Renal Inflammation and Fibrosis Through JAK2/STAT2 Activation

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Mao and colleagues uncover a STAT2/IRF9‐dependent signaling axis through which tubular epithelial cell (TEC)‐derived IFN‐α induces gasdermin D (GSDMD)‐mediated pyroptosis in macrophages. This TEC‐macrophage feedback loop amplifies renal inflammation and fibrosis, providing mechanistic insight into the progression of chronic kidney disease and revealing
Yiping Xu, Yating Wang, Siming Jiang, Yi Li, Guanglan Li, Yuchu Liu, Siyuan Li, Yiming Zhou, Qinghua Liu, Yi Zhou, Wei Chen, Hongyu Li, Haiping Mao   +12 more
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ALK1 controls hepatic vessel formation, angiodiversity, and angiocrine functions in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia of the liver

Hepatology, EarlyView., 2022
Hepatic endothelial Alk1 signaling protects from development of vascular malformations while maintaining organ‐specific endothelial differentiation and angiocrine portmanteau of the names Wingless and Int‐1 signaling. Abstract Background and Aims In hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT), severe liver vascular malformations are associated with ...
Christian David Schmid, Victor Olsavszky, Manuel Reinhart, Vanessa Weyer, Felix A. Trogisch, Carsten Sticht, Manuel Winkler, Sina W. Kürschner, Johannes Hoffmann, Roxana Ola, Theresa Staniczek, Joerg Heineke, Beate K. Straub, Jens Mittler, Kai Schledzewski, Peter ten Dijke, Karsten Richter, Steven Dooley, Cyrill Géraud, Sergij Goerdt, Philipp‐Sebastian Koch   +20 more
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