Versican splice variant messenger RNA expression in normal human Achilles tendon and tendinopathies [PDF]
, 2004 Versican is the principal large proteoglycan expressed in mid-tendon, but its role in tendon pathology is unknown. Our objective was to define the expression of versican isoform splice variant messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) in normal Achilles tendons,
Corps, AN +6 more
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Global impact of proteoglycan science on human diseases
iScience, 2023 Summary: In this comprehensive review, we will dissect the impact of research on proteoglycans focusing on recent developments involved in their synthesis, degradation, and interactions, while critically assessing their usefulness in various biological ...
Christopher Xie +2 more
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A brief elevation of serum amyloid A is sufficient to increase atherosclerosis[S]
Journal of Lipid Research, 2015 Serum amyloid A (SAA) has a number of proatherogenic effects including induction of vascular proteoglycans. Chronically elevated SAA was recently shown to increase atherosclerosis in mice.
Joel C. Thompson +6 more
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Müller glia activation in response to inherited retinal degeneration is highly varied and disease-specific [PDF]
, 2015 Despite different aetiologies, most inherited retinal disorders culminate in photoreceptor loss, which induces concomitant changes in the neural retina, one of the most striking being reactive gliosis by Müller cells.
Ali, RR +6 more
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Esophageal Cancer Development: Crucial Clues Arising from the Extracellular Matrix
Cells, 2020 In the last years, the extracellular matrix (ECM) has been reported as playing a relevant role in esophageal cancer (EC) development, with this compartment being related to several aspects of EC genesis and progression.
Antonio Palumbo +6 more
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Enhanced Tissue Integration During Cartilage RepairIn VitroCan Be Achieved by Inhibiting Chondrocyte Death at the Wound Edge [PDF]
, 2009 Objective: Experimental wounding of articular cartilage results in cell death at the lesion edge. The objective of this study was to investigate whether inhibition of this cell death results in enhanced integrative cartilage repair.
Archer, Charles W. +7 more
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Syndecan-4 knockout leads to reduced extracellular transglutaminase-2 and protects against tubulointerstitial fibrosis [PDF]
, 2013 Transglutaminase type 2 (TG2) is an extracellular matrix crosslinking enzyme with a pivotal role in kidney fibrosis. The interaction of TG2 with the heparan sulfate proteoglycan syndecan-4 (Sdc4) regulates the cell surface trafficking, localization, and ...
Burhan, I +6 more
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Cell Reports, 2016 The basement membrane is crucial for cell polarity, adhesion, and motility, but how it is assembled on the cell surface remains unclear. Here, we find that ablation of glycosaminoglycan (GAG) side chains of proteoglycans in the neuroretina disrupts the ...
Chenqi Tao, Xin Zhang
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Impact of bidirectional relationships between streptococcus anginosus group and host tissue matrix components on cellular activity: Role in establishment of infection [PDF]
, 2003 This paper investigates pathogenic mechanisms of the Streptococcus anginosus group (SAG) of bacteria which influence the biological activity of periodontal ligament (PDL) cells, endothelial cells and also how matrix proteins produced by these host cells ...
Waddington, Rachel J. +4 more
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Could Biglycan be a biomarker of coronary artery disease? A pilot human study
Research in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2018 Background: Coronary artery calcification (CAC) is utilized as an important tool for the global risk assessment of cardiovascular events in individuals with intermediate risk.
Atefeh Rezapour +9 more
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