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Placental growth factor promotes atherosclerotic intimal thickening and macrophage accumulation [PDF]

, 2005
Background: Placental growth factor (PlGF) has been implicated in the pathophysiological angiogenesis and monocyte recruitment that underlie chronic inflammatory disease, but its role in atherosclerosis has not been examined.
Collen, Desire, Moons, L., Carmeliet, P, Zachary, IC, Khurana, R, Martin, JF, Zachary, I.C., Khurana, Rohit, Luttun, A, Martin, John F., Martin, J.F., Zachary, Ian C., Shafi, S, Shafi, S., Collen, D., Khurana, R., Shafi, Shahida, Luttun, A., Carmeliet, Peter, Luttun, Aernout, Moons, L, Moons, Lieve, Carmeliet, P.   +22 more
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Effect of antihypertensive therapy with alpha methyldopa on levels of angiogenic factors in pregnancies with hypertensive disorders. [PDF]

, 2008
Antihypertensive drugs are believed to lower blood pressure in pre-eclampsia by direct or central vasodilatory mechanisms. However, they could also act by decreasing production of anti-angiogenic proteins involved in the pathophysiology of hypertension ...
Muttukrishna Shanthi, Muttukrishna, S, Khalil Asma, Khalil, A, Jauniaux, E, Harrington, K, Jauniaux Eric, Kevin Harrington, Harrington Kevin, Shanthi Muttukrishna, Asma Khalil, Eric Jauniaux   +11 more
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Degradation mechanism of the von Willebrand factor A2 domain by nattokinase

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Nattokinase, a natto‐derived protease, exhibits potent antithrombotic effects. This study demonstrates that nattokinase directly cleaves the von Willebrand factor (vWF) A2 domain in vitro. Unlike the native regulator ADAMTS13, nattokinase degrades folded vWF independently of shear stress.
Ryuichi Hyakumoto, Masatomo So, Ayako Furukawa, Kenji Sugase   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Generation of human adult mesenchymal stromal/stem cells expressing defined xenogenic vascular endothelial growth factor levels by optimized transduction and flow cytometry purification [PDF]

, 2012
Adult mesenchymal stromal/stem cells (MSCs) are a valuable source of multipotent progenitors for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, but may require to be genetically modified to widen their efficacy in therapeutic applications.
Melly, L., Arnaud Scherberich, Ludovic Melly, Wolff, T., Michael Heberer, Heberer, Michael, Marsano, Anna, Banfi, Andrea, Scherberich, Arnaud, Liliane Christ, Andrea Banfi, Helmrich, Uta, Martin, Ivan, Wolff, Thomas, Christ, L., Christ, Liliane, Helmrich, U., Scherberich, A., Anna Marsano, Marsano, A., Melly, Ludovic, Uta Helmrich, Ivan Martin, Martin, I., Heberer, M., Banfi, A., Thomas Wolff   +26 more
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Three phosphatase families form a community: The phosphohydrolases that act upon inositol pyrophosphates

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Inositol pyrophosphates are energy‐rich signaling molecules that perform critical functions in cells. Three different families of phosphatases hydrolyze the β phosphate of the inositol pyrophosphate molecules: two have narrow specificities and one is promiscuous.
Ronda J. Rolfes
wiley   +1 more source

Kaposin-B enhances the PROX1 mRNA stability during lymphatic reprogramming of vascular endothelial cells by Kaposi's sarcoma herpes virus. [PDF]

, 2010
Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is the most common cancer among HIV-positive patients. Histogenetic origin of KS has long been elusive due to a mixed expression of both blood and lymphatic endothelial markers in KS tumor cells.
Kafka, Darren, Koh, Chester J., Aguilar Berenice, Yoo, Jaehyuk, Hong Young-Kwon, Hong, Young-Kwon, Lee, Sunju, Choi, Inho, Yoo Jaehyuk, Haas, Jürgen G., Kang Jinjoo, Lee Ha Neul, Swapnika Ramu, Kang, Jinjoo, Young-Kwon Hong, Juneyong Lee, Ramu, Swapnika, Darren Kafka, Lee, Juneyong, Kafka Darren, Lee Sunju, Choi Inho, Juergen Haas, Haas, Juergen, Lee Juneyong, Sunju Lee, Inho Choi, Ha Neul Lee, Haas Juergen, Aguilar, Berenice, Chester J. Koh, Jinjoo Kang, Chester J Koh, Jaehyuk Yoo, Koh Chester J., Berenice Aguilar, Ramu Swapnika, Lee, Ha Neul   +37 more
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Decoding the dynamic extracellular matrix in cancer—3D models and bioscaffolds rewire the rules of tumor progression

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Cancer progression is regulated by the dynamic matrix code of the tumor microenvironment, which influences cellular behavior and disease development. Importantly, matrix remodeling in three‐dimensional cancer models more accurately reflects in vivo conditions compared to conventional two‐dimensional systems.
Sylvia Mangani, Konstantinos Spanopoulos, Zoi Piperigkou, Nikos K. Karamanos   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Microbiome‐blood–brain barrier interactions in aging — mechanisms and therapeutic potential

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Aging reshapes the gut microbiome (↓SCFA‐producing commensals; ↑pro‐inflammatory outputs), shifting circulating metabolites (↓SCFAs; ↑LPS, ↑TMAO, ↑PAA) that act at the BBB to increase nonspecific transcytosis, alter transport, and promote astrocyte reactivity, heightening brain vulnerability.
Daniel Cuervo‐Zanatta, Hari Baskar Balasubramanian, Amir Pasokh, Marietta Zille   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Liver organoids: modelling complexity in homeostasis and disease

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Studying liver in vitro has been challenging because simple 2D cell cultures fail to capture liver's cellular and architectural complexity. To bridge this gap, scientists increasingly use organoids, 3D liver models which better mimic liver composition and function. This review examines recent advances in liver organoid complexity and realism, discusses
Anna M. Dowbaj, Meritxell Huch
wiley   +1 more source

Epigenetic reprogramming of lineage switching in cancer

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Cancer cells rarely commit to a single identity. Epigenetic mechanisms and tumor microenvironment cues push epithelial cells toward flexible, hybrid states that can shift into mesenchymal, neuroendocrine, or stem‐like fates, driving metastasis, drug resistance, and tumor heterogeneity. Targeting the epigenetic regulators behind these transitions, using
Ezgi Boyvatlı, Burcu Akman, Ezgi Bağırsakçı, Nese Atabey, Serap Erkek‐Ozhan   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source