Dengue virus causes a febrile illness: Dengue fever (DF), and less frequently a life-threatening illness: Dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF)...
Keywords: ADAMS/ADAMTS 13, hemostasis, Dengue virus infection, endothelial cell
04/2007 | Thrombosis and Haemostasis, SchattauerPIII snake venom metalloproteases (SVMPs) are metalloproteases structurally related to ADAMs (a disintegrin and metalloprotease human family of proteins)...
Keywords: Apoptosis, berythractivase, Coagulation, endothelial cell, fibrinolysis, jararhagin, prothrombin activator, snake venom metalloproteases (SVMP)
04/2005 | Biological Chemistry, Walter de GruyterThe first low-molecular-mass metalloprotease presenting prothrombin activating activity was purified from
Keywords: Bothrops insularis, Coagulation, endothelial cell, metalloprotease, prothrombin activator, snake venom
06/2005 | Biological Chemistry, Walter de GruyterVascular injury triggers endothelial exocytosis of granules, releasing pro-inflammatory and pro-thrombotic mediators into the blood...
Keywords: endothelial cell, Hydrogen Peroxide, nitric oxide, peroxynitrite, Platelet, reactive oxygen species, superoxide, Weibel-Palade bodies
10/2006 | Biological Chemistry, Walter de GruyterTo investigate whether vascular reactivity of the umbilical artery influences differences in Doppler waveform depending on the sampling site along the cord, we studied a regional difference of endothelium-dependent vascular contractility in human umbilical artery using mechanical responses to the quick stretch of vascular smooth muscle strips...
Keywords: Contractility, endothelial cell, human umbilical artery, vascular smooth muscle
12/2005 | Journal of Perinatal Medicine, Walter de GruyterForkhead box O (FoxO) transcription factors are important downstream targets of the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway and crucial regulators of cell fate...
Keywords: ageing, Angiogenesis, atherosclerosis, endothelial cell, FoxO, longevity, oxidative stress, smooth muscle cell
03/2008 | Biological Chemistry, Walter de Gruyter