Microvascular endothelial cells from human neonatal foreskin were grown
Keywords: capillary-like structures, collagen IV, endothelial-specific promoters, extracellular matrix, human endothelium, transcription factor Ets-1
02/2005 | Biological Chemistry, Walter de GruyterAir pollution is associated with a variety of respiratory and cardiovascular disorders, including fibrosis...
Keywords: advanced glycation endproducts, extracellular matrix, fibrosis, oxidative stress, particulate matter
10/2006 | Biological Chemistry, Walter de GruyterHuman kallikrein 4 (hK4) is a member of the expanded family of human kallikreins, a group of 15 secreted proteases...
Keywords: cancer metastasis, extracellular matrix, human kallikrein 4, ovarian cancer, prognostic markers, prostate cancer, serine protease, serine protease inhibitors
06/2006 | Biological Chemistry, Walter de GruyterThe aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) was identified as the receptor for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and related compounds...
Keywords: AhR, development, ECM, extracellular matrix, Matrix metalloproteinase, MMP, 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD)
09/2006 | Biological Chemistry, Walter de GruyterMesangial cells are thought to be important mediators of glomerular inflammation and fibrosis...
Keywords: connective tissue growth factor (CTGF), extracellular matrix, mesangial cells, nitric oxide, representational difference analysis (RDA), transcriptional regulation
05/2007 | Biological Chemistry, Walter de GruyterKeywords: extracellular matrix, matrix metalloproteinases, myocardial infarction, osteoprotegerin, receptor activator of nuclear factor ?-B ligand, tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinase
04/2008 | Clinical Chemical Laboratory Medicine, Walter de GruyterInflammatory breast cancer (IBC) is the most aggressive form of breast cancer, and here, we examined
Keywords: cathepsin B, caveolin-1, co-culture, extracellular matrix, proteolysis
08/2008 | Biological Chemistry, Walter de GruyterMetalloproteases play a complex role in tumor progression. While the activity of some ADAM, ADAMTS and matrix metalloproteases (MMPs) seems to be protumorigenic, the activity of others seems to prevent tumor progression...
Keywords: extracellular matrix, GPI-anchored, metalloprotease, oncogenesis, proteomics, shedding
08/2008 | Biological Chemistry, Walter de GruyterKeywords: ageing process, chondroitin sulfate, dermatan sulfate, extracellular matrix, heparin sulfate/heparin, plasma glycosaminoglycans
10/2007 | Clinical Chemical Laboratory Medicine, Walter de GruyterKeywords: angiotensin II type 1 (AT1) receptor, collagen type-1, extracellular matrix, extracellular signal-regulated kinase-1/2 (ERK-1/2), matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9), signal transducer and activator of transcription-3 (STAT3)
12/2007 | Clinical Chemical Laboratory Medicine, Walter de Gruyter