Mathematical model predicts effective strategies to inhibit VEGF-eNOS signaling

Q Wu, SD Finley - Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2020 - mdpi.com
The endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) signaling pathway in endothelial cells has
multiple physiological significances. It produces nitric oxide (NO), an important vasodilator …

Compartment model predicts VEGF secretion and investigates the effects of VEGF trap in tumor-bearing mice

SD Finley, M Dhar, AS Popel - Frontiers in oncology, 2013 - frontiersin.org
Angiogenesis, the formation of new blood vessels from existing vasculature, is important in
tumor growth and metastasis. A key regulator of angiogenesis is vascular endothelial growth …

Growth factors expression and ultrastructural morphology after application of low-level laser and natural latex protein on a sciatic nerve crush-type injury

FJ Dias, VPS Fazan, DP Cury, SRY de Almeida… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
The effects of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) and natural latex protein (F1, Hevea
brasiliensis) were evaluated on crush-type injuries (15kg) to the sciatic nerve in the …

VEGFR-1/Flt-1 inhibition increases angiogenesis and improves muscle function in a mouse model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy

J Bosco, Z Zhou, S Gabriëls, M Verma, N Liu… - … Therapy-Methods & …, 2021 - cell.com
Duchenne muscular dystrophy is characterized by structural degeneration of muscle, which
is exacerbated by localized functional ischemia due to loss of nitric oxide synthase-induced …

Negative pressure wound therapy induces early wound healing by increased and accelerated expression of vascular endothelial growth factor receptors

T Tanaka, N Panthee, Y Itoda, N Yamauchi… - European journal of …, 2016 - Springer
Background Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) is commonly used to accelerate
wound healing, especially following thoracic surgery; however, the mechanism remains …

DAN (NBL1) promotes collective neural crest migration by restraining uncontrolled invasion

R McLennan, CM Bailey, LJ Schumacher… - Journal of Cell …, 2017 - rupress.org
Neural crest cells are both highly migratory and significant to vertebrate organogenesis.
However, the signals that regulate neural crest cell migration remain unclear. In this study …

Mechanistic modeling quantifies the influence of tumor growth kinetics on the response to anti-angiogenic treatment

TD Gaddy, Q Wu, AD Arnheim… - PLoS computational …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Tumors exploit angiogenesis, the formation of new blood vessels from pre-existing
vasculature, in order to obtain nutrients required for continued growth and proliferation …

Anti-VEGF drugs dynamics: relevance for clinical practice

D Veritti, V Sarao, G Gorni, P Lanzetta - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: A drug and disease assessment model was used to evaluate the impact of
different treatment regimens on intravitreal ranibizumab, bevacizumab, aflibercept, and …

Computational modeling of synergistic interaction between αVβ3 integrin and VEGFR2 in endothelial cells: Implications for the mechanism of action of angiogenesis …

H Bazzazi, Y Zhang, M Jafarnejad, AS Popel - Journal of theoretical biology, 2018 - Elsevier
Cooperation between VEGFR2 and integrin αVβ3 is critical for neovascularization in wound
healing, cardiovascular ischemic diseases, ocular diseases, and tumor angiogenesis. In the …

A computational analysis of in vivo VEGFR activation by multiple co-expressed ligands

LE Clegg, F Mac Gabhann - PLoS computational biology, 2017 - journals.plos.org
The splice isoforms of vascular endothelial growth A (VEGF) each have different affinities for
the extracellular matrix (ECM) and the coreceptor NRP1, which leads to distinct vascular …