The aorta is the largest artery and can be divided into several segments (Fig 1). The
diaphragm divides the aorta into the thoracic and abdominal aorta. The thoracic aorta …

Background: Hydrogen gas (H 2) inhalation during hemorrhage stabilizes post-resuscitation
hemodynamics, improving short-term survival in a rat hemorrhagic shock and resuscitation …

Syndecan-1 is a heparan sulfate proteoglycan expressed by endothelial and epithelial cells
and involved in wound healing and tumor growth. Surface-expressed syndecan-1 …

Studies over the last decade have shown that matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) play a key
role in the growth and metastasis of cancer. This zinc-dependent family of endopeptidases is …

(1) Background: Arterial hypertension (HTN) is one of the most relevant cardiovascular risk
factors. Nowadays multiple pharmaceutical treatment options exist with novel interventional …

Background Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a weakening and expansion of the
abdominal aorta. Currently, there is no drug treatment to limit AAA growth. The glycocalyx …

Abstract Syndecan‐1 (SDC 1), with a variable ectodomain carrying heparan sulphate (HS)
chains between different Syndecans, participates in many steps of inflammatory responses …

In this study, we developed novel, simple gravimetric and voltammetric sensors for the
ultrasensitive detection of active matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-2 in plasma. The …

The incidence of diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is sharply increasing worldwide.
Microalbuminuria is the primary clinical marker used to identify DKD, and its initiating step in …

Syndecan-1 is a transmembrane heparan sulfate proteoglycan involved in regenerative
growth and cellular adhesion. We hypothesized that the induction of tubular syndecan-1 is a …