Focus on mast cells in the tumor microenvironment: Current knowledge and future directions

S Shi, L Ye, X Yu, K Jin, W Wu - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Reviews on …, 2023 - Elsevier
Mast cells (MCs) are crucial cells participating in both innate and adaptive immune
processes that play important roles in protecting human health and in the pathophysiology of …

Mast cells in colorectal cancer tumour progression, angiogenesis, and lymphangiogenesis

X Liu, X Li, H Wei, Y Liu, N Li - Frontiers in Immunology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The characteristics of the tumour cells, as well as how tumour cells interact with their
surroundings, affect the prognosis of cancer patients. The resident cells in the tumour …

The i-motif as a molecular target: more than a complementary DNA secondary structure

SL Brown, S Kendrick - Pharmaceuticals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Stretches of cytosine-rich DNA are capable of adopting a dynamic secondary structure, the i-
motif. When within promoter regions, the i-motif has the potential to act as a molecular switch …

[HTML][HTML] Development and aging of the lymphatic vascular system

A González-Loyola, TV Petrova - Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
The lymphatic vasculature has a pivotal role in regulating body fluid homeostasis, immune
surveillance and dietary fat absorption. The increasing number of in vitro and in vivo studies …

Molecular and metabolic orchestration of the lymphatic vasculature in physiology and pathology

N Montenegro-Navarro, C García-Báez… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Lymphangiogenesis refers to the generation of new lymphatic vessels from pre-existing
ones. During development and particular adult states, lymphatic endothelial cells (LEC) …

Growth factors, as biological macromolecules in bioactivity enhancing of electrospun wound dressings for diabetic wound healing: A review

Y Zhang, J Luo, Q Zhang, T Deng - International journal of biological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Impaired wound healing is of the most conspicuous characteristics of diabetic mellitus.
Reduced blood flow, chronic inflammatory reactions, infection, endothelial dysfunction …

Endothelial sprouting, proliferation, or senescence: tipping the balance from physiology to pathology

S Mühleder, M Fernández-Chacón… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2021 - Springer
Therapeutic modulation of vascular cell proliferation and migration is essential for the
effective inhibition of angiogenesis in cancer or its induction in cardiovascular disease. The …

FOXO3a-driven miRNA signatures suppresses VEGF-A/NRP1 signaling and breast cancer metastasis

Y Song, S Zeng, G Zheng, D Chen, P Li, M Yang, K Luo… - Oncogene, 2021 - nature.com
Metastasis remains the major obstacle to improved survival for breast cancer patients.
Downregulation of FOXO3a transcription factor in breast cancer is causally associated with …

Capillary Rarefaction in Obesity and Metabolic Diseases—Organ-Specificity and Possible Mechanisms

S Paavonsalo, S Hariharan, MH Lackman, S Karaman - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
Obesity and its comorbidities like diabetes, hypertension and other cardiovascular disorders
are the leading causes of death and disability worldwide. Metabolic diseases cause …

Vascular niche in lung alveolar development, homeostasis, and regeneration

A Mammoto, T Mammoto - Frontiers in bioengineering and …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Endothelial cells (ECs) constitute small capillary blood vessels and contribute to delivery of
nutrients, oxygen and cellular components to the local tissues, as well as to removal of …