The pulmonary endothelium is a metabolically active continuous monolayer of squamous
endothelial cells that internally lines blood vessels and mediates key processes involved in …

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease characterized by chronic inflammation
in joints, associated with synovial hyperplasia and with bone and cartilage destruction …

The superfamily of proteins containing C‐type lectin‐like domains (CTLDs) is a large group
of extracellular Metazoan proteins with diverse functions. The CTLD structure has a …

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has been known for over a hundred years, but is only now
becoming widely used. Originally developed as a tumor therapy, some of its most successful …

N-Acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) is a monosaccharide that usually polymerizes linearly
through (1, 4)-β-linkages. GlcNAc is the monomeric unit of the polymer chitin, the second …

This review deals with the large and pleiotropic superfamily of cadherins and its molecular
evolution. We compiled literature data and an in-depth phylogenetic analysis of more than …

Cell surface heparan sulfate (HS) influences a multitude of molecules, cell types, and
processes relevant to inflammation. HS binds to cell surface and matrix proteins, cytokines …

Hyaluronan is made and extruded from cells to form a pericellular or extracellular matrix
(ECM) and is present in virtually all tissues in the body. The size and form of hyaluronan …

Background Reactive oxygen and nitrogen species, known as free radicals, play a key role
in the etiology and progression of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease by creating …

Cardiac surgery using cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) provokes a systemic inflammatory
response. This is mainly triggered by contact activation of blood by artificial surfaces of the …