Aspects of the tumor microenvironment involved in immune resistance and drug resistance

K Khalaf, D Hana, JTT Chou, C Singh… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The tumor microenvironment (TME) is a complex and ever-changing “rogue organ”
composed of its own blood supply, lymphatic and nervous systems, stroma, immune cells …

Pathophysiological implications of hypoxia in human diseases

PS Chen, WT Chiu, PL Hsu, SC Lin, IC Peng… - Journal of biomedical …, 2020 - Springer
Oxygen is essentially required by most eukaryotic organisms as a scavenger to remove
harmful electron and hydrogen ions or as a critical substrate to ensure the proper execution …

Exosomes in angiogenesis and anti-angiogenic therapy in cancers

W Olejarz, G Kubiak-Tomaszewska… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Angiogenesis is the process through which new blood vessels are formed from pre-existing
ones. Exosomes are involved in angiogenesis in cancer progression by transporting …

Matrix metalloproteinases, vascular remodeling, and vascular disease

X Wang, RA Khalil - Advances in pharmacology, 2018 - Elsevier
Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are a family of zinc-dependent endopeptidases that
degrade various proteins in the extracellular matrix (ECM). Typically, MMPs have a …

Vascular adaptation in pregnancy and endothelial dysfunction in preeclampsia.

DS Boeldt, IM Bird - 2017 - joe.bioscientifica.com
Maternal vascular adaptation to pregnancy is critically important to expand the capacity for
blood flow through the uteroplacental unit to meet the needs of the developing fetus. Failure …

RAS oncogenes: weaving a tumorigenic web

Y Pylayeva-Gupta, E Grabocka, D Bar-Sagi - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2011 - nature.com
RAS proteins are essential components of signalling pathways that emanate from cell
surface receptors. Oncogenic activation of these proteins owing to missense mutations is …

Matrix metalloproteinase-9: Many shades of function in cardiovascular disease

A Yabluchanskiy, Y Ma, RP Iyer, ME Hall… - …, 2013 - journals.physiology.org
Matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-9, one of the most widely investigated MMPs, regulates
pathological remodeling processes that involve inflammation and fibrosis in cardiovascular …

The molecular basis for the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of curcumin and its metabolites in relation to cancer

M Heger, RF van Golen, M Broekgaarden… - Pharmacological …, 2014 - ASPET
This review addresses the oncopharmacological properties of curcumin at the molecular
level. First, the interactions between curcumin and its molecular targets are addressed on …

Pathogenesis of brain edema and investigation into anti-edema drugs

S Michinaga, Y Koyama - International journal of molecular sciences, 2015 - mdpi.com
Brain edema is a potentially fatal pathological state that occurs after brain injuries such as
stroke and head trauma. In the edematous brain, excess accumulation of extracellular fluid …

Interstitial flow promotes the formation of functional microvascular networks in vitro through upregulation of matrix metalloproteinase‐2

S Zhang, Z Wan, G Pavlou, AX Zhong… - Advanced functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Self‐organized microvascular networks (MVNs) have become key to the development of
many microphysiological models. However, the self‐organizing nature of this process …