Vascular endothelial growth factor-A (VEGF-A) is a key mediator of angiogenesis, signalling
via the class IV tyrosine kinase receptor family of VEGF Receptors (VEGFRs). Although …

Over the last seven decades, a significant scientific contribution took place in the delineation
of the implications of vascular endothelial‐derived growth factor (VEGF) in the processes of …

Vascular endothelial growth factors (VEGFs) are best known for their involvement in
orchestrating the development and maintenance of the blood and lymphatic vascular …

Syndecans are a small family of four transmembrane proteoglycans in mammals. They have
similar structural organization, consisting of an N‐terminal ectodomain, single …

Heparan sulfate (HS) proteoglycans (PGs) are ubiquitously expressed on cell surfaces and
in the extracellular matrix of most animal tissues, having essential functions in development …

Acute wound healing is an orderly process of four overlapping events: haemostasis,
inflammation, proliferation and remodelling. A drug delivery system with a temporal control …

The Neuropilins (Nrps) are a family of essential cell surface receptors involved in multiple
fundamental cellular signaling cascades. Nrp family members have key functions in VEGF …

Glycans play important roles in all major kingdoms of organisms, such as archea, bacteria,
fungi, plants, and animals. Cellulose, the most abundant polysaccharide on the Earth, plays …

The endothelial cells (ECs) forming the inner wall of every blood vessel are constantly
exposed to the mechanical forces generated by blood flow. The EC responses to these …

Many phylogenetically distant animal viruses, including the new coronavirus severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, have surface proteins with polybasic sites that are …