Design principles for therapeutic angiogenic materials

PS Briquez, LE Clegg, MM Martino… - Nature Reviews …, 2016 - nature.com
Despite extensive research, pro-angiogenic drugs have failed to translate clinically, and
therapeutic angiogenesis, which has potential in the treatment of various cardiovascular …

Disorders of vascular permeability

C Park-Windhol, PA D'Amore - Annual Review of Pathology …, 2016 - annualreviews.org
The endothelial barrier maintains vascular and tissue homeostasis and modulates many
physiological processes, such as angiogenesis. Vascular barrier integrity can be disrupted …

Integrin‐specific hydrogels functionalized with VEGF for vascularization and bone regeneration of critical‐size bone defects

JR García, AY Clark, AJ García - Journal of biomedical …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Vascularization of bone defects is considered a crucial component to the successful
regeneration of large bone defects. Although vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) has …

Concentrated growth factor promotes Schwann cell migration partly through the integrin β1-mediated activation of the focal adhesion kinase pathway

J Qin, L Wang, L Zheng, X Zhou… - International …, 2016 - spandidos-publications.com
Nerve injury is a serious complication associated with dental implant surgery. Following
nerve injury, the migration of Schwann cells (SCs) supports nerve regeneration …

Constitutive association of Tie1 and Tie2 with endothelial integrins is functionally modulated by angiopoietin-1 and fibronectin

AC Dalton, T Shlamkovitch, N Papo, WA Barton - PLoS One, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Functional cross-talk between Tie2 and Integrin signaling pathways is essential to
coordinate endothelial cell adhesion and migration in response to the extracellular matrix …

[HTML][HTML] Gene expression analyses of primary melanomas reveal CTHRC1 as an important player in melanoma progression

J Eriksson, V Le Joncour, P Nummela, T Jahkola… - Oncotarget, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Melanoma is notorious for its high tendency to metastasize and its refractoriness to
conventional treatments after metastasis, and the responses to most targeted therapies are …

Priming endothelial cells with a melanoma‐derived extracellular matrix triggers the activation of αvβ3/vegfr2 axis

E Helal‐Neto, RM Brandão‐Costa… - Journal of Cellular …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The unique composition of tumor‐produced extracellular matrix (ECM) can be a determining
factor in changing the profile of endothelial cells in the tumor microenvironment. As the main …

Astrocytes spatially restrict VEGF signaling by polarized secretion and incorporation of VEGF into the actively assembling extracellular matrix

K Egervari, G Potter, ML Guzman‐Hernandez… - Glia, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The spatial organization of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) signaling is a key
determinant of vascular patterning during development and tissue repair. How VEGF …

Vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGF-A) decreases expression and secretion of pleiotrophin in a VEGF receptor-independent manner

E Poimenidi, C Theodoropoulou, M Koutsioumpa… - Vascular …, 2016 - Elsevier
Vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGF-A) is a key molecule in angiogenesis acting
through VEGF receptors (VEGFRs), α ν β 3 integrin, receptor protein tyrosine phosphatase …

[PDF][PDF] Interactions between bone cells and biomaterials: An update

S Beauvais, O Drevelle, J Jann… - … Biosci (Schol Ed), 2016 - article.imrpress.com
As the populations of the Western world become older, they will suffer more and more from
bone defects related to osteoporosis (non-union fractures, vertebral damages), cancers …