The vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), a homodimeric vasoactive glycoprotein, is
the key mediator of angiogenesis. Angiogenesis, the formation of new blood vessels, is …

Microvasculature functions at the tissue and cell level, regulating local mass exchange of
oxygen and nutrient-rich blood. While there has been considerable success in the …

Objective To measure exosomal and plasma levels of candidate blood biomarkers in
veterans with history of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) and test their relationship with …

Introduction: Elevated levels of blood-based proinflammatory cytokines are linked to acute
moderate to severe traumatic brain injuries (TBIs), yet less is known in acute mild (m) TBI …

The blood vessel growth inhibitor bevacizumab targets vascular endothelial growth factor
(VEGF), a crucial regulator of angiogenesis. Recently, small extracellular vesicles (sEVs) …

Ultrasound-mediated targeted delivery (UMTD), a novel delivery modality of therapeutic
materials based on ultrasound, shows great potential in biomedical applications. By …

Abstract Neuropilin-1 and neuropilin-2 form a small family of transmembrane receptors,
which, due to the lack of a cytosolic protein kinase domain, act primarily as co-receptors for …

Corneal neovascularization (CNV), a pathological process of angiogenesis, can lead to
serious consequences in the cornea. CNV is generally proved to associate with …

Poor prognosis associated with the dysregulated expression of activin A in a number of
malignancies has been related to with numerous aspects of tumorigenesis, including …

Chronic fatty liver disease is common worldwide. This disease is a spectrum of disease
states, ranging from simple steatosis (fat accumulation) to inflammation, and eventually to …