Novel anti-inflammatory therapies for the treatment of atherosclerosis

R Khan, V Spagnoli, JC Tardif, PL L'Allier - Atherosclerosis, 2015 - Elsevier
The underlying role of inflammation in atherosclerosis has been characterized. However,
current treatment of coronary artery disease (CAD) predominantly consists of targeted …

Filamin A regulates cardiovascular remodeling

S Bandaru, C Ala, AX Zhou, LM Akyürek - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Filamin A (FLNA) is a large actin-binding cytoskeletal protein that is important for cell motility
by stabilizing actin networks and integrating them with cell membranes. Interestingly, a C …

Viral anti‐inflammatory serpin reduces immuno‐coagulopathic pathology in SARS‐CoV‐2 mouse models of infection

L Zhang, Y Li, K Kibler, S Kraberger… - EMBO molecular …, 2023 - embopress.org
SARS‐CoV‐2 acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) induces uncontrolled lung
inflammation and coagulopathy with high mortality. Anti‐viral drugs and monoclonal …

Fibrinolytic serine proteases, therapeutic serpins and inflammation: fire dancers and firestorms

JR Yaron, L Zhang, Q Guo, SE Haydel… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The making and breaking of clots orchestrated by the thrombotic and thrombolytic serine
protease cascades are critical determinants of morbidity and mortality during infection and …

Viral SERPINS—A Family of Highly Potent Immune-Modulating Therapeutic Proteins

K Varkoly, R Beladi, M Hamada, G McFadden, J Irving… - Biomolecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Serine protease inhibitors, SERPINS, are a highly conserved family of proteins that regulate
serine proteases in the central coagulation and immune pathways, representing 2–10% of …

Poxvirus protein evolution: family wide assessment of possible horizontal gene transfer events

MR Odom, RC Hendrickson, EJ Lefkowitz - Virus research, 2009 - Elsevier
To investigate the evolutionary origins of proteins encoded by the Poxviridae family of
viruses, we examined all poxvirus protein coding genes using a method of characterizing …

Therapeutic SERPINs: improving on nature

C Maas, S De Maat - Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Serine proteases drive important physiological processes such as coagulation, fibrinolysis,
inflammation and angiogenesis. These proteases are controlled by serine protease …

Immune protection is dependent on the gut microbiome in a lethal mouse gammaherpesviral infection

JR Yaron, S Ambadapadi, L Zhang, RN Chavan… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Immunopathogenesis in systemic viral infections can induce a septic state with leaky
capillary syndrome, disseminated coagulopathy, and high mortality with limited treatment …

Local serpin treatment via chitosan-collagen hydrogel after spinal cord injury reduces tissue damage and improves neurologic function

JM Kwiecien, L Zhang, JR Yaron, LN Schutz… - Journal of clinical …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Spinal cord injury (SCI) results in massive secondary damage characterized by a prolonged
inflammation with phagocytic macrophage invasion and tissue destruction. In prior work …

Mitochondrial dysfunction, oxidative stress and diabetic cardiovascular disorders

G X. Shen - Cardiovascular & Haematological Disorders-Drug …, 2012 - benthamdirect.com
The prevalence of diabetes has been rapidly increasing in world-wide countries. The
dominant cause of mortality in diabetic patients is cardiovascular complications. Mechanism …