[HTML][HTML] The platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio as an inflammatory marker in rheumatic diseases

AY Gasparyan, L Ayvazyan… - Annals of laboratory …, 2019 - synapse.koreamed.org
The platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) has emerged as an informative marker revealing
shifts in platelet and lymphocyte counts due to acute inflammatory and prothrombotic states …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding the role of neutrophils in acute respiratory distress syndrome

SC Yang, YF Tsai, YL Pan, TL Hwang - Biomedical Journal, 2021 - Elsevier
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is difficult to treat and is associated with a high
mortality rate. The most severe form of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) also leads to …

Vimentin: Regulation and pathogenesis

D Paulin, A Lilienbaum, S Kardjian, O Agbulut, Z Li - Biochimie, 2022 - Elsevier
Vimentin, an abundant cytoplasmic intermediate filament protein, is recognized for its
important role in stabilizing intracellular structure. Vimentin has been recognized for its …

Vimentin diversity in health and disease

F Danielsson, MKK Peterson, H Caldeira Araújo… - Cells, 2018 - mdpi.com
Vimentin is a protein that has been linked to a large variety of pathophysiological conditions,
including cataracts, Crohn's disease, rheumatoid arthritis, HIV and cancer. Vimentin has also …

Ischemia–reperfusion injury in lung transplantation

TF Chen-Yoshikawa - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Lung transplantation has been established worldwide as the last treatment for end-stage
respiratory failure. However, ischemia–reperfusion injury (IRI) inevitably occurs after lung …

Vimentin as a multifaceted player and potential therapeutic target in viral infections

I Ramos, K Stamatakis, CL Oeste… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Vimentin is an intermediate filament protein that plays key roles in integration of cytoskeletal
functions, and therefore in basic cellular processes such as cell division and migration …

Extracellular vimentin mimics VEGF and is a target for anti-angiogenic immunotherapy

JR van Beijnum, EJM Huijbers, K van Loon… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Anti-angiogenic cancer therapies possess immune-stimulatory properties by counteracting
pro-angiogenic molecular mechanisms. We report that tumor endothelial cells ubiquitously …

Mechanical and non‐mechanical functions of filamentous and non‐filamentous vimentin

AE Patteson, A Vahabikashi, RD Goldman… - …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Intermediate filaments (IFs) formed by vimentin are less understood than their cytoskeletal
partners, microtubules and F‐actin, but the unique physical properties of IFs, especially their …

Role of neutrophils in different stages of atherosclerosis

X Zhang, Z Kang, D Yin, J Gao - Innate Immunity, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Neutrophils constitute the first line of defense in human immunity and can be attracted to
inflamed and infected sites by various chemokines. As essential players in immune …

Vimentin takes a hike–Emerging roles of extracellular vimentin in cancer and wound healing

S Parvanian, LS Coelho-Rato, AE Patteson… - Current Opinion in Cell …, 2023 - Elsevier
Vimentin is a cytoskeletal protein important for many cellular processes, including
proliferation, migration, invasion, stress resistance, signaling, and many more. The vimentin …