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Neuroglobin (Ngb) is a newly discovered globin that is expressed in vertebrate brain. It has been reported that Ngb levels increase in neurons in response to oxygen deprivation, and that Ngb protects neurons from hypoxia. However, the mechanism of this neuroprotection remains unclear. In the present
Maspin, a unique serine proteinase inhibitor (serpin), plays a key role in mammary gland development and is silenced during breast cancer progression. Maspin has been shown to inhibit tumor cell motility and invasion in cell culture, as well as growth and metastasis in animal models. In this study,
One of the key consequences of cutaneous wounding is the development of tissue hypoxia. Recent data have suggested that this is a potent stimulus for increased keratinocyte migration and hence re-epithelialization, although the mechanisms responsible for this remain unclear. In this study we have
A key mechanism mediating cellular adaptive responses to hypoxia involves the activity of hypoxia-inducible factor 1 (HIF-1), a transcription factor composed of HIF-1α and HIF-1β subunits. The classical mechanism of regulation of HIF-1 activity involves destabilisation of HIF-1a via oxygen-dependent
Pigment epithelium-derived factor (PEDF) is a broadly expressed multifunctional member of the serine proteinase inhibitor (serpin) family. This widely studied protein plays critical roles in many physiological and pathophysiological processes, including neuroprotection, angiogenesis, fibrogenesis
The aryl hydrocarbon receptor nuclear translocator (Arnt) is a basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) protein that also contains a Per-Arnt-Sim (PAS) domain. In addition to forming heterodimers with many other bHLH-PAS proteins, including the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) and hypoxia-inducible factors
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Previous studies by the authors have shown that retinal levels of SERPINA3K, a serine proteinase inhibitor, are decreased in an animal model with diabetic retinopathy (DR). The purpose of this study was to investigate the function of SERPINA3K and its role in DR.
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For the
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To determine whether number and activation of circulating polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs) and platelets are associated with disease severity in neonatal respiratory distress syndrome (RDS).
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Prospective study.
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Tertiary neonatal intensive care unit.
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Preterm
Reduced oxygen tension is regarded as the primary physiologic signal for the production of erythropoietin (EPO). There is little information available about early changes of EPO production in man due to severe hypoxia. The purpose of the present study was to examine the time course of EPO in serum
In judging the infusion therapy of burn injuries, not only the circulatory and pulmonary effects are considered but also the local effect on burned tissue. Local edema leads to hypoxia as well as to the burn-specific sludge phenomenon. Microcirculation and edema are often adversely influenced by our
Analysis of pathomorphological changes which taking place in muscle tissue after reperfusion of previously ischemic rats limbs allowed to identify three phases of the experimental reperfusion syndrome (RS): the first or ischemic, the second or initial reperfusional, the third or late reperfusional.
Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is a cytokine with pleiotropic actions that is produced by several organs and cell types. Depending on the target cell and the inflammatory context, MIF can engage its two component receptor complex CD74 and CD44 and the chemokine receptors CXCR2/4. MIF
Intradialytic hypoxemia, leukopenia and coagulation system activation were monitored in 9 uremic patients during hemodialysis with cuprophane (Cu) and polysulfone (Psf) membranes, using the following parameters: polymorphonuclear count (PMN), elastase alpha-1 proteinase inhibitor (EI-alpha 1PI)
The serine proteinase tissue-type plasminogen activator (tPA) and the serine proteinase inhibitor neuroserpin are both expressed in areas of the brain with the highest vulnerability to hypoxia/ischemia. In vitro studies show that neuroserpin inhibits tPA and, to a lesser extent, urokinase-type