Objective(s): It is known that extremely low frequency-pulsed electromagnetic fields (ELF-PEMF) influence multiple cellular and molecular processes. Retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells have a significant part in the emergence and pathophysiology of several ocular disorders, such as neovascularization. This study assessed the impact of ELF-PEMF on the proangiogenic features of RPE cells. Mate...

Despite significant advances in the diagnosis of tuberculosis, issues mechanism development and treatment fibrotic manifestations are relevant take place treatment. The aim study was to content perlecane find out its participation remodeling extracellular matrix organs mice with tuberculous inflammation when they were injected an antitubercular composition. Materials methods. experiment carried...

The stability of the intelligent power module has a very significant impact on operation air conditioner. In this paper, prototype experimental platform is built to verify feasibility simulation results. Next, thermal performance and flow characteristics heat sink are analyzed, including single-factor analysis interactive effects. results show that smaller pipe diameter can reduce maximum tempe...

Introduction: Chronic periodontitis is a multifactorial disease that causes rapid destruction of the tissues supporting teeth and may lead to tooth loss. Matrix metalloproteinase-13 (MMP‐13) levels have been higher in gingival crevicular fluid chronic patients tissue inhibitor metalloproteinase-1 (TIMP‐1) an endogenous MMPs implicated inflammation. This review purpose discuss relationship betwe...

Transformed human fibroblasts secrete two structurally and functionally related inhibitors of matrix metalloproteinases, tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases (TIMP) 1 and 2. In assays measuring the relative inhibitory capability of TIMP-1 and TIMP-2 against autoactivated 72-kDa gelatinase, which consists of two major active peptides and several inactive fragments, TIMP-2 was more effective th...

Abstract Background The aim of this study was to determine the temporal evolution extracellular matrix (ECM) remodelling and collagen biomarkers their influence on incisional hernia recurrence after IPOM plus repair. Methods A sub-cohort patients (n=25) undergoing laparoscopic repair within TACKoMesh randomised controlled trial were bled at serial timepoints up 1-year following surgery. Serum/p...

BACKGROUND Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) have been implicated in the remodelling of extracellular matrix (ECM), including basement membrane. ECM remodelling is associated with pathological processes, including hepatic fibrosis, tumor invasion and metastasis. Tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinase (TIMP)-1 and TIMP-2 were known to inhibit MMP-9 and MMP-2, respectively. In the present study, w...

BACKGROUND We previously found differences in total concentrations of tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases 1 (TIMP-1) in plasma from donors and cancer patients. Because TIMP-1 can exist in more than one molecular form, a new immunoassay to specifically detect free TIMP-1 was developed and concentrations were determined in plasma from healthy donors and colorectal cancer (CRC) patients. METH...

ABSTRACT Background Tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinase-2 (TIMP-2) and insulin-like growth factor binding protein 7 (IGFBP7) are markers tubular stress urinary [TIMP-2]*[IGFBP7] is an established biomarker for risk assessment acute kidney injury. There no studies expression profiles or localization these in human renal tissue with confirmed disease. Methods We analysed 37 biopsies pati...