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Lack of functional normalisation of tumour vessels following anti-angiogenic therapy in glioblastoma
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)Neo-angiogenesis represents an important factor for the delivery of oxygen and nutrients to a growing tumour, and is considered to be one of the main pathodiagnostic features of glioblastomas (GBM). Anti-angiogenic therapy ... -
The laminin response in inflammatory bowel disease: Protection or malignancy?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-10-27)Laminins (LM), basement membrane molecules and mediators of epithelial-stromal communication, are crucial in tissue homeostasis. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD) are multifactorial pathologies where the microenvironment ... -
Leukocyte transmigration into tissue-engineered constructs is influenced by endothelial cells through Toll-like receptor signaling
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-12-20)Introduction Inflammation plays a crucial role in tissue regeneration, wound healing, and the success of tissue-engineered constructs. The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of human umbilical vein endothelial ... -
Long-term consumption of an obesogenic high fat diet prior to ischemia-reperfusion mediates cardioprotection via Epac1-dependent signaling
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-11-28)Background: Obesity is still considered a risk factor for cardiovascular disease, although more recent knowledge also suggests obesity to be associated with reduced morbidity and mortality - the “obesity paradox”. This ... -
Long-term treatment with valganciclovir improves lentiviral suicide gene therapy of glioblastoma
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Background: Suicide gene therapy for malignant gliomas has shown encouraging results in the latest clinical trials. However, prodrug application was most often restricted to short-term treatment (14 days), especially when ... -
Loss or mislocalization of aquaporin-4 affects diffusion properties and intermediary metabolism in gray matter of mice
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-01)The first aim of this study was to determine how complete or perivascular loss of aquaporin-4 (AQP4) water channels affects membrane permeability for water in the mouse brain grey matter in the steady state. Time-dependent ... -
Lowering of tumor interstitial fluid pressure reduces tumor cell proliferation in a xenograft tumor model
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2006-02)High tumor interstitial fluid pressure (TIFP) is a characteristic of most solid tumors. TIFP may hamper adequate uptake of macromolecular therapeutics in tumor tissue. In addition, TIFP generates mechanical forces affecting ... -
LTP mechanisms in the dentate gyrus in vivo: BDNF signaling, translation control, and gene function
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Machine learning applications in proteomics research: How the past can boost the future
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014)Machine learning is a subdiscipline within artificial intelligence that focuses on algorithms that allow computers to learn solving a (complex) problem from existing data. This ability can be used to generate a solution ... -
Mammalian CSAD and GADL1 have distinct biochemical properties and patterns of brain expression
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-11)Variants in the gene encoding the enzyme glutamic acid decarboxylase like 1 (GADL1) have been associated with response to lithium therapy. Both GADL1 and the related enzyme cysteine sulfinic acid decarboxylase (CSAD) have ... -
Marine Benthic Cyanobacteria Contain Apoptosis-Inducing Activity Synergizing with Daunorubicin to Kill Leukemia Cells, but not Cardiomyocytes
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010-10-14)The potential of marine benthic cyanobacteria as a source of anticancer drug candidates was assessed in a screen for induction of cell death (apoptosis) in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) cells. Of the 41 marine cyanobacterial ... -
Mass spectrometry-based proteomics of human cerebrospinal fluid. Biomarker discovery and verification in multiple sclerosis
(Master thesis, 2012-06-01)The main focus of this study was to use mass spectrometry-based proteomics to study protein abundance in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) to reveal proteins that could serve as biomarker candidates in multiple sclerosis (MScl). ... -
Matrix metalloproteinase-2 knockout and heterozygote mice are protected from hydronephrosis and kidney fibrosis after unilateral ureteral obstruction
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-12-16)Matrix Metalloproteinase-2 (Mmp2) is a collagenase known to be important in the development of renal fibrosis. In unilateral ureteral obstruction (UUO) the obstructed kidney (OK) develops fibrosis, while the contralateral ... -
Mechanism of actin N-terminal acetylation
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)About 80% of human proteins are amino-terminally acetylated (Nt-acetylated) by one of seven Nt-acetyltransferases (NATs). Actin, the most abundant protein in the cytoplasm, has its own dedicated NAT, NAA80, which acts ... -
Melanoma brain metastatis. Animal models, detection and therapy interventions
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Melatonin enhances proliferation and modulates differentiation of neural stem cells via autophagy in hyperglycemia
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-01)Dysfunction of neural stem cells (NSCs) has been linked to fetal neuropathy, one of the most devastating complications of gestational diabetes. Several studies have demonstrated that melatonin (Mel) exerted neuroprotective ... -
Membrane Association Landscape of Myelin Basic Protein Portrays Formation of the Myelin Major Dense Line
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-07-10)Compact myelin comprises most of the dry weight of myelin, and its insulative nature is the basis for saltatory conduction of nerve impulses. The major dense line (MDL) is a 3-nm compartment between two cytoplasmic leaflets ... -
Mice depleted for Exchange Proteins Directly Activated by cAMP (Epac) exhibit irregular liver regeneration in response to partial hepatectomy
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-09-24)The exchange proteins directly activated by cAMP 1 and 2 (Epac1 and Epac2) are expressed in a cell specific manner in the liver, but their biological functions in this tissue are poorly understood. The current study was ... -
The microenvironment in human ovarian carcinoma - characterization through proteomic analysis of tissue interstitial fluid
(Doctoral thesis, 2013-10-11)The interstitial fluid of tissues and that of tumors in particular, represents the secretome and is thus a valuable source of tissue-specific proteins. The differential expression of proteins that are secreted in tumor ... -
MicroRNA Regulation of the Synaptic Plasticity-Related Gene Arc
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-07-26)Expression of activity-regulated cytoskeleton associated protein (Arc) is crucial for diverse types of experience-dependent synaptic plasticity and long-term memory in mammals. However, the mechanisms governing Arc-specific ...