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Matrix metalloproteinase

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The assessment of macrophage response to nanoparticles is a central component in the evaluation of new nanoparticle designs for future in vivo application. This work investigates which feature, nanoparticle size or charge, is more predictive of non-specifi ...

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Phage Selection of Bicyclic Peptide Ligands and Development of a New Peptide Cyclisation Method

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Bicyclic peptides binding to targets of interest can be isolated from combinatorial libraries using a phage display-based approach. In a first project of this thesis, we aimed at generating bicyclic peptide inhibitors of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), a ...

EPFL2012

Binding of Lassa virus perturbs extracellular matrix-induced signal transduction via dystroglycan

Françoise Gisou van der Goot Grunberg, Marie-Laurence Moraz, Stefan Kunz, Christelle Pythoud

The arenavirus Lassa virus (LASV) causes a severe haemorrhagic fever with high mortality in man. The cellular receptor for LASV is dystroglycan (DG). DG is a ubiquitous receptor for extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins, which cooperates with beta 1 integrin ...

Wiley-Blackwell2012

The dark sides of capillary morphogenesis gene 2

Françoise Gisou van der Goot Grunberg, Julie Deuquet Ariosa

Capillary morphogenesis gene 2 (CMG2) is a type I membrane protein involved in the homeostasis of the extracellular matrix. While it shares interesting similarities with integrins, its exact molecular role is unknown. The interest and knowledge about CMG2 ...

2012

Elucidating the Role of Matrix Stiffness in 3D Cell Migration and Remodeling

Matthias Lütolf, Adrian Ranga, Philipp Sebastian Lienemann, Katarzyna Mosiewicz, Martin Ehrbar

Reductionist in vitro model systems which mimic specific extracellular matrix functions in a highly controlled manner, termed artificial extracellular matrices (aECM), have increasingly been used to elucidate the role of cell-ECM interactions in regulating ...

Elsevier2011

SPARC-derived protease substrates to enhance the plasmin sensitivity of molecularly engineered PEG hydrogels

Jeffrey Alan Hubbell

Bioactive hydrogels formed from the Michael-type addition reactions of end-functionalized poly (ethylene glycol) macromers with thiol-containing protease-sensitive peptide crosslinkers have previously been described as matrices for cell-induced enzymatic r ...

2011

The interplay between macrophages and angiogenesis in development, tissue injury and regeneration

Michele De Palma, Daniela Biziato

During organ development and remodeling, macrophages support angiogenesis, not only by secreting proangiogenic growth factors and matrix-remodeling proteases, but also by physically interacting with the sprouting vasculature to assist the formation of comp ...

2011

Investigation of Integrin Expression in Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells during Chondrogenesis in Different Culture Systems

Amanda Verpoorte

Cartilage tissue engineering aims to develop a material that can be implanted with cells to repair damage in articular cartilage. The extracellular matrix is known to play a key role in regulating stem cell behaviour via cell-matrix interactions and integr ...

2011

Surface characteristics of acrylic modified polysulfone membranes improves renal proximal tubule cell adhesion and spreading

Current polyvinylpyrrolidone-modified polysulfone (PVP-PSU) membranes in haemodialysers do not facilitate the attachment and proliferation of renal proximal tubule cells (RPTCs) For bioartificial kidney (BAK) development expensive extracellular matrices ar ...

2011

Recombinant tissue plasminogen activator induces blood-brain barrier breakdown by a matrix metalloproteinase-9-independent pathway after transient focal cerebral ischemia in mouse

Rafaela Fernandes Da Silva, Jean-Christophe Copin

The role of the inducible matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-9 in blood-brain barrier (BBB) disruption after ischemic stroke is well accepted. Recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (r-tPA) is the only approved thrombolytic treatment of ischemic stroke but r ...

Wiley-Blackwell2011

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