Sentences with phrase «formation of blood vessels»

Two protein molecules that fit together as lock and key seem to promote the abnormal formation of blood vessels in joints affected by rheumatoid arthritis, according to researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, who found that the substances are present at higher levels in the joints of patients affected by the disease.

In particular they highlight molecular crosstalk between a signaling protein that cells produce to stimulate formation of blood vessels (VEGF) and a protein and receptor that communicates with VEGF to help trigger formation of a blood supply to the developing liver (KDR).

With chronic or long - standing distichiasis, the dog will often develop corneal scarring (white areas on the cornea), hyperpigmentation (dark areas on the cornea), or corneal neovascularization (abnormal formation of blood vessels across the surface of the cornea).

Stem and progenitor cell (PC) therapy that promotes neoangiogenesis [formation of blood vessels] is an emerging treatment modality in PAD,» according to background information in the article.

Described in a paper published today in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, the treatment would use a patient's own cells, modified to lower production of a protein called protein kinase C delta (PKC - delta), which the scientists implicated in the slow formation of blood vessel cells in diabetic wounds.

Formation of blood vessels is taking place in the lungs, so that breathing is possible after birth.

Some of these hormones will encourage the formation of blood vessels and organs hence preparing the baby for life outside the womb.

Phytoestrogens — acting differently from estrogen — may affect communication pathways between cells, prevent the formation of blood vessels to tumors or alter processes involved in the processing of DNA for cell multiplication.

Rich in oxygen, this tissue promoted the formation of blood vessels to the tubes.

But if they chemically blocked the receptor and added CCL28, formation of blood vessels was reduced.

Scientists believe these neural stem cells secrete hormonal steroids or proteins that nurse ailing neurons, preventing them from dying, and stimulate the formation of blood vessels that nourish damaged tissue with nutrients and oxygen.

These proteins promoted tumor growth and metastasis in mice by converting neighboring cancer cells into TICs, stimulating the formation of blood vessels within the tumor and enhancing the recruitment of immune cells called macrophages.

When the scientists inserted human colorectal cancer cells into zebrafish embryos and allowed them to grow for 4 days, the resulting tumors showed three hallmarks of human solid tumors: rapid cell division, formation of blood vessels to supply nutrients, and the ability to spread to other locations in the body.

Indeed, tumors contain a lot of specific macrophages that play a decisive role in the formation of blood vessels.

Because of research's many aspects, prof. Mazzone joined forces with the lab of prof. Peter Carmeliet (VIB - KU Leuven), specialized in the formation of blood vessels, and with Bart Ghesquière (VIB - KU Leuven), a leading metabolism expert.

Cheeks and gums tend to heal more quickly than skin, without scarring, thanks to proteins in saliva like vascular endothelial growth factor that promote the formation of blood vessels.

They demonstrated that spinal cord motor neurons produce the signaling molecule VEGF - A to stimulate the formation of blood vessels, and at the same time produce the VEGF - A trapping molecule sFlt1, which ensures accurate blood vessel patterning.

However, when these myeloid cells migrate to tumor sites, they can differentiate to tumor associated macrophages (TAMs), which can in turn stimulate the formation of blood vessels in tumors and promote enhanced tumor cell invasion and motility.

«A partnership between Brazilian and Chilean groups allowed us to create this singular study, combining expertise on neurodevelopment and formation of blood vessels to investigate schizophrenia,» says neuroscientist Stevens Rehen, a researcher at D'Or Institute and UFRJ and one of the study's coordinators.

This porous material alone is capable of boosting the formation of a blood vessel network without relying on growth factors that are expensive and prone to deactivation.

The group investigated the ability of human neural cells to aid the formation of blood vessels during brain development.

Lena Claesson - Welsh is Professor in Medical Biology at Uppsala University and her research focuses mainly on vascular biology — the formation of blood vessels in the body.

For example, Eph receptors and ephrins take part in the formation of blood vessels, including the blood vessels that feed tumors, and regulate the malignant properties of cancer cells and their interplay with the tumor microenvironment.

Diabetes decreases the quantity and efficiency of EPCs (endothelial progenitor cells), whose function is to travel to injured areas and help with the formation of blood vessels and heal injuries quickly.

Meds are more targeted Avastin, for instance, is a so - called angiogenesis inhibitor, which blocks the formation of blood vessels that feed tumors.

The TGF Beta - 1 protein is found throughout the body and plays a role in development before birth, the formation of blood vessels, the regulation of muscle tissue and body fat development, wound healing, and immune system function (especially regulatory T - cells).

There are also suggestions that vitamin K might reduce the risk of heart disease because without it, mechanisms that stop the formation of blood vessel calcification might become inactive.