Inflammation, infection and venous thromboembolism

ME Colling, BE Tourdot, Y Kanthi - Circulation research, 2021 - Am Heart Assoc
The association between inflammation, infection, and venous thrombosis has long been
recognized; yet, only in the last decades have we begun to understand the mechanisms …

How the PhoP/PhoQ System Controls Virulence and Mg2+ Homeostasis: Lessons in Signal Transduction, Pathogenesis, Physiology, and Evolution

EA Groisman, A Duprey, J Choi - Microbiology and Molecular …, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
SUMMARY The PhoP/PhoQ two-component system governs virulence, Mg2+ homeostasis,
and resistance to a variety of antimicrobial agents, including acidic pH and cationic …

Fibrin is a critical regulator of neutrophil effector function at the oral mucosal barrier

LM Silva, AD Doyle, T Greenwell-Wild, N Dutzan… - Science, 2021 - science.org
INTRODUCTION Mucosal barrier sites are continuously exposed to diverse environmental
stimuli, and the fine-tuning of mucosal tissue–specific immune responses is key to …

Plasmin and plasminogen system in the tumor microenvironment: implications for cancer diagnosis, prognosis, and therapy

AG Bharadwaj, RW Holloway, VA Miller, DM Waisman - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary In this review, we present a detailed discussion of how the plasminogen-
activation system is utilized by tumor cells in their unrelenting attack on the tissues …

A critical role for plasminogen in inflammation

SK Baker, S Strickland - Journal of Experimental Medicine, 2020 - rupress.org
Plasminogen and its active form, plasmin, have diverse functions related to the inflammatory
response in mammals. Due to these roles in inflammation, plasminogen has been …

Lipid nanoparticles and siRNA targeting plasminogen provide lasting inhibition of fibrinolysis in mouse and dog models of hemophilia A

AW Strilchuk, WS Hur, P Batty, Y Sang… - Science Translational …, 2024 - science.org
Antifibrinolytic drugs are used extensively for on-demand treatment of severe acute
bleeding. Controlling fibrinolysis may also be an effective strategy to prevent or lessen …

[HTML][HTML] Biomarkers of coagulation, endothelial function, and fibrinolysis in critically ill patients with COVID‐19: a single‐center prospective longitudinal study

GK Juneja, M Castelo, CH Yeh, SE Cerroni… - Journal of thrombosis …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Immunothrombosis and coagulopathy in the lung microvasculature may lead to
lung injury and disease progression in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19). We aim to …

Fibrin polymer on the surface of biomaterial implants drives the foreign body reaction

A Balabiyev, NP Podolnikova, JA Kilbourne, DP Baluch… - Biomaterials, 2021 - Elsevier
Implantation of biomaterials and medical devices in the body triggers the foreign body
reaction (FBR) which is characterized by macrophage fusion at the implant surface leading …

[HTML][HTML] The role of glutathione in prevention of COVID-19 immunothrombosis: a review

I Glassman, N Le, M Mirhosseini… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Immunothrombosis has emerged as a dominant pathological process exacerbating
morbidity and mortality in acute-and long-COVID-19 infections. The hypercoagulable state is …

Extracellular Matrix in Ischemic Heart Disease, Part 4/4: JACC Focus Seminar

NG Frangogiannis, JC Kovacic - Journal of the American College of …, 2020 - jacc.org
Myocardial ischemia and infarction, both in the acute and chronic phases, are associated
with cardiomyocyte loss and dramatic changes in the cardiac extracellular matrix (ECM). It …