Wnt/β-catenin signalling: function, biological mechanisms, and therapeutic opportunities

J Liu, Q **ao, J **ao, C Niu, Y Li, X Zhang… - Signal transduction and …, 2022‏ - nature.com
The Wnt/β-catenin pathway comprises a family of proteins that play critical roles in
embryonic development and adult tissue homeostasis. The deregulation of Wnt/β-catenin …

[HTML][HTML] WNT signaling in disease

LF Ng, P Kaur, N Bunnag, J Suresh, ICH Sung, QH Tan… - Cells, 2019‏ - mdpi.com
Developmental signaling pathways control a vast array of biological processes during
embryogenesis and in adult life. The WNT pathway was discovered simultaneously in …

WNT signaling in cardiac and vascular disease

S Foulquier, EP Daskalopoulos, G Lluri… - Pharmacological …, 2018‏ - Elsevier
WNT signaling is an elaborate and complex collection of signal transduction pathways
mediated by multiple signaling molecules. WNT signaling is critically important for …

Sclerostin and Dickkopf-1 as therapeutic targets in bone diseases

HZ Ke, WG Richards, X Li, MS Ominsky - Endocrine reviews, 2012‏ - academic.oup.com
The processes of bone growth, modeling, and remodeling determine the structure, mass,
and biomechanical properties of the skeleton. Dysregulated bone resorption or bone …

[HTML][HTML] The evolving roles of Wnt signaling in stem cell proliferation and differentiation, the development of human diseases, and therapeutic opportunities

M Yu, K Qin, J Fan, G Zhao, P Zhao, W Zeng, C Chen… - Genes & …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
The evolutionarily conserved Wnt signaling pathway plays a central role in development and
adult tissue homeostasis across species. Wnt proteins are secreted, lipid-modified signaling …

The regulation of valvular and vascular sclerosis by osteogenic morphogens

KI Boström, NM Rajamannan, DA Towler - Circulation research, 2011‏ - ahajournals.org
Vascular calcification increasingly afflicts our aging, dysmetabolic population. Once
considered only a passive process of dead and dying cells, vascular calcification has now …

Immune-instructive polymers control macrophage phenotype and modulate the foreign body response in vivo

HM Rostam, LE Fisher, AL Hook, L Burroughs… - Matter, 2020‏ - cell.com
Implanted medical devices often elicit adverse foreign body responses whereby
macrophages play a central role. Here, we identify simple polymers that instruct different …

The peripheral blood mononuclear cell microRNA signature of coronary artery disease

M Hoekstra, CAC van der Lans, B Halvorsen… - Biochemical and …, 2010‏ - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: MicroRNAs are being used in the oncology field to characterize tumors and
predict the survival of cancer patients. Here, we explored the potential of microRNAs as …

Regulatory mechanisms of baicalin in cardiovascular diseases: a review

L **n, J Gao, H Lin, Y Qu, C Shang, Y Wang… - Frontiers in …, 2020‏ - frontiersin.org
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) is the leading cause of high morbidity and mortality
worldwide, which emphasizes the urgent necessity to develop new pharmacotherapies. In …

The innate immune response to Aspergillus fumigatus at the alveolar surface

A Margalit, K Kavanagh - FEMS microbiology reviews, 2015‏ - academic.oup.com
Aspergillus fumigatus is an ubiquitous, saprophytic mould that forms and releases airborne
conidia which are inhaled by humans on a daily basis. When the immune system is …