Example sentences for: elastin

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  • The presence of TGF-β increases the expression of such extracellular matrix proteins as fibronectin, the fibronectin receptor, vitronectin, tenascin, elastin, thrombospondin, collagen, and biglycan [ 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 ] and also inhibits expression of proteases that degrade the extracellular matrix while stimulating the expression of protease inhibitors [ 33 34 35 36 ] .

  • To assess the effect of CPT on production of other extracellular matrix proteins, the effect on elastin was measured by ELISA: no effect was found in either SSc or control fibroblasts (Fig.

  • Interestingly, in addition to solubilizing elastin, MMP12 is the MMP most efficient at degrading α1-antitrypsin, the primary physiological inhibitor of human leukocyte elastase [51,52].

  • It has been suggested that solid tumours can not grow beyond 60-80 cells without inducing the formation of new blood vessels: tumour angiogenesis [ 1 ] . This blood vessel formation requires proliferation of endothelial cells, cell migration and the lysis of the different components of the matrix (collagen, elastin, fibronectin) by several proteases.

  • Collagen and elastin deposition in cell and matrix layers was determined by solid-phase ELISA with antibodies against goat anti-collagen I (Chemicon, Temecula, CA, USA), mouse anti-collagen III (Telios, San Diego, CA, USA), mouse anti-collagen VI (Telios), or mouse anti-elastin (Sigma), at dilutions recommended by the manufacturers.


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