Example sentences for: sparc

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  • Monolayers were wounded using a 1 ml plastic micropipette tip and incubated at 37°C in DMEM containing 10% FBS or in DMEM containing 10% FBS and SPARC protein purified from human platelets (48 μg/ml; Calbiochem, La Jolla, CA).

  • We rank ACP1/ACP2 and Sparc/osteonectin as having the 9th and 23rd strongest strain differences, respectively (both ACP1/ACP2 and Sparc/osteonectin are also shown in Figure 3).

  • In the absence of SPARC, expression of transforming growth factor-β1 and type I collagen is down-regulated in kidney mesangial cells [ 15 ] . The expression of cell surface receptor for insulin-like growth factor I in SPARC-null embryonic fibroblasts is also diminished [ 16 ] . Studies with SPARC-null cells have confirmed that SPARC functions in cell proliferation.

  • SPARC can increase endothelial permeability and is known to participate in tumor angiogenesis and extravasation [ 17].

  • To further test our conclusion, we investigated whether cell proliferation was affected by the lack of SPARC.


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