β-Endorphin Mediates the Development and Instability of Atherosclerotic Plaques by Taisuke Okano, Kengo Sato, Remina Shirai, Tomomi Seki, Koichiro Shibata, Tomoyuki Yamashita, Ayaka Koide, Hitomi Tezuka, Yusaku Mori, Tsutomu Hirano, Takuya Watanabe

“…The μ-opioid receptor (OPRM1) was expressed in THP-1 monocytes, macrophages, HASMCs, HUVECs, and human aortic endothelial cells. β-Endorphin significantly increased THP-1 monocyte adhesion to HUVECs and induced upregulation of intercellular adhesion molecule-1, vascular cell adhesion molecule-1, and E-selectin via nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) and p38 phosphorylation in HUVECs. β-Endorphin significantly increased HUVEC proliferation and enhanced oxidized low-density lipoprotein-induced foam cell formation in macrophages. β-Endorphin also significantly shifted the macrophage phenotype to proinflammatory M1 rather than anti-inflammatory M2 via NF-κB phosphorylation during monocyte-macrophage differentiation and increased migration and apoptosis in association with c-jun-N-terminal kinase, p38, and NF-κB phosphorylation in HASMCs. …”
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Elevation of serum soluble E-selectin and VCAM-1 in severe asthma by Agnes Hamzaoui, Jamel Ammar, Fethi El Mekki, Olfa Borgi, Hédia Ghrairi, Mounira Ben Brahim, Kamel Hamzaoui

“…Objective: To investigate the significance of circulating adhesion molecules associated with leucocyteendothelial cell interactions in asthma, serum levels of soluble E (sE)-selectin, soluble P (sP)-selectin, soluble L (sL)-selectin, and soluble vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (sVCAM-1) were measured in mild, moderate and severe asthma.…”
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Outside-in engineering of cadherin endocytosis using a conformation strengthening antibody by Bin Xie, Shipeng Xu, Sanjeevi Sivasankar

“…Abstract P-cadherin, a crucial cell-cell adhesion protein which is overexpressed in numerous malignant cancers, is a popular target for drug delivery antibodies. …”
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Influence of Different Types of Emulsifiers on Properties of Emulsified Asphalt Binder and Its Evaporation Residue by Molecular Dynamics Simulation by Ying-feng Wu, Xin Qu

“…However, the mechanical properties of anionic emulsified asphalt evaporation residue are conversely smaller compared with the cationic emulsified asphalt evaporation residue. The adhesion behavior results have confirmed that the anionic emulsified asphalt evaporation residue has a negative adhesion with aggregate due to its anion. …”
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Effect of Sisal Fiber Surface Treatment on Properties of Sisal Fiber Reinforced Polylactide Composites by Zhaoqian Li, Xiaodong Zhou, Chonghua Pei

“…Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) investigations also showed that surface modifications improved the adhesion of the sisal fiber/polylactide matrix.…”
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Comprehensive Screening of Cell Surface Markers Expressed by Adult-Derived Human Liver Stem/Progenitor Cells Harvested at Passage 5: Potential Implications for Engraftment by Pierre-Edouard Dollet, Joachim Ravau, Floriane André, Mustapha Najimi, Etienne Sokal, Catherine Lombard

“…Furthermore, study of the adhesion molecule profile of ADHLSCs revealed that they do not express selectin ligands or LFA-1 which are, respectively, involved in the rolling process and the firm adhesion. …”
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Troglitazone and Δ2Troglitazone Enhance Adiponectin Expression in Monocytes/Macrophages through the AMP-Activated Protein Kinase Pathway by Jaw-Shiun Tsai, Lee-Ming Chuang, Ching-Shih Chen, Chan-Jung Liang, Yuh-Lien Chen, Ching-Yu Chen

“…TG- and Δ2TG-induced suppression on monocyte adhesion were inhibited by a selective AMPK inhibitor compound C. …”
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The Effect of Aggregate-Forming Minerals on Thermodynamic Parameters Using Surface Free Energy Concept and Its Relationship with the Moisture Susceptibility of Asphalt Mixtures by Gholam Hossein Hamedi, Mohammad Reza Esmaeeli, Vahid Najafi Moghaddam Gilani, Seyed Mohsen Hosseinian

“…This phenomenon will reduce the mechanical properties of asphalt mixtures due to its destructive effects on the adhesion of the bitumen-aggregate system and the cohesion of the bitumen membrane. …”
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Processing, characterisation and oxidation resistance of βNiAl bond coat: Al and Zr effects by Chandio A.D., Shaikh A.A., Salman W., Ahmed H.

“…It has been acknowledged that the small concentration of the reactive elements (REs), such as Zr, Hf, and Y, could tremendously enhance the oxide adhesion even in some cases better than Pt modified counterparts. …”
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Analysis of the Effect of Human Type I Collagen-Derived Peptide on Bone Regenerative Capacity and Comparison with Various Collagen Materials In Vivo by Tatsunori Asakura, Tran Thi Thuy Diep, Yuta Ueda, Aoi Yamada, Takahiro Tsuzuno, Naoki Takahashi, Masayuki Miyata, Koichi Tabeta, Masaki Nagata, Ken Matsuda

“…<i>Conclusions</i>: Cellnest, a human type I collagen-like peptide rich in RGD motifs, enhances bone regeneration by promoting MSC adhesion and migration, and bone formation-related gene expression. …”
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Reinforcing cancer immunotherapy with engineered porous hollow mycobacterium tuberculosis loaded with tumor neoantigens by Jie Jiang, Feng-Ying Huang, Shu-Zhen Dai, Guang-Hong Tan, Ming-Hui Chen, Hengyu Chen, Wu-Ping Zheng, Ri-Hong Wu, Weijing Xie

“…Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTb) contains pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) recognized by APCs and adhesion molecules that facilitate MTb invasion of APCs. …”
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Strengthening of a Fibre-Matrix Interface: A Novel Method Using Nanoparticles by Sudhir Tiwari, J. Bijwe, S. Panier

“…Increased roughness of the fibre surface and adhesion of NPs on the fibre surface were observed by field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM). …”
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Passive Control of Attachment in Legged Space Robots by Alessandro Gasparetto, Renato Vidoni, Tobias Seidl

“…In the space environment the absence of gravity calls for constant safe attachment of any loose object, but the low-pressure conditions prohibit the use of glue-type adhesives. The attachment system of freely hunting spiders, e.g. …”
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Leukocyte migration in experimental inflammatory bowel disease by E. P. Van Rees, M. J. H. J. Palmen, F. R. W. Van De Goot, B. A. Macher, L. A. Dieleman

“…Emigration of leukocytes from the circulation into tissue by transendothelial migration, is mediated subsequently by adhesion molecules such as selectins, chemokines and integrins. …”
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Photovoltaic and Physical Characteristics of Screen-Printed Monocrystalline Silicon Solar Cells with Laser Doping and Electroplated Copper by Chin-Lung Cheng, Chi-Chung Liu, Chun-Tin Yeh

“…Furthermore, to enhance the adhesion between the B-BSF seed layer and EPC contact layer, a laser pinhole process was proposed. …”
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Microcystins Induces Vascular Inflammation in Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells via Activation of NF-κB by Jun Shi, Jie Zhou, Min Zhang

“…Furthermore, MC-LR also increased cell adhesion molecules (ICAM-1 and VCAM-1) expression in HUVECs. …”
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Monte carlo simulation of heterotypic cell aggregation in nonlinear shear flow by Jiakou Wang, Margaret J. Slattery, Meghan Henty Hoskins, Shile Liang, Cheng Dong, Qiang Du

“…In this paper, we develop a population balance model for cell aggregationand adhesion process in a nonuniform shear flow. Some Monte Carlosimulation results based on the model are presented for the heterotypic cell-cellcollision and adhesion to a substrate under dynamic shear forces. …”
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Circulating Inflammatory Markers Are Inversely Associated with Heart Rate Variability Measures in Type 1 Diabetes by Anne-Marie L. Wegeberg, Tina Okdahl, Tina Fløyel, Christina Brock, Niels Ejskjaer, Sam Riahi, Flemming Pociot, Joachim Størling, Birgitte Brock

“…Cytokines (interleukin- (IL-) 1α, IL-4, IL-12p70, IL-13, IL-17, and tumor necrosis factor- (TNF-) α), adhesion molecules (E-selectin, P-selectin, and intercellular adhesion molecule- (ICAM-) 1), and chemokines (chemokine (C-C motif) ligand (CCL)2, CCL3, CCL4, and C-X-C motif chemokine (CXCL)10) were assessed using a Luminex multiplexing technology. …”
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Influence of Alkali Treatment and Maleated Polypropylene (MAPP) Compatibilizer on the Dry-Sliding Wear and Frictional Behavior of Borassus Fruit Fine Fiber (BFF)/Polypropylene (PP)... by Sumit Nijjar, P. Sudhakara, Shubham Sharma, Sanjeev Saini, Aklilu Teklemariam, V. Mariselvam, Satheesh Kumar Sampath, J. I. Song

“…Findings concluded that the abrasive wear resistance of T + PP + MAPP composite showed better interfacial adhesion and bonding, thus resulting in better tribological performance as compared to the other three compositions under different loading conditions. …”
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A Cellular Potts model simulating cell migration on and in matrix environments by Marco Scianna, Luigi Preziosi, Katarina Wolf

“…Our modelprovides a strong correlation of the directionality of migrationwith the topological extracellular matrix distribution and abiphasic dependence of migration on the matrix structure, density,adhesion, and stiffness, and, moreover, simulates that celllocomotion in highly constrained fibrillar obstacles requires thedeformation of the cell's nucleus and/or the activity ofcell-derived proteolysis. …”
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