ERK5 Contributes to VEGF Alteration in Diabetic Retinopathy by Yuexiu Wu, Yufeng Zuo, Rana Chakrabarti, Biao Feng, Shali Chen, Subrata Chakrabarti

“…Human microvascular endothelial cells (HMVEC) were exposed to glucose. In parallel, retinal tissues from streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats were examined after 4 months of follow-up. …”
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The Cytotoxicity Assessment of Grapefruit Peel Essential Oil and Its Effect on Frying Stability of Sunflower Oil by Ghania Kaanin-Boudraa, Fatiha Brahmi, Linda Grimaud, Mohamed Lamine Freidja, Ourdia-Nouara Kernou, Daniel Henrion, Samir Hadjal, Khodir Madani, Lila Boulekbache-Makhlouf

“…Various EO concentrations (0.01-0.5 mg/ml) were added to cultured cells Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells (HUVECs) and Human Stellar Hepatic Cell lines LX-2 (SCC064) and incubated for 24 and 48 h. …”
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The liver’s dilemma: sensing real danger in a sea of PAMPs: the (arterial) sinusoidal segment theory by Andrea Henriques-Pons, Natália Vacani-Martins, Carina de Lima Pereira dos Santos, Marcelo Meuser-Batista

“…In the liver, dendritic, Kupffer (KC), liver sinusoidal endothelial cells (LSECs), and even hepatocytes express PD-L1, a T lymphocyte downregulatory molecule. …”
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DNA-loaded targeted nanoparticles as a safe platform to produce exogenous proteins in tumor B cells by Maria Cristina Grimaldi, Sara Bozzer, Dick J. Sjöström, Dick J. Sjöström, Linnea I. Andersson, Tom Eirik Mollnes, Tom Eirik Mollnes, Per H. Nilsson, Per H. Nilsson, Luca De Maso, Federico Riccardi, Michele Dal Bo, Daniele Sblattero, Paolo Macor

“…These nanostructures demonstrated a favorable safety profile, as evidenced by the absence of significant cell cytotoxicity, coagulation activation, complement system activation, and the slight activation of endothelial cells and leukocytes. The targeting mechanism facilitated the interaction of NPs with target cells, thereby enhancing their internalization and subsequent exogenous plasmid DNA (pDNA) translation and protein expression. …”
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Expression and Function of Ephrin-B1 and Its Cognate Receptor EphB2 in Human Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm by Aiji Sakamoto, Masaaki Kawashiri, Hatsue Ishibashi-Ueda, Yuka Sugamoto, Tsuyoshi Yoshimuta, Takeo Higashikata, Hitoshi Ogino, Hayato Tada, Tetsuo Konno, Kenshi Hayashi, Masakazu Yamagishi

“…Both ephrin-B1 and EphB2 were expressed in macrophages, T lymphocytes, and endothelial cells within AAA. In chemotaxis assay, ephrin-B1 and EphB2 inhibited mononuclear-cell chemotaxis induced by stromal derived factor-1 down to 54.7±12.7% (𝑃=0.01) and 50.7±13.1% (𝑃=0.01), respectively. …”
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3D printed magnesium silicate/β-tricalcium phosphate scaffolds promote coupled osteogenesis and angiogenesis by Lulu Wang, Mingkui Shen, Zhongxin Tang, Jun Tan, Kuankuan Li, Haijun Ma

“…Achieving magnesium and silicon ions sustained release, 3D printed MS/β-TCP scaffolds possessed appropriate mechanical properties and had excellent biocompatibility that was suitable for osteoblastic MC3T3-E1 cells and human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) with proliferation, adhesion, and migration. …”
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Sciatic nerve analysis in thyroid hormone transporters Mct8 and Oatp1c1 knockout mice by Steffen Mayerl, Andrea Alcaide Martin, Reinhard Bauer, Heike Heuer

“…Results: We detected MCT8 protein expression in sciatic nerve axons, whereas OATP1C1 expression was observed in a subset of endothelial cells early in postnatal development. The absence of MCT8 and OATP1C1 did not alter the thyroidal state of isolated nerves at P12. …”
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Pulsed Light Accelerated Crosslinking versus Continuous Light Accelerated Crosslinking: One-Year Results by Cosimo Mazzotta, Claudio Traversi, Anna Lucia Paradiso, Maria Eugenia Latronico, Miguel Rechichi

“…Patients underwent clinical examination of uncorrected distance visual acuity and corrected distance visual acuity (UDVA and CDVA), corneal topography and aberrometry (CSO EyeTop, Florence, Italy), corneal OCT optical pachymetry (Cirrus OCT, Zeiss Meditec, Jena, Germany), endothelial cells count (I-Conan Non Co Robot), and in vivo scanning laser confocal microscopy (Heidelberg, Germany) at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months of follow-up. …”
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MiR-25-3p regulates pulmonary arteriovenous malformation after Glenn procedure in patients with univentricular heart via the PHLPP2-HIF-1α axis by Junpei Kawamura, Munekazu Yamakuchi, Kentaro Ueno, Teruto Hashiguchi, Yasuhiro Okamoto

“…In addition, we investigated the tube formation, migration, and proliferation of human lung microvascular endothelial cells (HMVEC-L) transfected with miR-25-3p mimic, miR-25-3p inhibitor, or PHLPP2 small interfering RNA, and examined HIF-1α/VEGF-A signaling after hypoxic stimulation. …”
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6-Gingerol Normalizes the Expression of Biomarkers Related to Hypertension via PPARδ in HUVECs, HEK293, and Differentiated 3T3-L1 Cells by Yong-Jik Lee, Yoo-Na Jang, Yoon-Mi Han, Hyun-Min Kim, Hong Seog Seo

“…The antihypertensive effects and mechanism of 6-gingerol were identified through reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), western blotting, and immunocytochemical staining for biomarkers involved in hypertension in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs), human embryonal kidney cells (HEK293 cells), and mouse preadipocytes (3T3-L1 cells). …”
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Inhibition of Aberrant IGF-I Signaling in Diabetic Male Rat Retina Prevents and Reverses Changes of Diabetic Retinopathy by Gang Xi, Christine Wai, David Clemmons

“…The anti-IAP antibody inhibited IGF-I-stimulated SHPS-1, p52Shc, MAP kinase phosphorylation, and proliferation in endothelial cells. To determine if it could reverse established pathophysiologic changes in vivo, this antibody or normal rat IgG F(ab)2 was injected intraperitoneally for 6 weeks into rats that had diabetes for 4 weeks. …”
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Vascular Protective Effects of Morinda citrifolia Leaf Extract on Postmenopausal Rats Fed with Thermoxidized Palm Oil Diet: Evidence at Microscopic Level by C. L. G. Chong, Faizah Othman, Farida Hussan

“…The untreated OVX group showed evident histological and ultrastructural features of vascular inflammation such as blood cells accumulation in the lumen, vacuolation of the endothelial cells, subendothelial space widening, elastic fibres disruption, increased intima media thickness (IMT), smooth muscle cells fragmentation, and perivascular adipose tissue (PVAT) deposition. …”
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The Effect of Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Derived Exosomes and miR17-5p Inhibitor on Multicellular Liver Fibrosis Microtissues by Farnaz Sani, Mina Soufi Zomorrod, Negar Azarpira, Masoud Soleimani

“…Here, we aimed to develop a fibrotic liver microtissue composed of hepatocytes, hepatic stellate, and endothelial cells. In addition, the therapeutic effects of umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes (UC-MSC-EXO) and anti-miR17-5p as new antifibrotic drugs were investigated. …”
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Caveolin-1 Knockdown Decreases SMMC7721 Human Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cell Invasiveness by Inhibiting Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor-Induced Angiogenesis by Zhi-Bo Zhang, Zheng Shi, Lan-Fang Yang, Hong-Bin Gao

“…Phospho-eNOS levels in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) cocultured with SMMC7721 cell supernatants were analyzed by Western blot. …”
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Ultrasonic characteristics of inserted central catheter related fibroblastic sleeve by Zhifei Ben, Jue Wang, Jinyong Zhan, Kaiying Xu

“…After the removal of the ICC, there was a membrane-like structure adhesion on the surface of the catheter, which was composed of endothelial cells, smooth muscle cells, collagen and fibrous connective tissues. …”
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Feedback loop centered on MAF1 reduces blood–brain barrier damage in sepsis-associated encephalopathy by Xuebiao Wei, Wenqiang Jiang, Zhonghua Wang, Yichen Li, Yuanwen Jing, Yongli Han, Linqiang Huang, Shenglong Chen

“…In vitro, rat brain microvascular endothelial cells and astrocytes were stimulated with serum from the sepsis model rats. …”
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Monocytes serve as Shiga toxin carriers during the development of hemolytic uremic syndrome by Xinlei Sun, Shuang Qu, Fenglian Zhou, Fujie Shi, Yunfei Wu, Lin Gu, Minghui Liu, Zhen Bian, Lei Shi, Zhihong Liu, Yuan Liu, Ke Zen

“…Remarkably, Stx-laden monocytes demonstrate their ability to transport Stx2 to human renal glomerular endothelial cells (HRGEC), subsequently inducing apoptosis in HRGEC. …”
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Identification of compounds against atherosclerosis induced by ox-LDL based on cell extraction/UPLC–MS/MS from mulberry twigs and their mechanistic analysis by Zhihui Jin, Wei Xiang, Xiaowen Shi, Fenglin Jiang, Yanan Jia, Yuansong Zhang, Lingshu Zeng, Xianzhi Huang, Li Xu

“…This study aims to identify and evaluate the effects of key compounds in mulberry twig extracts (MTEs) on oxidized low-density lipoprotein (ox-LDL)-induced human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs), with a focus on understanding how these compounds modulate oxidative stress and related signaling pathways. …”
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Construction of complex three-dimensional vascularized liver tissue model in vitro based on a biphasic cell-laden embedding medium by Weikang Lv, Haoran Yu, Abdellah Aazmi, Tuya Naren, Wanli Cheng, Mengfei Yu, Zhen Wang, Xiaobin Xu, Huayong Yang, Liang Ma

“…Using the in situ endothelialization method, we constructed complex vascular structures and ensured close adhesion between hepatocytes and endothelial cells. In vitro experiments demonstrated that the vascularized liver tissue model exhibited enhanced protein synthesis and metabolic function compared to mixed liver tissue. …”
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High Glucose Induces Endothelial COX2 and iNOS Expression via Inhibition of Monomethyltransferase SETD8 Expression by Jie Qi, Qichao Wu, Qian Cheng, Xiangyuan Chen, Minmin Zhu, Changhong Miao

“…Our previous study indicated that SET domain-containing protein 8 (SETD8) downregulation is involved in high glucose-mediated endothelial inflammation in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs). Here, we report that SETD8 plays a major role in hyperglycaemia-induced COX2 and iNOS expression. …”
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