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High Affinity RHAMM/HMMR Binding
Peptides for Imaging and Therapeutic Applications
BackgroundHyaluronan (HA) is a simple extracellular matrix polysaccharide that a wealth of experimental approaches has demonstrated actively regulates inflammation in tissue repair, fibrogenic disease processes and cancer progression. In general, large HA polymers, which are mainly present in homeostatic tissues, are immunologically quiescent and contribute...
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Time-resolved dynamic angiographic computed tomography (TRD-ACT)
BackgroundThe clinical gold standard for assessing the functional significance of a coronary artery stenosis is the invasive fractional flow reserve (FFR) technique, in which a specialized catheter is advanced to the culprit artery with aids of fluoroscopy to measure the flow pressure gradient across a plaque during maximal hyperemia. Recently, non-invasive...
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Peptides targeting EGFL7, a critical player in angiogenesis
Background:Epidermal growth factor-like 7 (EGFL7) is an endothelial cell secreted protein whose expression is restricted to actively remodeling vascular endothelium. It is critical for vascular tube formation during angiogenesis through localizing to the extracellular matrix (ECM) at the basal surface of endothelial cells and promoting endothelial cell...
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Ghrelin Analogues as Molecular Imaging Probes
Background: Human Growth Hormone Secretagogue Receptor (GHSR), a member of the G Protein-Coupled Receptors (GPCR) family, is mainly expressed in the hypothalamus, pituitary cells and a number of peripheral tissues. Expression of the GHSR has been reported in various types of tumors, including breast carcinomas, prostate cancer cell lines, ovarian tumors,...
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