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Connective tissue activation XXXVIII: heparin/heparanase activity of human platelets resides in a high molecular weight protein, not in connective tissue activating peptide III by CASTOR, C. William, KOTLYAR, Alina, EDWARDS, Brian E

“…OBJECTIVE: Connective tissue activating protein-III (CTAP-III), with molecular weight 9278 Da and isoforms including CTAP-III des 1-15 (neutrophil activating…”
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Chemotactic activity and receptor binding of neutrophil attractant/activation protein-1 (NAP-1) and structurally related host defense cytokines: interaction of NAP-2 with the NAP-1 receptor by Leonard, E J, Yoshimura, T, Rot, A, Noer, K, Walz, A, Baggiolini, M, Walz, D A, Goetzl, E J, Castor, C W

“…Neutrophil attractant/activation protein-1 (NAP-1) has sequence similarity to platelet factor-4 (PF-4) and to NAP-2 (a truncated from of connective tissue…”
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Connective tissue activation: I. The nature, specificity, measurement and distribution of connective tissue activating peptide by CASTOR, C. William

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A possible receptor-binding function for the N-terminus of connective tissue activating peptide-III by Erickson, John, Davis, Lyman E, Castor, C. William, Walz, Daniel A, Anderson, Byron E

“…Connective tissue activating peptide III (CTAP-III) is an 85-residue peptide which has been purified from platelets and shown to possess mitogenic activity…”
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Hyaluronic Acid and Proteoglycan Synthesis by Lung Fibroblasts in Basal and Activated States by Castor, C. William, Terrence D. Fremuth, Anne M. Furlong, Jourdian, George W.

“…Most glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) formed by lung fibroblasts under both basal and stimulated conditions were secreted into the culture medium. High molecular…”
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Therapeutic value of graded aerobic exercise training in rheumatoid arthritis by Harkcom, T M, Lampman, R M, Banwell, B F, Castor, C W

“…Women with rheumatoid arthritis performed 1 of 3 low intensity aerobic exercise protocols (15, 25, and 35 minutes) 3 times per week for 12 weeks. A nontraining…”
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Connective tissue activation. I. The nature, specificity, measurement and distribution of connective tissue activating peptide by Castor, C W

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Frequency of neoplasia in systemic lupus erythematosus and rheumatoid arthritis by Lewis, R B, Castor, C W, Knisley, R E, Bole, G G

“…A patient population admitted to the hospital for either SLE or RA was surveyed for the subsequent development of neoplasms. The frequency of neoplasm in SLE…”
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Connective tissue activation. XXXVII. Effects of cytokine combinations, implications for an integrated cytokine network by Castor, C W, Smith, E M, Bignall, M C, Hossler, P A

“…Since many cytokines have been identified in chronically inflamed human synovium, it is possible that particular cytokines or combinations of cytokines play…”
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An improved method for immobilizing IgG antibodies on protein A-agarose by Sisson, T H, Castor, C W

“…This report describes a modification of a procedure developed by others for crosslinking IgG to protein A which itself is covalently linked to a gel support…”
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Structural and Biological Characteristics of Connective Tissue Activating Peptide (CTAP-III), a Major Human Platelet-Derived Growth Factor by Castor, C. William, Miller, Jeffrey W., Walz, Daniel A.

“…Connective tissue activating peptides (CTAPs) extracted from leukocytes and platelets stimulate glycolysis and synthesis of glycosaminoglycan and DNA in…”
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Relationship of one form of human histamine-releasing factor to connective tissue activating peptide-III by BAEZA, M. L, REDDIGARI, S. R, KORNFELD, D, RAMANI, N, SMITH, E. M, HOSSLER, P. A, FISCHER, T, CASTOR, C. W, GOREVIC, P. G, KAPLAN, A. P

“…We have previously reported purification of three forms of histamine-releasing factors (HRFs) from mixtures of streptokinase-streptodornase stimulated human…”
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Regulation of glucose transporters by connective tissue activating peptide-III isoforms by PING-KAUNG KU TAI, JIN-FANG LIAO, HOSSLER, P. A, CASTOR, C. W, CARTER-SU, C

“…Connective tissue activating peptide-III (CTAP-III) is a component of platelet alpha-granules which elicits a series of responses in connective tissue cells…”
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Synovial cell activation induced by a polypeptide mediator by Castor, C W

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Connective tissue activating peptides by Castor, C W, Cabral, A R

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Review of United States data on neoplasms in rheumatoid arthritis by Castor, C W, Bull, F E

“…Relatively sparse literature developed during the past 30 years that sought to characterize the relationship of rheumatoid arthritis to neoplasms. The past…”
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Growth factors in human disease: the realities, pitfalls, and promise by Castor, C W, Cabral, A R

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Connective tissue activation: stimulation of glucose transport by connective tissue activating peptide III by Castor, C. William, Furlong, Anne M, Carter-Su, Christin

“…Connective tissue activating peptide III (CTAP III), a human platelet derived growth factor, induced marked stimulation of 2-deoxy[14C]glucose (2dG) uptake in…”
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Factors modifying DNA synthesis by lung fibroblasts in vitro by Castor, C W, Fremuth, T D

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Connective tissue activation. XXIII. Increased plasma levels of a platelet growth factor (CTAP-III) in patients with rheumatic diseases by MacCarter, D K, Hossler, P A, Castor, C W

“…Plasma levels of the CTAP-III antigen were measured by radioimmunoassay in 80 patients with rheumatic diseases. Patients with clear evidence of vasculitis…”
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