Search Results - "FRANK, D. A"
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Targeting the redox balance in inflammatory skin conditions
Published in International Journal of Molecular Sciences (26-04-2013)“…Reactive oxygen species (ROS) can be both beneficial and deleterious. Under normal physiological conditions, ROS production is tightly regulated, and ROS…”
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Novel Synthetic Polymer-Based 3D Contraction Assay: A Versatile Preclinical Research Platform for Fibrosis
Published in ACS applied materials & interfaces (04-05-2022)“…The driving factors causing fibrosis and scar formation include fibroblast differentiation into myofibroblasts and hampered myofibroblast apoptosis, which…”
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Targeting the Heme-Heme Oxygenase System to Prevent Severe Complications Following COVID-19 Infections
Published in Antioxidants (19-06-2020)“…SARS-CoV-2 is causing a pandemic resulting in high morbidity and mortality. COVID-19 patients suffering from acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) are…”
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Repeated Application and Removal of Polyisocyanopeptide Hydrogel Wound Dressings in a Splinted Full-Thickness Wound Model
Published in International journal of molecular sciences (07-03-2023)“…Polyisocyanopeptide (PIC) hydrogels are proposed as promising wound dressings. These gels are thermo-sensitive, allow application as a cold liquid, and rely on…”
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Immunosuppressive effects of circulating bile acids in human endotoxemia and septic shock: patients with liver failure are at risk
Published in Critical care (London, England) (27-09-2023)“…Sepsis-induced immunosuppression is a frequent cause of opportunistic infections and death in critically ill patients. A better understanding of the underlying…”
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Stem cells and extracellular vesicles to improve preclinical orofacial soft tissue healing
Published in Stem cell research & therapy (15-08-2023)“…Orofacial soft tissue wounds caused by surgery for congenital defects, trauma, or disease frequently occur leading to complications affecting patients' quality…”
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Medical-Grade Honey Outperforms Conventional Treatments for Healing Cold Sores-A Clinical Study
Published in Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) (04-12-2021)“…Cold sores are nasolabial blisters caused by herpes simplex virus (HSV) infections. Novel therapies demonstrating simultaneously antiviral activity and…”
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Synergistic Antimicrobial Activity of Supplemented Medical-Grade Honey against Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilm Formation and Eradication
Published in Antibiotics (Basel) (04-12-2020)“…Biofilms hinder wound healing. Medical-grade honey (MGH) is a promising therapy because of its broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity and the lack of risk for…”
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The Bilirubin-Increasing Drug Atazanavir Improves Endothelial Function in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Published in Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology (01-02-2011)“…OBJECTIVE—In type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), oxidative stress gives rise to endothelial dysfunction. Bilirubin, a powerful endogenous antioxidant,…”
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An Improved Understanding of the Pathophysiology of Pelvic Organ Prolapse: A 3D In Vitro Model under Static and Mechanical Loading Conditions
Published in Advanced healthcare materials (01-03-2024)“…The suboptimal outcomes of pelvic organ prolapse (POP) surgery illustrate the demand for improved therapies. However, their development is hampered by the…”
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STAT5 represses BCL6 expression by binding to a regulatory region frequently mutated in lymphomas
Published in Oncogene (11-01-2007)“…Deregulated expression of BCL6 is a pathogenic event in many lymphomas. BCL6 blocks cellular differentiation by repressing transcription of its target genes,…”
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Zebrafish Models of Craniofacial Malformations: Interactions of Environmental Factors
Published in Frontiers in cell and developmental biology (16-11-2020)“…The zebrafish is an appealing model organism for investigating the genetic (G) and environmental (E) factors, as well as their interactions (GxE), which…”
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Heme Oxygenase Protects against Placental Vascular Inflammation and Abortion by the Alarmin Heme in Mice
Published in International journal of molecular sciences (29-07-2020)“…Both infectious as non-infectious inflammation can cause placental dysfunction and pregnancy complications. During the first trimester of human gestation, when…”
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Curcumin-induced heme oxygenase-1 expression prevents H2O2-induced cell death in wild type and heme oxygenase-2 knockout adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells
Published in International journal of molecular sciences (08-10-2014)“…Mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) administration is a promising adjuvant therapy to treat tissue injury. However, MSC survival after administration is often hampered…”
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Different Faces of the Heme-Heme Oxygenase System in Inflammation
Published in Pharmacological reviews (01-09-2003)“…The heme-heme oxygenase system has recently been recognized to possess important regulatory properties. It is tightly involved in both physiological as well as…”
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Heme oxygenase, inflammation, and fibrosis: the good, the bad, and the ugly?
Published in Frontiers in pharmacology (01-01-2012)“…Upon injury, prolonged inflammation and oxidative stress may cause pathological wound healing and fibrosis, leading to formation of excessive scar tissue…”
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Diannexin protects against renal ischemia reperfusion injury and targets phosphatidylserines in ischemic tissue
Published in PloS one (30-08-2011)“…Renal ischemia/reperfusion injury (IRI) frequently complicates shock, renal transplantation and cardiac and aortic surgery, and has prognostic significance…”
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Involvement of VDAC, Bax and ceramides in the efflux of AIF from mitochondria during curcumin-induced apoptosis
Published in PloS one (20-08-2009)“…We previously identified curcumin as a potent inducer of fibroblast apoptosis, which could be used to treat hypertrophic scar formation. Here we investigated…”
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Heme as Possible Contributing Factor in the Evolvement of Shiga-Toxin Escherichia coli Induced Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome
Published in Frontiers in immunology (22-12-2020)“…Shiga-toxin (Stx)-producing hemolytic-uremic syndrome (STEC-HUS) is one of the most common causes of acute kidney injury in children. Stx-mediated endothelial…”
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Fibrin with Laminin-Nidogen Reduces Fibrosis and Improves Soft Palate Regeneration Following Palatal Injury
Published in Biomolecules (Basel, Switzerland) (19-10-2021)“…This study aimed to analyze the effects of fibrin constructs enhanced with laminin-nidogen, implanted in the wounded rat soft palate. Fibrin constructs with…”
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