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effects of 4-methylumbelliferone on hyaluronan synthesis, MMP2 activity, proliferation, and motility of human aortic smooth muscle cells by Vigetti, Davide, Rizzi, Manuela, Viola, Manuela, Karousou, Eugenia, Genasetti, Anna, Clerici, Moira, Bartolini, Barbara, Hascall, Vincent C, De Luca, Giancarlo, Passi, Alberto

“…Extracellular matrix remodeling after proatherosclerotic injury involves an increase in hyaluronan (HA) that is coupled with vascular smooth muscle cell (SMC)…”
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Glycosaminoglycans as key molecules in atherosclerosis: the role of versican and hyaluronan by Karangelis, D E, Kanakis, I, Asimakopoulou, A P, Karousou, E, Passi, A, Theocharis, A D, Triposkiadis, F, Tsilimingas, N B, Karamanos, Nikos K

“…Cardiovascular disease is the largest cause of death in Western societies and it primarily results from atherosclerosis of large and medium-sized vessels…”
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C-Reactive Protein Production in Term Human Placental Tissue by Malek, A., Bersinger, N.A., Di Santo, S., Mueller, M.D., Sager, R., Schneider, H., Ghezzi, F., Karousou, E., Passi, A., De Luca, G., Raio, L.

“…C-reactive protein (CRP) is a marker of systemic inflammation. Recently, it has been shown that CRP is present in amniotic fluid and fetal urine, and that…”
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Roles and targeting of the HAS/hyaluronan/CD44 molecular system in cancer by Karousou, Evgenia, Misra, Suniti, Ghatak, Shibnath, Dobra, Katalin, Götte, Martin, Vigetti, Davide, Passi, Alberto, Karamanos, Nikos K., Skandalis, Spyros S.

“…Synthesis, deposition, and interactions of hyaluronan (HA) with its cellular receptor CD44 are crucial events that regulate the onset and progression of…”
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Molecular Cloning and Characterization of UDP-glucose Dehydrogenase from the Amphibian Xenopus laevis and Its Involvement in Hyaluronan Synthesis by Vigetti, Davide, Ori, Michela, Viola, Manuela, Genasetti, Anna, Karousou, Eugenia, Rizzi, Manuela, Pallotti, Francesco, Nardi, Irma, Hascall, Vincent C., De Luca, Giancarlo, Passi, Alberto

“…UDP-glucose dehydrogenase (UGDH) supplies the cell with UDP-glucuronic acid (UDP-GlcUA), a precursor of glycosaminoglycan and proteoglycan synthesis. Here we…”
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Impact of Extracellular Matrix on Cellular Behavior: A Source of Molecular Targets in Disease by Skandalis, Spyros S., Dobra, Katalin, Götte, Martin, Karousou, Evgenia, Misra, Suniti

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ROLE OF HYALURONAN-CD44 COMPLEXES IN REGULATION OF GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR ACTIVITY AND IN TUMOR PROGRESSION by Heldin, P, Bernert, B, Skandalis, S, Karousou, E, Porsch, H, Heldin, C-H

“…Introduction: The interactions between cells and the host microenviroment influences cellular behavior. Hyaluronan levels are determined by synthesizing (HAS)…”
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Hyaluronan content of Wharton's jelly in healthy and Down syndrome fetuses by Raio, Luigi, Cromi, Antonella, Ghezzi, Fabio, Passi, Alberto, Karousou, Evgenia, Viola, Manuela, Vigetti, Davide, De Luca, Giancarlo, Bolis, Pierfrancesco

“…The mechanisms by which the excess genetic material of chromosome 21 results in the dysmorphologic features of Down syndrome (DS) are largely unknown. It has…”
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Sonographic umbilical vessel morphometry and perinatal outcome of fetuses with a lean umbilical cord by Ghezzi, Fabio, Raio, Luigi, Günter Duwe, Daniela, Cromi, Antonella, Karousou, Evgenia, Dürig, Peter

“…Purpose This study was undertaken to assess whether changes in umbilical cord vessel morphometry are associated with an increased risk of adverse perinatal…”
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Polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis of fluorophore-labeled hyaluronan and chondroitin sulfate disaccharides: Application to the analysis in cells and tissues by Karousou, Evgenia G., Militsopoulou, Maria, Porta, Giovanni, De Luca, Giancarlo, Hascall, Vincent C., Passi, Alberto

“…This report describes a new formulation of polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis of fluorophore‐labeled saccharides (PAGEFS) for the analysis of hyaluronan (HA)…”
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Analysis of fluorophore-labelled hyaluronan and chondroitin sulfate disaccharides in biological samples by Karousou, Evgenia G., Porta, Giovanni, De Luca, Giancarlo, Passi, Alberto

“…In this report, we describe a polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis for the analysis of fluorophore-labelled hyaluronan (HA) and chondroitin sulfate (CS)…”
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Decorin from different bovine tissues: Study of glycosaminoglycan chain by PAGEFS by Viola, Manuela, Karousou, Evgenia G., Vigetti, Davide, Genasetti, Anna, Pallotti, Francesco, Guidetti, Gianni F., Tira, Enrica, De Luca, Giancarlo, Passi, Alberto

“…The sulphation pattern of glycosaminoglycan (GAG) plays a critical role in biological functions of proteoglycans. In this study, we showed that decorins from…”
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Application of polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis of fluorophore-labeled saccharides for analysis of hyaluronan and chondroitin sulfate in human and animal tissues and cell cultures by Karousou, Evgenia G., Viola, Manuela, Genasetti, Anna, Vigetti, Davide, Luca, Giancarlo De, Karamanos, Nikos K., Passi, Alberto

“…Hyaluronan (HA) and chondroitin sulfate (CS) are glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) with great importance in biological events, since they participate in and regulate…”
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