Search Results - "Kui Tan, Thian"
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Matrix metalloproteinase-9 of tubular and macrophage origin contributes to the pathogenesis of renal fibrosis via macrophage recruitment through osteopontin cleavage
Published in Laboratory investigation (01-04-2013)“…A pro-fibrotic role of matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) in tubular cell epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) is well established in renal fibrosis;…”
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Characterization of murine macrophages from bone marrow, spleen and peritoneum
Published in BMC immunology (05-02-2013)“…Macrophages have heterogeneous phenotypes and complex functions within both innate and adaptive immune responses. To date, most experimental studies have been…”
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Disruption of E-Cadherin by Matrix Metalloproteinase Directly Mediates Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition Downstream of Transforming Growth Factor-β1 in Renal Tubular Epithelial Cells
Published in The American journal of pathology (01-08-2009)“…Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) plays an important role in organ fibrosis, including that of the kidney. Loss of E-cadherin expression is a hallmark of…”
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Macrophage Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 Mediates Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition in Vitro in Murine Renal Tubular Cells
Published in The American journal of pathology (01-03-2010)“…As a rich source of pro-fibrogenic growth factors and matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), macrophages are well-placed to play an important role in renal…”
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By Homing to the Kidney, Activated Macrophages Potently Exacerbate Renal Injury
Published in The American journal of pathology (01-06-2008)“…Macrophages are important mediators of injury in most types of human kidney diseases; however, the pathogenic importance of both macrophage number and…”
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IL-10/TGF-β-Modified Macrophages Induce Regulatory T Cells and Protect against Adriamycin Nephrosis
Published in Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (01-06-2010)“…IL-10/TGF-beta-modified macrophages, a subset of activated macrophages, produce anti-inflammatory cytokines, suggesting that they may protect against…”
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DEC205-DC targeted DNA vaccine against CX3CR1 protects against atherogenesis in mice
Published in PloS one (11-04-2018)“…Studies disrupting the chemokine pathway CX3CL1 (fractalkine)/ CX3CR1 have shown decreased atherosclerosis in animal models but the techniques used to…”
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IL-25 Induces M2 Macrophages and Reduces Renal Injury in Proteinuric Kidney Disease
Published in Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (01-07-2011)“…The kidney contains receptors for the cytokine IL-25, but the effects of IL-25 in CKD are unknown. Here, we induced adriamycin nephropathy in both BALB/c mice…”
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Lipopolysaccharide-pretreated plasmacytoid dendritic cells ameliorate experimental chronic kidney disease
Published in Kidney international (01-05-2012)“…Plasmacytoid dendritic cells play important roles in inducing immune tolerance, preventing allograft rejection, and regulating immune responses in both…”
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Matrix metalloproteinases contribute to kidney fibrosis in chronic kidney diseases
Published in World journal of nephrology (06-08-2013)“…Matrix metalloproteinases(MMPs) are members of the neutral proteinase family. They were previously thought to be anti-fibrotic because of their ability to…”
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E-Cadherin/β-Catenin Complex and the Epithelial Barrier
Published in Journal of biomedicine & biotechnology (01-01-2011)“…E-Cadherin/β-catenin complex plays an important role in maintaining epithelial integrity and disrupting this complex affect not only the adhesive repertoire of…”
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Matrix metalloproteinase 9-dependent Notch signaling contributes to kidney fibrosis through peritubular endothelial-mesenchymal transition
Published in Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation (01-05-2017)“…Endothelial cells are known to contribute to kidney fibrosis via endothelial-mesenchymal transition (EndoMT). Matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP-9) is known to be…”
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Association of β-catenin with P-Smad3 but not LEF-1 dissociates in vitro profibrotic from anti-inflammatory effects of TGF-β1
Published in Journal of cell science (01-01-2013)“…Transforming growth factor β1 (TGF-β1) is known to be both anti-inflammatory and profibrotic. Cross-talk between TGF-β/Smad and Wnt/β-catenin pathways in…”
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DNA vaccine encoding CD40 targeted to dendritic cells in situ prevents the development of Heymann nephritis in rats
Published in Kidney international (01-02-2013)“…The CD40-CD154 costimulatory pathway has been shown to be critical for both T- and B-cell activation in autoimmune disease. Here, we assessed the effects of…”
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Regulatory T cells require renal antigen recognition through the TCR to protect against injury in nephritis
Published in International journal of clinical and experimental pathology (01-01-2014)“…Regulatory T cells (Treg) are important for maintaining immune homeostasis. Adoptive transfer of Tregs is protective in renal disease models in both…”
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DEC205-DC targeted DNA vaccines to CX3CR1 and CCL2 are potent and limit macrophage migration
Published in International journal of clinical and experimental medicine (01-01-2012)“…Monocytes utilise a variety of chemokines to traffic to atherosclerotic plaques. CX3C chemokine ligand 1 (CX3CL1 & Fractalkine) and its receptor CX3CR1 and…”
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Disruption of E-cadherin by matrix metalloproteinase directly mediates epithelial-mesenchymal transition downstream of transforming growth factor-beta1 in renal tubular epithelial cells
Published in The American journal of pathology (01-08-2009)“…Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) plays an important role in organ fibrosis, including that of the kidney. Loss of E-cadherin expression is a hallmark of…”
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