Search Results - "O'Brien, Lee A"
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A Comparison of Methods for Modeling Quantitative Structure−Activity Relationships
Published in Journal of medicinal chemistry (21-10-2004)“…A large number of methods are available for modeling quantitative structure−activity relationships (QSAR). We examine the predictive accuracy of several…”
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Treatment of sepsis-induced acquired protein C deficiency reverses Angiotensin-converting enzyme-2 inhibition and decreases pulmonary inflammatory response
Published in The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics (01-04-2008)“…The protein C (PC) pathway plays an important role in vascular and immune function, and acquired deficiency during sepsis is associated with increased…”
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Activated protein C and sepsis
Published in Frontiers in bioscience (01-01-2006)“…Protein C is a plasma protease that when activated plays a central role in modulating the function of the vascular endothelium and its interface with the…”
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Negative Regulation of Inducible Nitric-oxide Synthase Expression Mediated through Transforming Growth Factor-β-dependent Modulation of Transcription Factor TCF11
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (21-12-2007)“…Inducible nitric-oxide synthase (iNOS) plays a central role in the regulation of vascular function and response to injury. A central mediator controlling iNOS…”
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Activated Protein C Decreases Tumor Necrosis Factor–Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand by an EPCR- Independent Mechanism Involving Egr-1/Erk-1/2 Activation
Published in Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology (01-12-2007)“…BACKGROUND—APC is an antithrombotic and antiinflammatory serine protease that plays an important role in vascular function. We report that APC can suppress the…”
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The role of the FcGRIIIa polymorphism in modifying the association between treatment and outcome in patients with rheumatoid arthritis treated with rituximab versus TNF-α antagonist therapies
Published in Clinical and experimental rheumatology (01-03-2013)“…There is an association between the FcGRIIIa polymorphism and the development of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Studies in non-Hodgkin lymphoma demonstrated a…”
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Circulating endothelial and endothelial progenitor cells in patients with severe sepsis
Published in Microvascular research (01-03-2011)“…Elevated circulating endothelial cell (CEC) and circulating endothelial progenitor cell (CEPC) counts may indicate vascular damage and disease status, but data…”
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Spline-Fitting with a Genetic Algorithm: A Method for Developing Classification Structure−Activity Relationships
Published in Journal of Chemical Information and Computer Sciences (01-11-2003)“…Classification methods allow for the development of structure−activity relationship models when the target property is categorical rather than continuous. We…”
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ADAMTS13 cleavage efficiency is altered by mutagenic and, to a lesser extent, polymorphic sequence changes in the A1 and A2 domains of von Willebrand factor
Published in British journal of haematology (01-11-2008)“…Summary The multimeric plasma protein von Willebrand factor (VWF) is regulated in size by its protease, ADAMTS13 (a disintegrin and metalloproteinase with…”
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Founder von Willebrand factor haplotype associated with type 1 von Willebrand disease
Published in Blood (15-07-2003)“…To date, no dominant mutation has been identified in a significant proportion of patients with type 1 von Willebrand disease (VWD). In this study, we examined…”
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The Puzzling Role of TRAIL in Endothelial Cell Biology
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Molecular modeling of the von Willebrand factor A2 Domain and the effects of associated type 2A von Willebrand disease mutations
Published in Journal of molecular modeling (01-08-2004)“…A homology model for the A2 domain of von Willebrand factor (VWF) is presented. A large number of target-template alignments were combined into a consensus…”
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A novel type 2A von Willebrand factor mutation located at the last nucleotide of exon 26 (3538G>A) causes skipping of 2 nonadjacent exons
Published in Blood (01-11-2004)“…In this manuscript, we describe a case of type 2A von Willebrand disease (VWD) caused by the novel heterozygous G>A transition at nucleotide 3538, which should…”
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Pruned Receptor Surface Models and Pharmacophores for Three-Dimensional Database Searching
Published in Journal of medicinal chemistry (15-07-2004)“…A pharmacophore represents the 3D arrangement of chemical features that are shared by molecules exhibiting activity at a protein receptor. Pharmacophores are…”
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Glycosaminoglycans Bind Factor Xa in a Ca2+-Dependent Fashion and Modulate Its Catalytic Activity
Published in Biochemistry (Easton) (11-11-2003)“…Recent studies have demonstrated the existence of a Ca2+-dependent heparin-binding site on factor Xa. To characterize this heparin-binding site, the extrinsic…”
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Abstract 1738: Assay development for detecting cMET expression in circulating tumor cells (CTC), a potential patient tailoring marker for evaluation of cMET inhibitors
Published in Cancer research (Chicago, Ill.) (15-04-2012)“…Abstract Hepatocyte growth factor and its receptor c-MET have been implicated in tumor formation and progression as well as drug treatment resistance to…”
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Negative Regulation of Inducible Nitric-oxide Synthase Expression Mediated through Transforming Growth Factor-β-dependent Modulation of Transcription Factor TCF11
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (21-12-2007)“…Inducible nitric-oxide synthase (iNOS) plays a central role in the regulation of vascular function and response to injury. A central mediator controlling iNOS…”
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Glycosaminoglycans Bind Factor Xa in a Ca 2+ -Dependent Fashion and Modulate Its Catalytic Activity
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