News tagged with integrin receptor
Control of blood clotting by platelets described; provides medical promise
Cell fragments called platelets are essential to promote blood clotting. Virginia Tech faculty members and students have discovered novel molecular interactions at the surface of platelets that control blood clotting.
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Nov 24, 2009 |
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Titanium coating with protein 'flower bouquet' nanoclusters strengthens implant attachment
Researchers have developed an improved coating technique that could strengthen the connection between titanium joint-replacement implants and a patients' own bone. The stronger connection -- created by manipulating ...
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Aug 18, 2010 |
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Molecular imaging 'probes' pinpoint prostate cancer
Molecular imaging has a powerful new weapon in the fight against prostate cancer. Research introduced at SNM's 57th Annual Meeting demonstrates how a novel peptide-targeted imaging agent could help clinicians detect a biological ...
Jun 07, 2010 |
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Antibody selection method could mean better drugs
(PhysOrg.com) -- Biomedical engineering researchers have made antibodies that block only specific immune cells that cause inflammation, but not the ones the body normally uses to fight infections.
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Apr 15, 2010 |
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Regulation of mindin expression and the signaling pathway
Mindin has an indispensable role in both innate and adaptive immunity. A research group in China investigated regulation of mindin expression and the signaling pathway involved. mRNA expression of mindin was upregulated during ...
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Mar 30, 2010 |
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New finding in cell migration may be key to preventing clots, cancer spread
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine have discovered how cells in the body flatten out as they adhere to internal bodily surfaces, the first step in a wide range of important processes ...
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Jan 14, 2010 |
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Scientists discover new protein function
Carnegie Mellon University's Philip R. LeDuc and his collaborators in Massachusetts and Taiwan have discovered a new function of a protein that could ultimately unlock the mystery of how these workhorses of the body play ...
Jan 12, 2010 |
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Tissue tension regulates tumor progression
(PhysOrg.com) -- UCSF scientists have shown for the first time that the rigidity of a tissue can induce cancer. The research team identified an enzyme that is crucial for regulating tissue stiffness and demonstrated that ...
Nov 23, 2009 |
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Alternatively spliced tissue factor identified as promising new biomarker for aggressive cancers
A recently discovered form of the protein that triggers blood clotting may play a key role in the molecular mechanisms leading to the growth of certain metastatic cancers, according to new research reported by an international ...
Oct 26, 2009 |
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Malignant signature may help identify patients likely to respond to therapy
A molecular signature that helps account for the aggressive behavior of a variety of cancers such as pancreatic, breast and melanoma may also predict the likelihood of successful treatment with a particular anti-cancer drug. ...
Sep 06, 2009 |
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Flexible neck in cell-receptor DC-SIGN targets more pathogens
Pathogen recognition is the foundation of the body's immune response and survival against infection. A small cell-receptor protein called DC-SIGN is part of the immune system, and recognizes certain pathogens, including those ...
Jul 14, 2009 |
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