Keloids are fibrotic scars that extend beyond the boundaries of the original wound, often causing physical disfigurement and ...

Methods Ophthalmological examinations, chart review, ultrasound biomicroscopy, corneal confocal microscopic examinations with Nidek confoScan 4 and direct sequencing of the extracellular matrix ...

Latent TGFβ complexes, which are bound via large latent TGFβ-binding proteins (LTBPs) to fibrillin-1, are sequestered ... function of elastic extracellular matrix components in regulating ...

and ECM1 [ECM protein 1]) and cell-matrix adhesion (Figure 2C). Similar pathway changes were observed when comparing the late calcified ECM with the control, with the addition of extracellular exosome ...

Activation consists of 2 major phases: (1 ... changes in matrix protease activity play an important role in ECM remodeling accompanying fibrosing liver injury (see section on Extracellular ...

Researchers have identified the key role of vitamin D and the enzyme CYP24A1 in keloid scar development, offering a promising ...

Keloids are fibrotic scars that extend beyond the boundaries of the original wound, often causing physical disfigurement and ...

The researchers were able to grow organoids using Invasin, a protein produced by bacteria. This study ... To grow organoids, the cells need an environment that is similar to the extracellular matrix ...

In an exciting advancement for dermatological science, researchers have uncovered the pivotal role of vitamin D and the ...