Targeting integrin pathways: mechanisms and advances in therapy

X Pang, X He, Z Qiu, H Zhang, R Xie, Z Liu… - … and Targeted Therapy, 2023 - nature.com
Integrins are considered the main cell-adhesion transmembrane receptors that play
multifaceted roles as extracellular matrix (ECM)-cytoskeletal linkers and transducers in …

Emerging therapeutic opportunities for integrin inhibitors

RJ Slack, SJF Macdonald, JA Roper… - Nature Reviews Drug …, 2022 - nature.com
Integrins are cell adhesion and signalling proteins crucial to a wide range of biological
functions. Effective marketed treatments have successfully targeted integrins αIIbβ3 …

COVID-19 and cardiovascular disease: from bench to bedside

MK Chung, DA Zidar, MR Bristow, SJ Cameron… - Circulation …, 2021 - Am Heart Assoc
A pandemic of historic impact, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has potential
consequences on the cardiovascular health of millions of people who survive infection …

The spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 induces endothelial inflammation through integrin α5β1 and NF-κB signaling

JP Robles, M Zamora, E Adan-Castro… - Journal of Biological …, 2022 - ASBMB
Vascular endothelial cells (ECs) form a critical interface between blood and tissues that
maintains whole-body homeostasis. In COVID-19, disruption of the EC barrier results in …

[HTML][HTML] Peptide and peptide-based inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2 entry

D Schütz, YB Ruiz-Blanco, J Münch, F Kirchhoff… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2020 - Elsevier
To date, no effective vaccines or therapies are available against the severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the causative pandemic agent of the coronavirus …

SARS-CoV-2 mediated neuroinflammation and the impact of COVID-19 in neurological disorders

N Amruta, WH Chastain, M Paz, RJ Solch… - Cytokine & growth factor …, 2021 - Elsevier
SARS-CoV-2 is a novel coronavirus that severely affects the respiratory system, is the cause
of the COVID-19 pandemic, and is projected to result in the deaths of 2 million people …

RGD-binding integrins revisited: how recently discovered functions and novel synthetic ligands (re-) shape an ever-evolving field

BS Ludwig, H Kessler, S Kossatz, U Reuning - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Integrins, a superfamily of cell adhesion receptors, were extensively
investigated as therapeutic targets over the last decades, motivated by their multiple …

Platelet in thrombo-inflammation: Unraveling new therapeutic targets

S Sharma, T Tyagi, S Antoniak - Frontiers in immunology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
In the broad range of human diseases, thrombo-inflammation appears as a clinical
manifestation. Clinically, it is well characterized in context of superficial thrombophlebitis that …

Integrin mediates cell entry of the SARS-CoV-2 virus independent of cellular receptor ACE2

J Liu, F Lu, Y Chen, E Plow, J Qin - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2022 - ASBMB
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a highly contagious disease caused by severe
acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). It is broadly accepted that SARS …

Integrin signaling in cancer: bidirectional mechanisms and therapeutic opportunities

S Li, C Sampson, C Liu, H Piao, HX Liu - Cell Communication and …, 2023 - Springer
Integrins are transmembrane receptors that possess distinct ligand-binding specificities in
the extracellular domain and signaling properties in the cytoplasmic domain. While most …