The glycocalyx is a polysaccharide structure that protrudes from the body of a cell. It is primarily conformed of glycoproteins and proteoglycans, which provide communication …
Atherosclerotic vascular disease and its complications are among the top causes of mortality worldwide. In the vascular lumen, atherosclerotic plaques are not randomly distributed …
SJ Dumas, E Meta, M Borri, Y Luo, X Li… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Complex multicellular life in mammals relies on functional cooperation of different organs for the survival of the whole organism. The kidneys play a critical part in this process through …
F Lupu, G Kinasewitz, K Dormer - Journal of cellular and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Sepsis is a multifactorial syndrome primarily determined by the host response to an invading pathogen. It is common, with over 48 million cases worldwide in 2017, and often lethal. The …
X Wang, Y Shen, M Shang, X Liu… - Cardiovascular …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a serious health challenge, causing more deaths worldwide than cancer. The vascular endothelium, which forms the inner lining of blood …
JA Espina, MH Cordeiro, M Milivojevic… - Journal of Cell …, 2023 - journals.biologists.com
Shear stress is essential for normal physiology and malignancy. Common physiological processes–such as blood flow, particle flow in the gut, or contact between migratory cell …
The severe forms and worsened outcomes of COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 19) are closely associated with hypertension and cardiovascular disease. Endothelial cells express …
A Rovas, J Sackarnd, J Rossaint, S Kampmeier… - Critical Care, 2021 - Springer
Background The availability of handheld, noninvasive sublingual video-microscopes allows for visualization of the microcirculation in critically ill patients. Recent studies demonstrate …
Cancer metastasis counts for 90% of cancer fatalities, and its development process is still a mystery. The dynamic process of tumor metastatic transport in the blood vessel is not well …