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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2021

Endothelial Glycocalyx as a Regulator of Fibrotic Processes.

Valentina Masola, Gianluigi Zaza, Arduino Arduini, Maurizio Onisto, Giovanni Gambaro

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

23 citing papers in PubMed.

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  8. The Glycocalyx: The Importance of Sugar Coating the Blood-Brain Barrier.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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  20. COVID-19 coagulopathy - what should we treat?Experimental physiology · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Valentina MasolaDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padova, Viale G. Colombo 3, 35121 Padova, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2341-2481
Gianluigi ZazaDivision of Nephrology and Dialysis, Department of Medicine, Piazzale A. Stefani 1, 37126 Verona, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6004-6196
Arduino ArduiniR&D Department, CoreQuest Sagl, Via Cantonale 18, 6928 Manno, Switzerland.
Maurizio OnistoDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padova, Viale G. Colombo 3, 35121 Padova, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1191-7418
Giovanni GambaroDivision of Nephrology and Dialysis, Department of Medicine, Piazzale A. Stefani 1, 37126 Verona, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5733-2370

Funding

Università degli Studi di Padova BIRD192859/19
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The endothelial glycocalyx, the gel layer covering the endothelium, is composed of glycosaminoglycans, proteoglycans, and adsorbed plasma proteins. This structure modulates vessels' mechanotransduction, vascular permeability, and leukocyte adhesion. Thus, it regulates several physiological and pathological events. In the present review, we described the mechanisms that disturb glycocalyx stability such as reactive oxygen species, matrix metalloproteinases, and heparanase. We then focused our attention on the role of glycocalyx degradation in the induction of profibrotic events and on the possible pharmacological strategies to preserve this delicate structure.

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Blood ProteinsCapillary PermeabilityEndotheliumFibrosisGlucuronidaseGlycocalyxGlycosaminoglycansHeparanaseHumansMatrix MetalloproteinasesMechanotransduction, CellularProteoglycansReactive Oxygen SpeciesBlood ProteinsGlucuronidaseGlycosaminoglycansHeparanaseMatrix MetalloproteinasesProteoglycansReactive Oxygen Speciesendotheliumfibrosisglycocalyx

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PMID33804258
PMCPMC7999025

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