Sentence examples for facilitating cell migration from inspiring English sources
For instance, MMP-2 can cleave the adhesive contacts and cellular networks that cells use to adhere to their basement membrane, facilitating cell migration [14], [34], [35].
Heparanase is thought to act both as a hydrolytic enzyme, facilitating cell migration and release of ECM-resident bioactive factors, and as a signalling molecule, independent of its enzymatic activity [19], [50], [51].
Conversly, in obliterative bronchiolitis [20], matrilisyn showed a protective role in chronic lung injury, regulating a population of CD103+ DC that limit acute inflammation and inhibit progression of pulmonary fibrosis [21]; as well as repairing airway epithelium and re-epithelialization of airway wounds by facilitating cell migration.
TFF-3 protects the epithelium, repairing damage, facilitating cell migration, and blocking apoptosis.
CD44 has the ability to interact with numerous components of the extracellular matrix, thereby facilitating cell migration and local invasion.
Expression of αv β3 in glioma cells [ 108] and α5 β1 in pancreatic cancer [ 121] is upregulated after IR, facilitating cell migration and invasion.
The ability for the scaffold to provide (i) an ideal environment for the cells to migrate, (ii) porosity that facilitates cell migration and crosstalk, and (iii) a biocompatible material are necessary to achieve proper healing in vivo.
The addition of channels facilitated cell migration and subsequent deposition of cartilage-specific matrix into more central regions of these explants.
We report here that Sema3E from tumor cells can act on themselves through Plexin-D1 to induce EMT and concomitantly facilitate cell migration and malignant progression.
A matrix composed of shorter fibers may facilitate cell migration by effectively reducing the apparent viscosity of the tissue as cells may be less globally interconnected.
