BACKGROUND: Extracellular matrix metabolism and cardiac cell death participate centrally in myocardial infarction (MI). This study tested the roles of collagenolytic cathepsin K (CatK) in post-MI left ventricular remodeling. METHODS AND RESULTS: Patients with acute MI had higher plasma CatK levels ...
February 1, 2019
Journal:
J Mol Cell Cardiol
Author:
Fang W, He A, Xiang MX, Lin Y, Wang Y, Li J, Yang C, Zhang X, Liu CL, Sukhova GK, Barascuk N, Larsen L, Karsdal MA, Libby P, Shi GP
OBJECTIVES: Type VIII collagen is involved in angiogenesis and remodeling of arteries. We hypothesized that type VIII collagen was upregulated in diseases associated with vascular remodeling, e.g. pulmonary fibrosis and cancer. In this paper we present the development and validation of a competitive...
August 1, 2016
Journal:
Clin Biochem
Author:
Hansen NU, Willumsen N, Larsen L, Karsdal MA, Leeming DJ, Bülow Sand JM
Objectives: Elastin is a signature protein of the lungs. Matrix metalloproteinase-7 (MMP-7) is important in lung defence mechanisms and degrades elastin. However, MMP-7 activity in regard to elastin degradation has never been quantified serologically in patients with lung diseases. An assay for the ...
July 9, 2015
Journal:
Clin Biochem
Author:
Kristensen JH, Larsen L, Dasgupta B, Brodmerkel C, Curran M, Karsdal MA, Willumsen N, Knox AJ, Bolton CE, Johnson SR, Hägglund P, Svensson B, Leeming DJ, Bülow Sand JM
Objectives: Fibrosis is characterized by excessive tissue remodeling resulting from altered expression of various growth factors, cytokines and proteases. We hypothesized that matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) mediated degradation of type IV collagen, a main component of the basement membrane, will rel...
December 13, 2013
Journal:
PLoS One
Author:
Larsen L, Hogaboam CM, Han M, Røssel Larsen M, Nawrocki A, Zheng Q, Karsdal MA, Leeming DJ, Martinez FJ, Bülow Sand JM
Extracellular matrix remodelling is a prerequisite for plaque rupture in atherosclerotic lesion. Versican, an extracellular matrix proteoglycan present in normal and atherosclerotic arteries is a substrate for matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) present in macrophage rich areas. The aim of the current ...
June 3, 2013
Journal:
Int J Clin Exp Med.
Author:
Barascuk N, Genovese F, Larsen L, Byrjalsen I, Zheng Q, Sun S, Hosbond S, Poulsen TS, Jensen JM, Mickley H, Register TC, Rasmussen LM, Leeming DJ, Christiansen C, Karsdal MA, Diederichsen ACP
Background: The proteoglycan biglycan (BGN) is involved in collagen fibril assembly and its fragmentation is likely to be associated with collagen turnover during the pathogenesis of diseases which involve dysregulated extracellular matrix remodeling (ECMR), such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and liv...
May 15, 2013
Journal:
Fibrogenesis Tissue Repair
Author:
Genovese F, Barascuk N, Larsen L, Nawrocki A, Li Y, Zheng Q, Wang J, Veidal SS, Leeming DJ, Karsdal MA
The present study describes the assessment of true formation of type III collagen in different pathologies using a neo-epitope specific competitive Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) towards the N-terminal propeptide of type III collagen (PRO-C3). METHODS The monoclonal antibody was raised ...
April 19, 2013
Journal:
Am J Transl Res
Author:
Nedergaard AF, Sun S, Veidal SS, Larsen L, Zheng Q, Suetta C, Henriksen K, Christiansen C, Karsdal MA, Leeming DJ, Nielsen Frost M
Aim: Arterial extracellular matrix (ECM) remodeling by matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) is one of the major hallmarks of atherosclerosis. Mimecan, also known as osteoglycin has been implicated in the integrity of the ECM. This study assessed the validity of an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (EL...
June 11, 2011
Journal:
Biomarker Insights
Author:
Barascuk N, Vassiliadis E, Zheng Q, Wang Y, Wang W, Larsen L, Rasmussen LM, Karsdal MA
Objective: Degradation of collagen in the arterial wall by matrix metalloproteinases is the hallmark of atherosclerosis. We have developed an ELISA for the quantification of type III collagen degradation mediated by MMP-9 in urine. Design and methods: A monoclonal antibody targeting a specific MMP-9...
April 30, 2011
Journal:
Clin Biochem
Author:
Barascuk N, Vassiliadis E, Larsen L, Wang J, Zheng Q, Xing R, Cao Y, Crespo C, Lapret I, Sabatini M, Cilleneuve N, Vilaine JP, Rasmussen LM, Register TC, Karsdal MA
OBJECTIVES: Accumulation of extracellular matrix (ECM) components and increased matrix-metalloprotease (MMPs) activity are hallmarks of fibrosis. We developed an ELISA for quantification of MMP-9 derived collagen type III (CO3) degradation. DESIGN AND METHODS: A monoclonal antibody targeting a spec...
July 10, 2010
Journal:
Clin Biochem
Author:
Barascuk N, Veidal SS, Larsen L, Larsen DV, Larsen MR, Wang J, Zheng Q, Xing R, Cao Y, Rasmussen LM, Karsdal MA
BACKGROUND: Proteolytic degradation of Type I Collagen by proteases may play an important role in remodeling of atherosclerotic plaques, contributing to increased risk of plaque rupture.The aim of the current study was to investigate whether human macrophage foam cells degrade the extracellular matr...
April 21, 2010
Journal:
BMC Cardiovasc Disord
Author:
Barascuk N, Skjøt-Arkil H, Register TC, Larsen L, Byrjalsen I, Christiansen C, Karsdal MA
Upon termination of bone matrix synthesis, osteoblasts either undergo apoptosis or differentiate into osteocytes or bone lining cells. In this study, we investigated the role of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and growth factors in the differentiation of osteoblasts into osteocytes and in osteoblas...
September 10, 2002
Journal:
J Biol Chem
Author:
Karsdal MA, Larsen L, Engsig MT, Lou H, Ferreras M, Lochter A, Delaissé JM, Foged NT
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