Increased turnover of extracellular matrix proteins is seen in many different diseases and is an underlying and driving feature of pathogenesis. An increased ratio of formation over degradation of extracellular matrix proteins, such as collagens, leads to accumulation of proteins in the tissues, ult...
September 10, 2021
Journal:
J Pharm Biomed Anal.
Author:
Reese-Petersen AL, Willumsen N, Palau P, Nunez J, Sun S, Manon-Jensen T, Kamall B, Karsdal MA, Genovese F
Abstract Collagens are a primary component of the extracellular matrix and are functional ligands for the inhibitory immune receptor leukocyte-associated immunoglobulin-like receptor (LAIR)-1. LAIR-2 is a secreted protein that can act as a decoy receptor by binding collagen with higher affinity t...
June 21, 2021
Journal:
Elife
Author:
Ramos Pascoal MI, Tian L, de Ruiter EJ, Song C, Paucarmayta A, Singh A, Elshof E, Vivjer SV, Shaik J, Bosiacki J, Cusumano Z, Jensen C, Willumsen N, Karsdal MA, Liu L, Langermann S, Willems S, Flies D, Meyaard L
Aim: Type VI collagen, is emerging as a signaling collagen originating from different types of fibroblasts. A specific fragment of Type VI collagen, the pro-peptide, is also known as the hormone endotrophin. We hypothesized that this fibroblast hormone would be of particular relevance in cancer ty...
December 18, 2020
Journal:
Hepatic Oncology
Author:
Holm Nielsen S, Vongsuvanh R, Uchila R, Reese-Petersen AL, van der Poorten D, Eslam M, Schuppan D, George J, Leeming DJ, Karsdal MA, Nielsen MJ
Background: Remodeling of extracellular matrix through collagen degradation is a crucial step in the metastatic cascade. The aim of this study was to evaluate the potential clinical relevance of the serum collagen degradation markers (CDM) C3M and C4M during neoadjuvant chemotherapy for breast cance...
August 15, 2019
Journal:
Cancers (Basel)
Author:
Banys-Paluchowski M, Loibl S, Witzel I, Mundhenke C, Lederer B, Solbach C, Karn T, Marmé F, Nekljudova V, Schem C, Stickeler E, Willumsen N, Karsdal MA, Untch M, Müller V
Vastatin, a fragment derived from type VIII collagen, is one of the least studied collagen-derived matrikines. Vastatin can be detected in serum but little is known regarding the relevance of serum vastatin in colorectal cancer (CRC). In this study, serum vastatin was measured (ELISA) in 67 healthy ...
Altered extracellular matrix (ECM) remodeling is an important part of the pathology of gastrointestinal (GI) disorders. In the intestine, type XVI collagen (col-16) plays a role in pathogenesis by affecting ECM architecture and induce cell invasion. Measuring col-16 in serum may therefore have bioma...
July 20, 2018
Journal:
Cancer Med
Author:
Jensen C, Nielsen SH, Mortensen JH, Kjeldsen J, Klinge LG, Harling H, Jørgensen LN, Karsdal MA, Willumsen N, Leeming DJ
Increased extracellular matrix (ECM) formation and matrix metalloprotease (MMP)-mediated ECM degradation are parts of tumorgenesis and generates collagen fragments that are released into circulation. We evaluated the association of specific collagen fragments measured in serum with outcomes in two i...
June 20, 2018
Journal:
Int j.cancer, International journal of cancer
Author:
Lipton A, Leitzel K, Polimera HV, Ali SM, Naggabhairu V, Marks E, Richardson AE, Krecko L, Ali A, Koestler W, Esteva FJ, Leeming DJ, Karsdal MA, Willumsen N
Immuno-therapy has begun to revolutionize cancer treatment. However, despite the significant progress achieved in regard to the duration of clinical benefits, a substantial number of patients do not respond to these therapies. To improve the outcome of patients receiving immuno-therapy, there is a n...
November 8, 2017
Journal:
Cancer Immunol Immunother
Author:
Willumsen N, Thomsen LB, Bager CL, Jensen C, Karsdal MA
During cancer progression, the homeostasis of the extracellular matrix becomes imbalanced with an excessive collagen remodeling by matrix metalloproteinases. As a consequence, small protein fragments of degraded collagens are released into the circulation. We have investigated the potential of prote...
July 28, 2016
Journal:
Scientific Reports, Nature
Author:
Kehlet SN, Sanz-Pamplona R, Brix S, Leeming DJ, Karsdal MA, Moreno V
Background: During cancer the otherwise tightly controlled homeostasis of the extracellular matrix (ECM) is disturbed. The protein composition changes, the ECM stiffens and increased levels of proteases are secreted. The combination of these processes result in release of specific protein fragments ...
August 3, 2015
Journal:
Cancer Biomarkers
Author:
Bager CL, Willumsen N, Leeming DJ, Smith V, Karsdal MA, Dornan D, Bay-Jensen AC
Objective: We investigated whether breast cancer is predicted by a breast cancer risk mammographic texture resemblance (MTR) marker. Methods: A previously published case-control study included 495 women of which 245 were diagnosed with breast cancer. In baseline mammograms, 2-4 years prior to diagno...
August 1, 2011
Journal:
Cancer Epidemiol
Author:
Nielsen M, Karemore G, Loog M, Raundahl J, Karssemeijer N, Otten JD, Karsdal MA, Vanchon CM, Christiansen C
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