Metalloproteinases and their natural inhibitors in inflammation and immunity

R Khokha, A Murthy, A Weiss - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2013 - nature.com
Over the past 50 years, steady growth in the field of metalloproteinase biology has shown
that the degradation of extracellular matrix components represents only a fraction of the …

[HTML][HTML] BilR is a gut microbial enzyme that reduces bilirubin to urobilinogen

…, G Arp, A Zhong, GM Ndjite, A Weiss… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Metabolism of haem by-products such as bilirubin by humans and their gut microbiota is
essential to human health, as excess serum bilirubin can cause jaundice and even neurological …

[HTML][HTML] Metalloproteases: on the watch in the hematopoietic niche

S Saw, A Weiss, R Khokha, PD Waterhouse - Trends in Immunology, 2019 - cell.com
Hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) self-renew or differentiate into blood cell lineages following
extrinsic cues propagated in specialized niches. Support cells and soluble factors in the …

[HTML][HTML] Timp3 Deficient Mice Show Resistance to Developing Breast Cancer

HW Jackson, CV Hojilla, A Weiss, OH Sanchez… - PLoS …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Timp3 is commonly silenced in breast cancer, but mechanistic studies have identified both
tumor promotion and suppression effects of this gene. We have taken a genetic approach to …

Metalloprotease inhibitor TIMP proteins control FGF-2 bioavailability and regulate skeletal growth

…, S Bregant, O Sanchez, Y Chen, A Weiss… - Journal of Cell …, 2019 - rupress.org
Regulated growth plate activity is essential for postnatal bone development and body stature,
yet the systems regulating epiphyseal fusion are poorly understood. Here, we show that …

The safety of rapid infusion levetiracetam: A systematic review

A Jense, A Douville, A Weiss - Pharmacotherapy: The Journal …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Epilepsy is a common diagnosis and can quickly progress to status epilepticus which
requires rapid treatment. Levetiracetam is a frequent treatment choice in these situations. The …

Psychosis, telehealth, and COVID-19: successes and lessons learned from the first wave of the pandemic

S Chaudhry, A Weiss, G Dillon, A O'Shea… - Disaster Medicine and …, 2022 - cambridge.org
Objective:This brief report analyzes a first-episode psychosis (FEP) clinic’s shift from in-person
treatment to the provision of services through telemental health during the 2019 …

TIMP Loss Activates Metalloproteinase‐TNFα‐DKK1 Axis To Compromise Wnt Signaling and Bone Mass

Y Chen, A Aiken, S Saw, A Weiss… - Journal of Bone and …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Deregulated proteolysis invariably underlies most human diseases including bone pathologies.
Metalloproteinases constitute the largest of the five protease families, and the metzincin …

Impact of timing and dosing of four‐factor prothrombin complex concentrate administration on outcomes in warfarin‐associated intracranial hemorrhage

CD Cicci, A Weiss, C Dang, M Stanton… - … : The Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Study objective The objective of this study was to evaluate clinical outcomes associated
with time to administration and dose of four‐factor prothrombin complex concentrate (4F‐PCC) …

Gut Microbiome–Wide Search for Bacterial Azoreductases Reveals Potentially Uncharacterized Azoreductases Encoded in the Human Gut Microbiome

DJ Braccia, GM Ndjite, A Weiss, S Levy… - Drug Metabolism and …, 2023 - ASPET
The human gut is home to trillions of microorganisms that are responsible for the modification
of many orally administered drugs, leading to a wide range of therapeutic outcomes. …