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Collagen Type VIII

Known as: Collagen Type VIII [Chemical/Ingredient], Collagen, Type VIII, Type VIII Collagen 
A non-fibrillar collagen originally found in DESCEMET MEMBRANE. It is expressed in endothelial cell layers and in tissues undergoing active… 
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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Migration and Growth Are Attenuated in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells With Type VIII Collagen-Null Alleles
Objective—Type VIII collagen is upregulated after vascular injury and in atherosclerosis. However, the role of type VIII collagen… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Immunohistochemistry and electron microscopy of early-onset fuchs corneal dystrophy in three cases with the same L450W COL8A2 mutation.
PURPOSE A rare, familial early-onset form of Fuchs corneal dystrophy (FCD) is caused by mutation in the COL8A2 gene. This study… 
2006
2006
Reduction of myointimal hyperplasia after arterial anastomosis by local injection of transforming growth factor beta3.
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Human macrophages synthesize type VIII collagen in vitro and in the atherosclerotic plaque
Type VIII collagen is a short‐chain collagen that is present in increased amounts in atherosclerotic lesions. Although the… 
1999
1999
Expression of type VIII collagen after cholesterol diet and injury in the rabbit model of atherosclerosis.
This study presents an analysis of the expression of type VIII collagen mRNA in response to cholesterol diet and balloon injury… 
1999
1999
Cholesterol-induced changes of type VIII collagen expression and distribution in carotid arteries of rabbit.
Lipoproteins play a major role in cardiovascular disease and atherosclerosis. In the vascular wall, they strongly influence the… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Glutathione S-transferase class Kappa: characterization by the cloning of rat mitochondrial GST and identification of a human homologue.
We have isolated a cDNA clone that encodes rat glutahione S-transferase (GST) subunit 13, a GST originally isolated from rat… 
1996
1996
Type VIII collagen is a product of vascular smooth-muscle cells in development and disease.
Type VIII collagen is a short-chain collagen with considerable similarity to type X collagen. We have generated chain-specific… 
1992
1992
Isolation, sequence analysis and characterization of cDNA clones coding for the C chain of mouse C1q. Sequence similarity of complement subcomponent C1q, collagen type VIII and type X and…
A mouse macrophage lambda gt11 cDNA library was screened using a genomic DNA clone coding for the C-chain gene of human C1q… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
The cloning and sequencing of alpha 1(VIII) collagen cDNAs demonstrate that type VIII collagen is a short chain collagen and contains triple-helical and carboxyl-terminal non-triple-helical domains…
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