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Versicans

Known as: Glial Hyaluronate-Binding Protein, Versicans [Chemical/Ingredient], Chondroitin Sulfate Proteoglycan Core Protein 2 
HYALURONAN-containing proteoglycans found in the EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX of a variety of tissues and organs. Several versican isoforms exist due to… 
National Institutes of Health

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Review
2006
Review
2006
Plaque angiogenesis versus compensatory arteriogenesis in atherosclerosis.
See related article, pages 900–908 Many atherosclerotic lesions are vascularized by a network of capillaries that arise from… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Versican is induced in infiltrating monocytes in myocardial infarction
Versican, a large chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan, plays a role in conditions such as wound healing and tissue remodelling. To… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Experimental immunity to the G1 domain of the proteoglycan versican induces spondylitis and sacroiliitis, of a kind seen in human spondylarthropathies.
OBJECTIVE Experimental immunity to the G1 domain of the cartilage proteoglycan (PG) aggrecan (AG1) leads to the development of… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Identification of the Motif in Versican G3 Domain That Plays a Dominant-negative Effect on Astrocytoma Cell Proliferation through Inhibiting Versican Secretion and Binding*
This study was designed to investigate the mechanisms by which mutant versican constructs play a dominant-negative effect on… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Comparison of deposits of versican, biglycan and decorin in saphenous vein and internal thoracic, radial and coronary arteries: correlation to patency
BackgroundMatrix proteoglycans versican, biglycan and decorin are important determinants of vessel‐wall structure and pathology… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Versican expression is associated with chamber specification, septation, and valvulogenesis in the developing mouse heart.
The versican (PG-M) gene encodes a chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan that is nonpermissive for cell migration and appears in… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Selective deposits of versican in the extracellular matrix of restenotic lesions from human peripheral arteries.
Although a large percentage of the volume of human restenotic arterial lesions is occupied by extracellular matrix (ECM), the… 
1993
1993
Effect of hyaluronidase on brain extracellular matrix in vivo and optic nerve regeneration
In the rat, intracerebral injection of bacterial hyaluronidase resulted in the almost complete disappearance of hyaluronic acid… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Co-localization of hyaluronic acid and chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan in rat cerebral cortex
1991
1991
Localization of hyaluronate in primary glial cell cultures derived from newborn rat brain.
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