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Secretaria da Saúde (São Paulo - Estado). Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da USP (HCFMUSP). Instituto do Coração Professor Euryclides de Jesus Zerbini (INCOR) (Institutional affiliation from the last research proposal) Birthplace: Brazil
Luciana Pescatore Alves in research grants and scholarships supported by FAPESP.
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Vascular calcification is an active pathophysiological process related to trophic and inflammatory phenomena, which reduces vascular compliance and is associated with higher morbidity and mortality. However, mechanisms promoting vascular calcification are still poorly understood, which impacts in the absence of effective medical therapies. Oxidative stress and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) …
The identification of multifunctional protein, present in the tumor and in microenvironment, may help the development of more specific cancer therapies. Many studies have shown that Galectin-3 (gal-3) plays an important role in tumor growth, progression, angiogenesis and metastasis. Modulation of gal-3 expression was described in different cancer cells and is showed to control extracellul…
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