Unnur P. Thorgeirsson

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Life Sciences

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Research Topics

Protease and Inhibitor Mechanisms(24), Cell Adhesion Molecules Research(20), Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer(15), Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment(13), Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis(11)

Publications93 total

Chemical carcinogenesis studies in nonhuman primates
Proceedings of the Japan Academy Series B·2008· 59 citedOpen Access
Vascular endothelial growth factor‐D is a survival factor for human breast carcinoma cells
International Journal of Cancer·2005· 25 cited
A potential role for vascular endothelial growth factor-D as an autocrine growth factor for human breast carcinoma cells.
PubMed·2005· 13 cited
VEGF contributes to mammary tumor growth in transgenic mice through paracrine and autocrine mechanisms
Laboratory Investigation·2005· 82 citedOpen Access
TIMP-1 stimulates proliferation of human aortic smooth muscle cells and Ras effector pathways
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications·2004· 49 cited
TIMP-1 inhibits microvascular endothelial cell migration by MMP-dependent and MMP-independent mechanisms
Experimental Cell Research·2004· 103 cited
Altered Localization of Retinoid X Receptor α Coincides with Loss of Retinoid Responsiveness in Human Breast Cancer MDA-MB-231 Cells
Molecular and Cellular Biology·2004· 34 citedOpen Access
Lectins as Tools for the Purification of Liver Endothelial Cells
Humana Press eBooks·2003· 3 cited
Altered tumor angiogenesis and metastasis of B16 melanoma in transgenic mice overexpressing tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases-1.
PubMed·2003· 26 cited
Tumor growth enhancing effects of vascular endothelial growth factor are associated with increased nitric oxide synthase activity and inhibition of apoptosis in human breast carcinoma xenografts
Cancer Letters·2002· 31 cited
Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinases–1 Promotes Liver Fibrosis Development in A Transgenic Mouse Model
Hepatology·2000· 251 citedOpen Access
Susceptibility of nonhuman primates to carcinogens of human relevance.
PubMed·2000· 23 cited
Different Regulation of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Expression by the ERK and p38 Kinase Pathways in v-ras, v-raf, and v-myc Transformed Cells
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications·2000· 33 cited
Atlas of spontaneous and chemically induced tumors in nonhuman primate
Medical Entomology and Zoology·2000· 8 cited
Flavone acetic acid induces a G2/M cell cycle arrest in mammary carcinoma cells
British Journal of Cancer·1999· 15 citedOpen Access
Color Atlas of Nonhuman Primate Histology
1999· 3 cited
The Effects of Sustained Elevated Levels of Circulating Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinases‐1 on the Development of Breast Cancer in Mice
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences·1999· 20 cited
Lack of Carcinogenicity of 2‐Amino‐3,8‐dimethylimidazo[4,5‐f]quinoxaline (MeIQx) in Cynomolgus Monkeys
Japanese Journal of Cancer Research·1999· 8 citedOpen Access
Effects of long-term oral administration of DDT on nonhuman primates
Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology·1999· 35 citedOpen Access
Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinases-1 (TIMP-1) Binds to the Cell Surface and Translocates to the Nucleus of Human MCF-7 Breast Carcinoma Cells
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications·1999· 95 cited
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Frequent Co-authors

Lance A. Liotta(10), Hitoshi Yoshiji(8), Daniel E. Gómez(7), Richard H. Adamson(7), Taina Turpeenniemi‐Hujanen(4), Dan W. Dalgard(4), Constance C. Sinha(4), Mark E. Sobel(3), Jerry R. Mitchell(3), Snorri S. Thorgeirsson(3), Elizabeth G. Snyderwine(3), Steven R. Harris(3), Andrew R. Mackay(3), J L Hartzler(3), Takemi Akahane(3), E Schiffmann(3), Takashi Sügimura(3), Herman A.J. Schut(3), James E. Talmadge(2), John A. Timbrell(2)