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Overview

Eli Keshet is affiliated with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel. Their research centers mainly on fields related to Medicine and Neuroscience, with particular work in Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Developmental Neuroscience, and Genetics.

Their research topics encompass a range of biomedical and neurological areas including:

  • Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer
  • Axon Guidance and Neuronal Signaling
  • Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
  • Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Cancer Cells and Metastasis
  • Dietary Effects on Health
  • Biomarkers in Disease Mechanisms

Keshet has published research in a variety of scientific journals and venues, which include:

  • Science
  • eLife
  • Translational Stroke Research
  • Journal of Neuroscience
  • Angiogenesis

Notable papers authored or co-authored by Keshet include:

  • Counteracting age-related VEGF signaling insufficiency promotes healthy aging and extends life span, 2021, Science
  • Hippocampal neural stem cells facilitate access from circulation via apical cytoplasmic processes, 2020, eLife
  • Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Augments the Tolerance Towards Cerebral Stroke by Enhancing Neurovascular Repair Mechanism, 2022, Translational Stroke Research
  • Age-Dependent Remarkable Regenerative Potential of the Dentate Gyrus Provided by Intrinsic Stem Cells, 2020, Journal of Neuroscience
  • Identification of vascular cues contributing to cancer cell stemness and function, 2022, Angiogenesis

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Keshet include Tamar Licht, Myriam Grunewald, Saran Kumar, Husni Sharife, and Tirzah Kreisel. These collaborations span multiple publications reflecting shared work on topics related to vascular biology, neurogenesis, and cancer research.

Best Publications

  • Vascular endothelial growth factor induced by hypoxia may mediate hypoxia-initiated angiogenesis.

    Dorit Shweiki;Ahuva Itin;Dov Soffer;Eli Keshet

  • Role of HIF-1alpha in hypoxia-mediated apoptosis, cell proliferation and tumour angiogenesis.

    Peter Carmeliet;Yuval Dor;Jean-Marc Herbert;Dai Fukumura

  • Vascular endothelial growth factor acts as a survival factor for newly formed retinal vessels and has implications for retinopathy of prematurity.

    Tamar Alon;Itzhak Hemo;Ahuva Itin;Jacob Pe'er

  • Decidual NK cells regulate key developmental processes at the human fetal-maternal interface

    Jacob Hanna;Debra Goldman-Wohl;Yaron Hamani;Inbal Avraham

  • Selective ablation of immature blood vessels in established human tumors follows vascular endothelial growth factor withdrawal

    Laura E. Benjamin;Dragan Golijanin;Ahuva Itin;Dov Pode

  • A plasticity window for blood vessel remodelling is defined by pericyte coverage of the preformed endothelial network and is regulated by PDGF-B and VEGF

    Laura E. Benjamin;Itzhak Hemo;Eli Keshet

  • VEGF-induced adult neovascularization: recruitment, retention, and role of accessory cells

    Myriam Grunewald;Inbal Avraham;Yuval Dor;Esther Bachar-Lustig

  • Development of retinal vasculature is mediated by hypoxia-induced vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) expression by neuroglia

    J. Stone;A. Itin;T. Alon;J. Pe'er

  • Inhibition of plasminogen activators or matrix metalloproteinases prevents cardiac rupture but impairs therapeutic angiogenesis and causes cardiac failure.

    Stephane Heymans;Aernout Luttun;Dieter Nuyens;G Theilmeier

  • Loss of HIF-2α and inhibition of VEGF impair fetal lung maturation, whereas treatment with VEGF prevents fatal respiratory distress in premature mice

    Veerle Compernolle;Koen Brusselmans;Till Acker;Peter Hoet

  • VEGF145, a Secreted Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Isoform That Binds to Extracellular Matrix

    Zoya Poltorak;Tzafra Cohen;Revital Sivan;Yelena Kandelis

  • Induction of vascular endothelial growth factor expression by hypoxia and by glucose deficiency in multicell spheroids: implications for tumor angiogenesis.

    Dorit Shweiki;Michal Neeman;Ahuva Itin;Eli Keshet

  • Conditional switching of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) expression in tumors: Induction of endothelial cell shedding and regression of hemangioblastoma-like vessels by VEGF withdrawal

    Laura E. Benjamin;Eli Keshet

  • Patterns of expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and VEGF receptors in mice suggest a role in hormonally regulated angiogenesis.

    Dorit Shweiki;Ahuva Itin;Gera Neufeld;Hela Gitay-Goren

  • Identification of a Novel Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1-Responsive Gene, RTP801, Involved in Apoptosis

    Tzipora Shoshani;Alexander Faerman;Igor Mett;Elena Zelin

  • Translation of vascular endothelial growth factor mRNA by internal ribosome entry: implications for translation under hypoxia.

    Ilan Stein;Ahuva Itin;Paz Einat;Rami Skaliter

  • Upregulation of vascular endothelial growth factor expression induced by myocardial ischaemia: implications for coronary angiogenesis.

    Shmuel Banai;Dorit Shweiki;Arie Pinson;Mukul Chandra

  • Stabilization of vascular endothelial growth factor mRNA by hypoxia and hypoglycemia and coregulation with other ischemia-induced genes.

    I Stein;M Neeman;D Shweiki;A Itin

  • HYPOXIA-INDUCED EXPRESSION OF VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR BY RETINAL CELLS IS A COMMON FACTOR IN NEOVASCULARIZING OCULAR DISEASES

    J Pe'er;D Shweiki;A Itin;I Hemo

  • Conditional switching of VEGF provides new insights into adult neovascularization and pro‐angiogenic therapy

    Yuval Dor;Valentin Djonov;Rinat Abramovitch;Ahuva Itin

Frequent Co-Authors

Yuval Dor
Yuval Dor Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Valentin Djonov
Valentin Djonov University of Bern
David Warburton
David Warburton University of Southern California
Peter A. Campochiaro
Peter A. Campochiaro Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Manuel Mayr
Manuel Mayr King's College London
Gera Neufeld
Gera Neufeld Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Neal G. Copeland
Neal G. Copeland The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Nancy A. Jenkins
Nancy A. Jenkins The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

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