VEGF increases BMEC monolayer permeability by affecting occludin expression and tight junction assembly

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 280, Issue 1 49-1, 2001, Pages

  Wang, Wen ^a   Dentler, William L ^a   Borchardt, Ronald T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood brain barrier; Brain microvessel endothelial cell; Vascular endothelial growth factor; Vascular permeability factor; ZO 1

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; OCCLUDIN; PROTEIN ZO1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VASCULOTROPIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BLOOD VESSEL PERMEABILITY; CATTLE; CELL MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TIGHT JUNCTION; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

EID: 0035021651     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.2001.280.1.h434     Document Type: Article

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