Rho modulates hepatic sinusoidal endothelial fenestrae via regulation of the actin cytoskeleton in rat endothelial cells

Laboratory Investigation

Volumn 84, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 857-864

  Yokomori, Hiroaki ^a   Yoshimura, Kazunori ^b   Funakoshi, Shinsuke ^c   Nagai, Toshihiro ^c   Fujimaki, Kayo ^b   Nomura, Masahiko ^b   Ishii, Hiromasa ^c   Oda, Masaya ^d  

^a KITASATO UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^b SAITAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND WELFARE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Actin; Rho; Sinusoidal endothelial cell; Sinusoidal endothelial fenestrae

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; BACTERIAL TOXIN; COLLAGENASE; EXOENZYME C3; F ACTIN; LYSOPHOSPHATIDIC ACID; MYOSIN LIGHT CHAIN KINASE; RHO FACTOR; RHOA GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; TRANSFERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSKELETON; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; LIVER SINUSOID; MALE; MICROFILAMENT; MONOLAYER CULTURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RAT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRESS FIBER; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CALCIUM; CYTOSKELETON; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; LIVER; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MYOSIN-LIGHT-CHAIN KINASE; PHOSPHORYLATION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RHO GTP-BINDING PROTEINS;

EID: 3042587903     PISSN: 00236837     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/labinvest.3700114     Document Type: Article

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