Ultrastructural analysis reveals cAMP-dependent enhancement of microvascular endothelial barrier functions via Rac1-mediated reorganization of intercellular junctions

American Journal of Pathology

Volumn 178, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 2424-2436

  Spindler, Volker ^a   Peter, Dominik ^a   Harms, Gregory S ^b   Asan, Esther ^a   Waschke, Jens ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINO 6 [2 [[4 (DIETHYLAMINO) 1 METHYLBUTYL]AMINO] 6 METHYL 4 PYRIMIDINYL] 2 METHYLQUINOLINE; 8 (4 CHLOROPHENYLTHIO) CYCLIC AMP; CLAUDIN 5; CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; EPAC PROTEIN; FORSKOLIN; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; RAC1 PROTEIN; RAP1 PROTEIN; ROLIPRAM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL CADHERIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL JUNCTION; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MEDIATOR; MICROVASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSENDOTHELIAL AND TRANSEPITHELIAL MIGRATION;

EID: 79959191972     PISSN: 00029440     EISSN: 15252191     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2011.01.014     Document Type: Article

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