Rac1 pathway mediates stretch response in pulmonary alveolar epithelial cells

American Journal of Physiology - Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology

Volumn 305, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  DiPaolo, Brian C ^a   Davidovich, Nurit ^a   Kazanietz, Marcelo G ^b   Margulies, Susan S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Lung injury; Lung permeability; Mechanical ventilation; Rac1 activity; Tight junction

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; CHIMERIN; COFILIN; LIM KINASE; OCCLUDIN; PLATELET DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR; PROTEIN KINASE B; RAC1 PROTEIN; WORTMANNIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; LUNG ALVEOLUS EPITHELIUM; MALE; NONHUMAN; PERIJUNCTIONAL ACTIN RING; PERMEABILITY; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEPHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RAT; STRETCH RESPONSE;

LUNG INJURY; LUNG PERMEABILITY; MECHANICAL VENTILATION; RAC1 ACTIVITY; TIGHT JUNCTION;

ANDROSTADIENES; ANIMALS; CHIMERIN PROTEINS; CYTOSKELETON; EPITHELIAL CELLS; LIM KINASES; PHOSPHORYLATION; PLATELET-DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR; PROTEIN KINASE INHIBITORS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-AKT; PULMONARY ALVEOLI; PYRONES; QUINOLINES; RAC1 GTP-BINDING PROTEIN; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RESPIRATORY MUCOSA; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84880179256     PISSN: 10400605     EISSN: 15221504     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00298.2012     Document Type: Article

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