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Leukocyte recruitment is a fundamental step in the inflammatory response during ischemia/reperfusion injury (IRI). Rolling and adhesion of leukocytes to activated endothelium promote tissue inflammation after ...
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Semaphorin 3F Promotes Transendothelial Migration of Leukocytes in the Inflammatory Response After Survived Cardiac Arrest
Leukocyte transmigration through the blood vessel wall is a fundamental step of the inflammatory response and requires expression of adhesion molecule PECAM-1. Accumulating evidence implicates that semaphorin ...
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Endothelial BMP4 Regulates Leukocyte Diapedesis and Promotes Inflammation
Leukocyte recruitment is a fundamental event in the response of the innate immune system to injury. This process is promoted in part by the opening of endothelial cell adherens junctions that allows leukocyte ...
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Bone Morphogenetic Protein-Modulator BMPER Regulates Endothelial Barrier Function
The endothelium serves as a selective barrier and controls the exchange of nutrients, hormones, and leukocytes between blood and tissues. Molecular mechanisms contributing to the pathogenesis of endothelial ba...
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The Role of Thrombin in Vascular Development
Vasculogenesis is essential for embryonic development. The vasculature and the intravascular blood compartment develop in a close spatial and temporal relationship. Here we discuss how thrombin, as the common ...