2019
Angiopoietin Level Trajectories in Toddlers With Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock and Their Effect on Capillary Endothelium
Pierce RW, Shabanova V, Canarie M, Pinto M, da Silva YS, Bhandari V, Giuliano JS. Angiopoietin Level Trajectories in Toddlers With Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock and Their Effect on Capillary Endothelium. Shock 2019, 51: 298-305. PMID: 30286031, PMCID: PMC6375782, DOI: 10.1097/shk.0000000000001172.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere sepsis/septic shockSepsis/septic shockTumor necrosis factorHuman dermal microvascular endothelial cellsCultured human dermal microvascular endothelial cellsSIRS/sepsisSeptic shockAngpt-1Severe sepsisAngpt-2Diagnostic biomarkersSevere sepsis/shockTertiary care pediatric hospitalEndothelial cellsAngpt-2 levelsOlder childrenSepsis/shockInflammatory response syndromeProspective observational studyTransendothelial electrical resistance measurementsDermal microvascular endothelial cellsAppropriate diagnostic biomarkersMicrovascular endothelial cellsYoung childrenEnzyme-linked immunoassay
2017
Endothelial Cell Function and Dysfunction in Critically Ill Children
Pierce RW, Giuliano JS, Pober JS. Endothelial Cell Function and Dysfunction in Critically Ill Children. Pediatrics 2017, 140: e20170355. PMID: 28759412, PMCID: PMC9923607, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2017-0355.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndothelial cellsCritical illnessIll childrenCritically Ill ChildrenImmune cell recruitmentBiology of ECsEndothelial cell functionBroad anatomic distributionEntire vascular systemPathologic responseAnatomic distributionClinical correlationMaintenance of homeostasisBlood flowCell recruitmentBlood fluiditySystemic homeostasisCell functionSegmental differencesEC functionVascular systemIllnessChildrenHomeostasisSpecific role