Cytoskeletal rearrangement mediates human microvascular endothelial tight junction modulation by cytokines
Blum M, Toninelli E, Anderson J, Balda M, Zhou J, O'Donnell L, Pardi R, Bender J. Cytoskeletal rearrangement mediates human microvascular endothelial tight junction modulation by cytokines. American Journal Of Physiology 1997, 273: h286-h294. PMID: 9249502, DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.1997.273.1.h286.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords1-Methyl-3-isobutylxanthineActinsBucladesineCells, CulturedCytokinesCytoskeletonElectrophysiologyEndothelium, VascularHumansInfant, NewbornInterferon-gammaMaleMembrane PotentialsMembrane ProteinsMicrocirculationPhosphoproteinsSkinTight JunctionsTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaUmbilical VeinsZonula Occludens-1 ProteinConceptsTransmonolayer electrical resistanceSpecialized intercellular structuresTight junctionsF-actin cytoskeletonLarge vessel ECActin cytoskeletonEndothelial cell typesMicrovascular endothelial cellsCytoskeletal rearrangementsStriking fragmentationF-actinProtein distributionCytochalasin DCell typesIntercellular structuresBarrier regulationCytoskeletal alterationsConfocal microscopyMVEC monolayersZO-1Macromolecular fluxCentral roleEC permeabilityEndothelial cellsPrimary cultures