2021
Tumor necrosis factor‐induced ArhGEF10 selectively activates RhoB contributing to human microvascular endothelial cell tight junction disruption
Khan A, Ni W, Lopez‐Giraldez F, Kluger MS, Pober JS, Pierce RW. Tumor necrosis factor‐induced ArhGEF10 selectively activates RhoB contributing to human microvascular endothelial cell tight junction disruption. The FASEB Journal 2021, 35: e21627. PMID: 33948992, PMCID: PMC9026622, DOI: 10.1096/fj.202002783rr.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCapillary endothelial cellsHuman dermal microvascular endothelial cellsMicrovascular endothelial cellsEndothelial cellsTight junctionsCultured human microvascular endothelial cellsEC tight junctionsLoss of barrierCapillary leak syndromeCapillary barrier functionDermal microvascular endothelial cellsRhoB activationTight junction disruptionDisrupts tight junctionsHuman microvascular endothelial cellsExtent of TNFHuman capillary endothelial cellsLeak syndromeOverwhelming inflammationCapillary leakBarrier lossTJ disruptionJunction disruptionRhoB knockdownTNF
2015
Tumor Necrosis Factor Disrupts Claudin-5 Endothelial Tight Junction Barriers in Two Distinct NF-κB-Dependent Phases
Clark PR, Kim RK, Pober JS, Kluger MS. Tumor Necrosis Factor Disrupts Claudin-5 Endothelial Tight Junction Barriers in Two Distinct NF-κB-Dependent Phases. PLOS ONE 2015, 10: e0120075. PMID: 25816133, PMCID: PMC4376850, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0120075.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCell Membrane PermeabilityCells, CulturedClaudin-5DermisEndothelium, VascularHuman Umbilical Vein Endothelial CellsHumansMicroscopy, FluorescenceMyosin Light ChainsMyosin-Light-Chain KinaseNF-kappa BPhosphorylationRho-Associated KinasesRNA, Small InterferingSignal TransductionTight JunctionsTumor Necrosis Factor-alpha