Lack of Platelet Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 Attenuates Foreign Body Inflammation because of Decreased Angiogenesis
Solowiej A, Biswas P, Graesser D, Madri JA. Lack of Platelet Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 Attenuates Foreign Body Inflammation because of Decreased Angiogenesis. American Journal Of Pathology 2003, 162: 953-962. PMID: 12598328, PMCID: PMC1868115, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9440(10)63890-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell adhesion molecule-1Adhesion molecule-1Endothelial cell adhesion molecule-1Foreign body inflammationBody inflammationMolecule-1Knockout animalsAcute inflammatory modelForeign body implantsAntibody-blocking studiesPECAM-1 knockout micePlatelet endothelial cell adhesion molecule-1PECAM-1 resultsDiminished deliveryNeutrophil accumulationNeutrophil infiltrationLeukocyte accumulationInflammatory modelChronic processDecreased angiogenesisCD31 expressionKnockout miceMice exhibitEndothelial cellsLeukocyte transmigration