Altered vascular permeability and early onset of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis in PECAM-1–deficient mice
Graesser D, Solowiej A, Bruckner M, Osterweil E, Juedes A, Davis S, Ruddle NH, Engelhardt B, Madri JA. Altered vascular permeability and early onset of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis in PECAM-1–deficient mice. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2002, 109: 383-392. PMID: 11827998, PMCID: PMC150854, DOI: 10.1172/jci13595.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExperimental autoimmune encephalomyelitisPECAM-1-deficient miceEndothelial cellsAutoimmune encephalomyelitisVascular permeabilityDevelopment of EAET lymphocyte transendothelial migrationEarly onsetHuman autoimmune disease multiple sclerosisAutoimmune disease multiple sclerosisCell adhesion molecule-1Altered vascular permeabilityCNS vascular permeabilityMononuclear cell extravasationDisease multiple sclerosisPlatelet/endothelial cell adhesion molecule-1Wild-type miceAdhesion molecule-1Endothelial cell adhesion molecule-1Subsets of leukocytesPECAM-1 expressionLymphocyte transendothelial migrationEarly time pointsHistamine challengeMultiple sclerosis