2008
Fibroblast-Type Reticular Stromal Cells Regulate the Lymph Node Vasculature
Chyou S, Ekland EH, Carpenter AC, Tzeng TC, Tian S, Michaud M, Madri JA, Lu TT. Fibroblast-Type Reticular Stromal Cells Regulate the Lymph Node Vasculature. The Journal Of Immunology 2008, 181: 3887-3896. PMID: 18768843, PMCID: PMC2562332, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.181.6.3887.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVascular endothelial growth factorEndothelial cell proliferationLymph nodesPeripheral node addressinEndothelial cellsReticular stromal cellsVEGF levelsCell proliferationImmune functionVEGF expressionStromal cellsBeta-receptor blockadeLymph node endothelial cellsLymph node vasculatureEndothelial growth factorLTbetaR signalsReceptor blockadeImmune responseParacrine regulatorMedullary cordsLTbetaR stimulationLymphUp-regulating VEGF expressionImportant mediatorVascular maintenance
2003
Transcriptional Up-regulation of Endothelial Cell Matrix Metalloproteinase-2 in Response to Extracellular Cues Involves GATA-2*
Han X, Boyd PJ, Colgan S, Madri JA, Haas TL. Transcriptional Up-regulation of Endothelial Cell Matrix Metalloproteinase-2 in Response to Extracellular Cues Involves GATA-2*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2003, 278: 47785-47791. PMID: 14512418, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m309482200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBase SequenceBlotting, NorthernBlotting, WesternCell NucleusCells, CulturedCollagenCOS CellsDNA-Binding ProteinsEndothelial CellsExtracellular MatrixGATA2 Transcription FactorGelatinGenes, ReporterLuciferasesMatrix Metalloproteinase 2MicrocirculationMolecular Sequence DataNeovascularization, PhysiologicPhenotypePromoter Regions, GeneticProtein BindingRatsTranscription FactorsTranscription, GeneticTranscriptional ActivationTransfectionUp-Regulation