Sera From Children After Cardiopulmonary Bypass Reduces Permeability of Capillary Endothelial Cell Barriers
Pierce RW, Zahr RA, Kandil S, Faustino EVS, Pober JS. Sera From Children After Cardiopulmonary Bypass Reduces Permeability of Capillary Endothelial Cell Barriers. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine 2018, 19: 609-618. PMID: 29652749, PMCID: PMC6037548, DOI: 10.1097/pcc.0000000000001553.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransendothelial electrical resistanceCardiopulmonary bypassCapillary endothelial cellsEndothelial cellsCapillary leakPatient seraClaudin-5Pulmonary capillary endothelial cellsBarrier functionPulmonary microvascular endothelial cellsReal-time quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reactionTertiary pediatric hospitalQuantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reactionCardiopulmonary bypass circuitCongenital heart diseaseReverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionTranscription-polymerase chain reactionMicrovascular endothelial cellsEndothelial cell barrierCohort studyInflammatory mediatorsPediatric hospitalUnclear etiologyBarrier disruptionHeart disease