2018
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
2017
A p190BRhoGAP mutation and prolonged RhoB activation in fatal systemic capillary leak syndrome
Pierce RW, Merola J, Lavik JP, Kluger MS, Huttner A, Khokha MK, Pober JS. A p190BRhoGAP mutation and prolonged RhoB activation in fatal systemic capillary leak syndrome. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2017, 214: 3497-3505. PMID: 29097442, PMCID: PMC5716031, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20162143.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTumor necrosis factorSystemic capillary leakDermal microvascular endothelial cellsMicrovascular endothelial cellsPatient-derived endothelial cellsEndothelial cellsCapillary leakNormal human dermal microvascular endothelial cellsSystemic capillary leak syndromeBarrier functionCapillary leak syndromeHuman dermal microvascular endothelial cellsTransendothelial electrical resistanceEC barrier functionNormal endothelial cellsLeak syndromeCritical illnessFatal casesNecrosis factorBarrier recoverySiRNA knockdownEC culturesRhoB activationGreater increaseJunctional proteins
2016
Association of thrombophilia and catheter‐associated thrombosis in children: a systematic review and meta‐analysis
Neshat‐Vahid S, Pierce R, Hersey D, Raffini LJ, Faustino EV. Association of thrombophilia and catheter‐associated thrombosis in children: a systematic review and meta‐analysis. Journal Of Thrombosis And Haemostasis 2016, 14: 1749-1758. PMID: 27306795, PMCID: PMC5035642, DOI: 10.1111/jth.13388.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDeep vein thrombosisCatheter-associated thrombosisCentral venous catheter useElevated factor VIII levelsAssociation of thrombophiliaRoutine thrombophilia testingVenous catheter useCochrane Central RegisterPediatric risk factorsPooled prevalence rateFactor VIII levelsProtein C deficiencyRandom-effects modelWeb of ScienceThrombophilic traitsCatheter useCentral RegisterCohort studyFV Leiden mutationVein thrombosisControlled TrialsVenous thrombosisPediatric studiesRisk factorsOdds ratio