2004
Paracrine and Autocrine Functions of Brain-derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) and Nerve Growth Factor (NGF) in Brain-derived Endothelial Cells*
Kim H, Li Q, Hempstead BL, Madri JA. Paracrine and Autocrine Functions of Brain-derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) and Nerve Growth Factor (NGF) in Brain-derived Endothelial Cells*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2004, 279: 33538-33546. PMID: 15169782, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m404115200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsApoptosisBlotting, WesternBrainBrain-Derived Neurotrophic FactorCaspase 3CaspasesCell Line, TransformedCerebral CortexEndothelial CellsEnzyme ActivationEnzyme InhibitorsFlow CytometryGene Expression RegulationHypoxiaImmunohistochemistryImmunosorbent TechniquesMAP Kinase Kinase KinasesMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesNerve Growth FactorPhosphoinositide-3 Kinase InhibitorsPhosphorylationRatsReceptor, Nerve Growth FactorReceptor, trkBReceptors, Nerve Growth FactorRecombinant Fusion ProteinsRecombinant ProteinsTransfectionVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2ConceptsBrain-derived neurotrophic factorEndogenous brain-derived neurotrophic factorBrain-derived endothelial cellsNerve growth factorEndothelial cellsNeurotrophic factorAutocrine functionExpression of BDNFCentral nervous system (CNS) endotheliumPro-nerve growth factorGrowth factorExpression of TrkBNormoxic conditionsCentral nervous systemBDNF levelsBDNF expressionBDNF responseTrkB phosphorylationNervous systemTrkBSurvival/apoptosisCell survival/apoptosisRobust angiogenesisAkt pathwayInhibitor of phosphatidylinositol
1986
Mechanisms of cytoskeletal regulation: Modulation of aortic endothelial cell protein band 4.1 by the extracellular matrix
Leto T, Pratt B, Madri J. Mechanisms of cytoskeletal regulation: Modulation of aortic endothelial cell protein band 4.1 by the extracellular matrix. Journal Of Cellular Physiology 1986, 127: 423-431. PMID: 3519624, DOI: 10.1002/jcp.1041270311.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsActin filamentsExtracellular matrixProtein 4.1Band 4.1Contact inhibitionCytoplasmic actin filamentsTransduction of informationCell-cell contactCortical membrane proteinsErythroid proteinCytoskeletal regulationSpecific cleavage productsMembrane proteinsSkeletal proteinsCysteine residuesCell cytoskeletonEndothelial cellsFilamentous distributionECM proteinsEndothelial cell cytoskeletonFibronectin substrateReorganization eventsCell nucleiComplex pathwaysImmunoblot analysis