Lack of Platelet Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 Attenuates Foreign Body Inflammation because of Decreased Angiogenesis
Solowiej A, Biswas P, Graesser D, Madri JA. Lack of Platelet Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 Attenuates Foreign Body Inflammation because of Decreased Angiogenesis. American Journal Of Pathology 2003, 162: 953-962. PMID: 12598328, PMCID: PMC1868115, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9440(10)63890-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell adhesion molecule-1Adhesion molecule-1Endothelial cell adhesion molecule-1Foreign body inflammationBody inflammationMolecule-1Knockout animalsAcute inflammatory modelForeign body implantsAntibody-blocking studiesPECAM-1 knockout micePlatelet endothelial cell adhesion molecule-1PECAM-1 resultsDiminished deliveryNeutrophil accumulationNeutrophil infiltrationLeukocyte accumulationInflammatory modelChronic processDecreased angiogenesisCD31 expressionKnockout miceMice exhibitEndothelial cellsLeukocyte transmigrationPECAM-1 promotes β-catenin accumulation and stimulates endothelial cell proliferation
Biswas P, Canosa S, Schoenfeld J, Schoenfeld D, Tucker A, Madri JA. PECAM-1 promotes β-catenin accumulation and stimulates endothelial cell proliferation. Biochemical And Biophysical Research Communications 2003, 303: 212-218. PMID: 12646189, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-291x(03)00313-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActinsAnimalsBeta CateninBlotting, WesternCell AdhesionCell DivisionCytoplasmCytoskeletal ProteinsEndotheliumFlow CytometryHumansLungMiceMice, KnockoutMicroscopy, FluorescencePlatelet Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule-1Precipitin TestsSignal TransductionTrans-ActivatorsTranscription, GeneticTransfectionConceptsPECAM-1-positive endothelial cellsBeta-catenin proteinCell proliferationEndothelial cellsPECAM-1Beta-catenin localizationCytoplasmic domainΒ-catenin accumulationFull-length PECAM-1Functional consequencesEndothelial cell proliferationCell membraneKnockout animalsAdhesion moleculesLess accumulationCellsAccumulationProliferative rateProliferationMembraneProteinBinds