Signaling required for blood vessel maintenance: molecular basis and pathological manifestations
M Murakami - International journal of vascular medicine, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
As our understanding of molecular mechanisms leading to vascular formation increases,
vessel maintenance including stabilization of new vessels and prevention of vessel …
vessel maintenance including stabilization of new vessels and prevention of vessel …
Overlapping and divergent signaling pathways of N-cadherin and VE-cadherin in endothelial cells
C Giampietro, A Taddei, M Corada… - Blood, The Journal …, 2012 - ashpublications.org
Endothelial cells (ECs) express 2 members of the cadherin family, VE and N-cadherin.
Although VE-cadherin induces EC homotypic adhesion, N-cadherin function in ECs remains …
Although VE-cadherin induces EC homotypic adhesion, N-cadherin function in ECs remains …
Role of fibroblast growth factor signaling in vascular formation and maintenance: orchestrating signaling networks as an integrated system
M Murakami, T Sakurai - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The vascular system has begun to be perceived as a dynamic organ actively controlling a
wide variety of physiological processes. The structural and functional integrity of blood …
wide variety of physiological processes. The structural and functional integrity of blood …
Mechanosensory pathways in angiocrine mediated tissue regeneration
Endothelial cells not only form the vascular networks that deliver nutrients and oxygen
throughout the body, they also establish instructive niches that stimulate organ regeneration …
throughout the body, they also establish instructive niches that stimulate organ regeneration …
Microfluidic devices for quantifying the role of soluble gradients in early angiogenesis
P Benitez, S Heilshorn - Mechanical and Chemical Signaling in …, 2012 - Springer
Early angiogenesis, as defined by endothelial polarization and directional sprouting, is
regulated by gradients of soluble factors in addition to a multitude of other anisotropic cues …
regulated by gradients of soluble factors in addition to a multitude of other anisotropic cues …
The effects of smooth muscle cells on engineered microvasculatures in fibrin hydrogels
AA Ucuzian - 2012 - search.proquest.com
Capillaries are comprised of two cell types: the endothelial cells (ECs) which line the lumen
of the capillary, and the supporting pericytes which are closely apposed to the abluminal …
of the capillary, and the supporting pericytes which are closely apposed to the abluminal …