Cells in focus: endothelial cell

BE Sumpio, JT Riley, A Dardik - The international journal of biochemistry & …, 2002 - Elsevier
The endothelial cell is thought to arise from the splanchnopleuric mesoderm. Endothelial
cells form the inner lining of a blood vessel and provides an anticoagulant barrier between …

Thrombomodulin in disseminated intravascular coagulation and other critical conditions—a multi-faceted anticoagulant protein with therapeutic potential

T Ito, J Thachil, H Asakura, JH Levy, T Iba - Critical Care, 2019 - Springer
Thrombomodulin plays a vital role in maintaining intravascular patency due to its
anticoagulant, antiinflammatory, and cytoprotective properties. However, under pathological …

Endothelial thrombomodulin downregulation caused by hypoxia contributes to severe infiltration and coagulopathy in COVID-19 patient lungs

T Won, MK Wood, DM Hughes, MV Talor, Z Ma… - …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background Thromboembolism is a life-threatening manifestation of coronavirus disease
2019 (COVID-19). We investigated a dysfunctional phenotype of vascular endothelial cells …

[HTML][HTML] KLF2 and KLF4 control endothelial identity and vascular integrity

P Sangwung, G Zhou, L Nayak, ER Chan, S Kumar… - JCI insight, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Maintenance of vascular integrity in the adult animal is needed for survival, and it is critically
dependent on the endothelial lining, which controls barrier function, blood fluidity, and flow …

Endothelial cell recovery between comparator polymer-based drug-eluting stents

M Joner, G Nakazawa, AV Finn, SC Quee… - Journal of the American …, 2008 - jacc.org
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to assess trends in endothelial coverage and
recovery among leading polymer-based drug-eluting stents (DES). Background: Autopsy …

[HTML][HTML] Spatial and temporal dynamics of the endothelium

WC Aird - Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis, 2005 - Elsevier
The endothelium is a highly metabolically active organ that is involved in many physiological
processes, including the control of vasomotor tone, barrier function, leukocyte adhesion and …

Activated protein C protects against diabetic nephropathy by inhibiting endothelial and podocyte apoptosis

B Isermann, IA Vinnikov, T Madhusudhan, S Herzog… - Nature medicine, 2007 - nature.com
Data providing direct evidence for a causative link between endothelial dysfunction,
microvascular disease and diabetic end-organ damage are scarce. Here we show that …

PAMPs and DAMPs as triggers for DIC

T Ito - Journal of intensive care, 2014 - Springer
Thrombosis is generally considered harmful because it compromises the blood supply to
organs. However, recent studies have suggested that thrombosis under certain …

[HTML][HTML] Thrombomodulin

H Weiler, BH Isermann - Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis, 2003 - Elsevier
Since its discovery as a critical cofactor in the initiation of the protein C (PC) anticoagulant
pathway [1, 2], biochemical and structural investigations, combined with in vivo analyses of …

Thrombomodulin and the vascular endothelium: insights into functional, regulatory, and therapeutic aspects

FA Martin, RP Murphy… - American Journal of …, 2013 - journals.physiology.org
Thrombomodulin (TM) is a 557-amino acid protein with a broad cell and tissue distribution
consistent with its wide-ranging physiological roles. When expressed on the lumenal surface …