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Adam C. Straub, Katherine A. Clark, Mark A. Ross, Ashwin G. Chandra, Song Li, Xiang Gao, Patrick J. Pagano, Donna B. Stolz, Aaron Barchowsky
Published in Volume 118, Issue 12
J Clin Invest. 2008; 118(12):3980–3989 doi:10.1172/JCI35092
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Figure 8
Rac1 inhibition prevents arsenite-stimulated defenestration and PECAM-1 expression.

Cultured SECs were incubated overnight with or without 50 μM of Rac1-GTPase activity inhibitor NSC23766 (iRac1). The cells were then left untreated or exposed to 2.5 μM arsenite for 8 h. Cells were then fixed for scanning EM imaging of porosity (A and B), as in Figure 1B, or immunofluorescence imaging of PECAM-1 and DRAQ5 expression (C), as in Figure 2B. Significant differences between groups were determined by ANOVA followed by Newman-Keuls post test (n = 5 cultures from 3 livers). ***P < 0.001 versus control; ###P < 0.001 versus arsenite. Scale bar: 1 μm.