[PDF][PDF] The control of vascular integrity by endothelial cell junctions: molecular basis and pathological implications

E Dejana, E Tournier-Lasserve, BM Weinstein - Developmental cell, 2009 - cell.com
E Dejana, E Tournier-Lasserve, BM Weinstein
Developmental cell, 2009cell.com
Human pathologies such as vascular malformations, hemorrhagic stroke, and edema have
been associated with defects in the organization of endothelial cell junctions. Understanding
the molecular basis of these diseases requires different integrated approaches which
include basic cell biology, clinical studies, and studies in animal models such as mice and
zebrafish. In this review we discuss recent findings derived from these approaches and their
possible integration in a common picture.
Human pathologies such as vascular malformations, hemorrhagic stroke, and edema have been associated with defects in the organization of endothelial cell junctions. Understanding the molecular basis of these diseases requires different integrated approaches which include basic cell biology, clinical studies, and studies in animal models such as mice and zebrafish. In this review we discuss recent findings derived from these approaches and their possible integration in a common picture.
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