Article
Concepts and hypothesis: integrin cytoplasmic domain-associated protein-1 (ICAP-1) as a potential player in cerebral cavernous malformation.
Journal of neurology - 1 Jan 2013
Zheng Yiming, Qiu Juhui, Hu Jianjun, Wang Guixue
Abstract excerpt
Cerebral cavernous malformation (CCM) is a common vascular disease in central nervous system that frequently predisposes to stroke, seizure, and cerebral hemorrhage. CCM lesions are characterized by dilated and leaky intracranial capillaries composed of a thin layer of vascular endothelial cells...
Topics
- Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing
- Cardiovascular System
- Hemangioma, Cavernous, Central Nervous System
- Humans
- Integrin beta1
- Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
- Membrane Proteins
- Models, Biological
- Mutation
- Neovascularization, Pathologic
