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Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases 3-dependent microvascular endothelial cell barrier function is disrupted under septic conditions.
American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology - 1 Jun 2016
Arpino Valerie, Mehta Sanjay, Wang Lefeng, Bird Ryan, Rohan Marta, Pape Cynthia, Gill Sean E
Abstract excerpt
Sepsis is associated with dysfunction of microvascular endothelial cells (MVEC) leading to tissue edema and multiple organ dysfunction. Metalloproteinases can regulate MVEC function through processing of cell surface proteins, and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases 3 (TIMP3) regulates metalloproteinase activity in the lung following injury. We hypothesize that TIMP3 promotes normal pulmonary MVEC barrier...
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