Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8469750 | European Journal of Cell Biology | 2016 | 22 Pages |
Abstract
Podocalyxin (Podxl) has an essential role in the development and function of the kidney glomerular filtration barrier. It is also expressed by vascular endothelia but perinatal lethality of podxlâ/â mice has precluded understanding of its function in adult vascular endothelial cells (ECs). In this work, we show that conditional knockout mice with deletion of Podxl restricted to the vascular endothelium grow normally but most die spontaneously around three months of age. Histological analysis showed a nonspecific inflammatory infiltrate within the vessel wall frequently associated with degenerative changes, and involving vessels of different caliber in one or more organs. Podxl-deficient lung EC cultures exhibit increased permeability to dextran and macrophage transmigration. After thrombin stimulation, ECs lacking Podxl showed delayed recovery of VE-cadherin cell contacts, persistence of F-actin stress fibers, and sustained phosphorylation of the ERM complex and activation of RhoA, suggesting a failure in endothelial barrier stabilization. The results suggest that Podxl has an essential role in the regulation of endothelial permeability by influencing the mechanisms involved in the restoration of endothelial barrier integrity after injury.
Keywords
ERMICAM-2MLECTNFSupplementary dataPodxlezrin-radixin-moesinPodocalyxinPECAM-1TIE2CD34HEVLPSinflammationMRIMagnetic resonance imagingEndothelial cellVascular endothelial growth factorVascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF)tumor necrosis factorlipopolysaccharideVascular permeabilityhigh endothelial venuleC-reactive proteinCRP
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Authors
Angélica Horrillo, Gracia Porras, Matilde S. Ayuso, Consuelo González-Manchón,