BACKGROUND Recent studies have shown that endothelial proliferation and angiogenic response are characteristic of degenerative events, such that the magnitude of endothelial activation is reflective of the progression of neurodegeneration. PURPOSE This study sets out to, compare, the degenerative changes seen in the parietal cortex (PC) and periventricular zone (PVZ) after cyanide toxicity or...

ABO blood type antigens are polymorphic, inherited structures presented on the surface of red blood cells. Although ABO blood group antigens is the most important antigens in transfusion medicine, its main role is not clearly clarified. Correlation between ABO blood group and susceptibility to certain infectious and non-infectious diseases is a controversial issue. Since, lack of blood type ant...

The conversion of prion protein (PrP(C)) to its protease-resistant isoform is involved in the pathogenesis of prion diseases. Although PrP(C) is highly expressed in neurons and other cell types, its physiological function still remains elusive. Here, we describe how we evaluated its expression, subcellular localization and putative function in brain endothelial cells, which constitute the blood...

OBJECTIVE Several published literatures investigated the relation between a polymorphism (Leul25Val) in platelet endothelial cell adhesion molecule-1 (PECAM-1) gene and risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) and did not reach the same conclusion. To shed light on these inconclusive findings, we performed a meta-analysis of studies relating the PECAM-1 genetic polymorphism (Leul25Val) to the risk ...

Recent studies of platelet endothelial cell adhesion molecule-1 (PECAM-1 [CD31])-deficient mice have revealed that this molecule plays an important role in controlling the activation and survival of cells on which it is expressed. In this review, we focus on the complex cytoplasmic domain of PECAM-1 and describe what is presently known about its structure, posttranslational modifications, and b...

The human neutrophil-specific adhesion molecule CD177 (also known as the NB1 alloantigen) becomes upregulated on the cell surface in a number of inflammatory settings. We recently showed that CD177 functions as a novel heterophilic counterreceptor for the endothelial junctional protein PECAM-1 (CD31), an interaction that is mediated by membrane-proximal PECAM-1 IgD 6, which is known to harbor a...

We have applied continuous blood flow dynamics, quantified with diffuse correlation spectroscopy (DCS), in investigating photodynamic therapy (PDT) induced local photoreaction in a head and neck tumor model. Photoclor (0.47μmol/kg) was intravenously administered 24 h before PDT. Two types of fluence rates were implemented: Low fluence rate (14mW/cm2) and high fluence rate (75mW/cm2). The total ...

Histological identification of morphological alterations are key indicators of functional defects. For example, liver disease which compromises perfusion and consequently function, is very often associated with abnormal tissue microvasculature. Traditionally an anti-platelet endothelial cell adhesion molecule-1 (PECAM-1/ CD31) antibody is utilized to visualize the vasculature, however in mouse ...

Although it is expressed by all leukocytes, including T-, B-lymphocytes and dendritic cells, the immunoglobulin-like receptor CD31 is generally regarded by immunologists as a marker of endothelial cell lineage that lacks an established functional role in adaptive immunity. This perception has recently been challenged by studies that reveal a key role for this molecule in the regulation of T-cel...

Our aim is to study the inflammatory response towards the collagen-coated and non-coated polypropylene meshes in rats and the urodynamic investigation post-operatively. Forty-two female Sprague Dawley were divided into 7 groups of 6 rats; Control, Day 7 and 30 for Sham, Avaulta Plus (MPC), Perigee (MP). UDS were taken at days 7 and 30. Mesh with the vagina and bladder wall was removed and sent ...