Endothelial junctional protein redistribution and increased monolayer permeability in human umbilical vein endothelial cells isolated during preeclampsia
Endothelial junctional protein redistribution and increased monolayer permeability in human umbilical vein endothelial cells isolated during preeclampsia
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DOI:
10.1067/mob.2002.119638
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发表时间:
2002-02-01
影响因子:
9.8
通讯作者:
Alexander, JS
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作者:
Wang, YP;Gu, Y;Alexander, JS
OBJECTIVE: To examine monolayer permeability and junctional protein distribution and expression in endothelial cells isolated from women with preeclampsia and from women with normal pregnancies. We hypothesized that increased endothelial monolayer permeability in preeclampsia reflects altered monolayer barrier properties produced by disorganization of endothelial cell junction proteins.STUDY DESIGN: Endothelial cells were isolated from umbilical veins from women with normal pregnancies (n = 9) and from women with preeclampsia (n = 9) immediately after delivery. In the first passage of endothelial cells, the permeability was determined by measurement of horseradish peroxidase passage through confluent cell monolayers grown on transwell filters, and the distribution and protein expression of vascular endothelial cadherin and occludin were evaluated by use of immunofluorescent staining of the proteins and Western blot analysis. The distribution of vascular endothelial cadherin was also evaluated in the second and third passage endothelial cells. Messenger ribonucleic acid expression of vascular endothelial cadherin and occludin were examined by reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction. Data were expressed as mean values ( SE) and were analyzed by use of an unpaired t test.RESULTS: The relative monolayer permeability was significantly increased in the endothelial cells isolated from women with preeclampsia compared with those isolated from women with normal pregnancies (0.271 +/- 0.049 versus 0.086 +/- 0.031 for DeltaOD(470); P