Cellular/Molecular Mechanisms of Vascular Permeability

血管通透性的细胞/分子机制

• 批准号: 7022442
• 负责人: RADU VIRGIL STAN
• 金额: $ 38.48万
• 依托单位: DARTMOUTH COLLEGE
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2006
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2006-02-15 至 2010-01-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7022442
• 关键词: caveolas; cell free system; electron microscopy; exocytosis; genetically modified animals; glycoproteins; laboratory mouse; laboratory rat; membrane activity; membrane proteins; microcirculation; perfusion; protein structure function; subcellular fractionation; tissue /cell culture; transcytosis; transfection; vascular endothelium permeability; vesicle /vacuole

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The main function of the vascular endothelium is the mediation and control of the transendothelial exchanges of water and solutes (both small and large molecules) between blood plasma and theinterstitial fluid, in short the control of vascular permeability. This function is obviously "vital", being critical for normal growth, maintainance and survival of all the cells from all tissues and organs . While the morphological structures involved in transendothelial exchanges have been identified (i.e. caveolae, endothelial specific organelles such as transendothelial channels, fenestrae, vesiculo-vacuolar organelles as well as intercellular junctions), there is very little to no biochemical evidence on the molecular composition of the structures involved, their biogenesis and regulation. The major goals of this research proposal are to elucidate the role of endothelial caveolae and their associated stomatal diaphragms in the transendothelial transport physiology. The findings will also document a novel aspect of the transendothelial transport namely the possibility and ways of its modulation (in rate and components transported). Besides their impact on the understanding of the normal physiological process of the transendothelial transport, the data could be used further in the study of the pathophysiology of several human diseases such as tumor angiogenesis, atherosclerosis, acute and chronic inflammation (both viral and bacterial infections, transplant rejection, allergic encephalomyelytis, Alzheimer disease) where such modulations have been shown to occur. These studies could also provide novel transport related endothelial specific molecular markers that could be used in designing strategies for drugs and gene targeting to selected microvascular beds. The techniques employed are cell fractionation, biochemical assays, cell free-assays, in-vivo transport studies, genetically modified animal models, cell culture, transfections, light and electron microscopy.

描述(申请人提供)：血管内皮细胞的主要功能是调节和控制血浆和间质液体之间的水和溶质(小分子和大分子)的跨内皮交换，简而言之，控制血管的通透性。这一功能显然是“至关重要的”，对所有组织和器官的所有细胞的正常生长、维持和存活至关重要。虽然涉及跨内皮细胞交换的形态结构已被鉴定(即小窝、内皮细胞特有的细胞器，如跨内皮通道、窗孔、囊泡-空泡细胞器以及细胞间连接)，但有关这些结构的分子组成、生物发生和调控的生化证据很少或根本没有。本研究的主要目的是阐明内皮细胞小窝及其相关的气孔隔膜在跨内皮细胞运输生理中的作用。这些发现还将证明跨内皮细胞运输的一个新方面，即其调节的可能性和方式(在速率和运输成分方面)。除了它们对了解血管内皮细胞转运的正常生理过程的影响外，这些数据还可以进一步用于研究几种人类疾病的病理生理学，如肿瘤血管生成、动脉粥样硬化、急性和慢性炎症(病毒和细菌感染、移植排斥反应、过敏性脑脊髓炎、阿尔茨海默病)。这些研究还可以提供新的运输相关的内皮特异性分子标记，可用于设计针对选定微血管床的药物和基因靶向策略。所使用的技术包括细胞分离、生化分析、细胞游离分析、体内转运研究、转基因动物模型、细胞培养、转基因、光学和电子显微镜。