Rac1: a regulator of cell migration and a potential target for cancer therapy

N Ma, E Xu, Q Luo, G Song - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Cell migration is crucial for physiological and pathological processes such as
morphogenesis, wound repair, immune response and cancer invasion/metastasis. There are …

The evolving role of liver sinusoidal endothelial cells in liver health and disease

MJ McConnell, E Kostallari, SH Ibrahim, Y Iwakiri - Hepatology, 2023 - journals.lww.com
LSECs are a unique population of endothelial cells within the liver and are recognized as
key regulators of liver homeostasis. LSECs also play a key role in liver disease, as …

Neutrophil-vascular interactions drive myeloperoxidase accumulation in the brain in Alzheimer's disease

LCD Smyth, HC Murray, M Hill, E van Leeuwen… - Acta neuropathologica …, 2022 - Springer
Introduction Neutrophil accumulation is a well-established feature of Alzheimer's disease
(AD) and has been linked to cognitive impairment by modulating disease-relevant …

Macrophage–endothelial cell crosstalk orchestrates neutrophil recruitment in inflamed mucosa

X Ren, LD Manzanares, EB Piccolo… - The Journal of clinical …, 2023 - jci.org
Neutrophil (PMN) mobilization to sites of insult is critical for host defense and requires
transendothelial migration (TEM). TEM involves several well-studied sequential adhesive …

Neutrophil breaching of the blood vessel pericyte layer during diapedesis requires mast cell-derived IL-17A

R Joulia, IM Guerrero-Fonseca, T Girbl… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Neutrophil diapedesis is an immediate step following infections and injury and is driven by
complex interactions between leukocytes and various components of the blood vessel wall …

Extravasation of immune and tumor cells from an endothelial perspective

A Dupas, JG Goetz, N Osmani - Journal of Cell Science, 2024 - journals.biologists.com
Crossing the vascular endothelium is a necessary stage for circulating cells aiming to reach
distant organs. Leukocyte passage through the endothelium, known as transmigration, is a …

Neurovascular unit disruption and blood–brain barrier leakage in MCT8 deficiency

M Guillén-Yunta, V Valcárcel-Hernández… - Fluids and Barriers of …, 2023 - Springer
Background The monocarboxylate transporter 8 (MCT8) plays a vital role in maintaining
brain thyroid hormone homeostasis. This transmembrane transporter is expressed at the …

Opto-RhoGEFs, an optimized optogenetic toolbox to reversibly control Rho GTPase activity on a global to subcellular scale, enabling precise control over vascular …

EK Mahlandt, SP Martínez, JJG Arts, S Tol… - Elife, 2023 - elifesciences.org
The inner layer of blood vessels consists of endothelial cells, which form the physical barrier
between blood and tissue. This vascular barrier is tightly regulated and is defined by cell-cell …

Neutrophils: a subgroup of neglected immune cells in ALS

W Cao, D Fan - Frontiers in Immunology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a chronic, progressive neurodegenerative disease
characterized by the loss of motor neurons. Dysregulated peripheral immunity has been …

Spatially targeted chemokine exocytosis guides transmigration at lymphatic endothelial multicellular junctions

I Liaqat, I Hilska, M Saario, E Jakobsson… - The EMBO …, 2024 - embopress.org
Migrating cells preferentially breach and integrate epithelial and endothelial monolayers at
multicellular vertices. These sites are amenable to forces produced by the migrating cell and …