Disruption of the alveolar septal barrier leads to acute lung injury, patchy alveolar flooding,
and hypoxemia. Although calcium entry into endothelial cells is critical for loss of barrier …

The plexiform lesions of severe pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) are similar in histologic
appearance, whether the disease is idiopathic or secondary. Both forms of the disease …

Endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) have been isolated postnatally from bone marrow, blood,
and both the intima and adventitia of conduit vessels. However, it is unknown whether …

We have previously implicated calcium entry through stretch-activated cation channels in
initiating the acute pulmonary vascular permeability increase in response to high peak inflation …

We have previously implicated transient receptor potential vanilloid 4 (TRPV4) channels
and alveolar macrophages in initiating the permeability increase in response to high peak …

The activated leukocyte cell adhesion molecule [ALCAM/CD166/melanoma metastasis
clone D (MEMD)] is an immunoglobulin superfamily cell adhesion molecule. It is expressed …

Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) was originally isolated as a hypothalamic peptide
hormone that regulates the reproductive system by stimulating the release of gonadotropins …

High vascular pressure targets the lung septal network, causing acute lung injury. While
calcium entry in septal endothelium has been implicated, the channel involved is not known. …

Avian luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LH-RH) has been isolated from 249,000
chicken hypothalami and shown to differ structurally from mammalian hypothalamic LH-RH. …

Introduction Activated leukocyte cell adhesion molecule (ALCAM) (CD166) is an immunoglobulin
molecule that has been implicated in cell migration. The present study examined the …