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Tissue Plasminogen Activator Expression and Barrier Properties of Human Brain Microvascular Endothelial Cells
Author(s) -
Fan Yang,
Shuo Liu,
ShurJen Wang,
Chuanhui Yu,
Annlia PaganiniHill,
Mark Fisher
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
cellular physiology and biochemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.486
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1421-9778
pISSN - 1015-8987
DOI - 10.1159/000335785
Subject(s) - occludin , blood–brain barrier , tight junction , tissue plasminogen activator , endothelial stem cell , plasminogen activator , forskolin , endocrinology , vascular permeability , endothelium , chemistry , plasminogen activator inhibitor 1 , medicine , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , in vitro , biochemistry , central nervous system
Tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) regulates fibrinolysis and is routinely used as ischemic stroke pharmacotherapy. We hypothesized that brain microvascular tPA expression and barrier properties of endothelial cells are substantially related.

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