Endothelial Cell Contraction or Retraction (Insights into Barrier Function and Permeability)

Featured Topic — Tuesday, April 24, 2024 — 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM — Convention Center, Room 28B
Cardiovascular Section — Chair: Clinton Webb — Co-Chair: Camilla Wenceslau

Speakers

• Endothelial contractile cytoskeleton and barrier dysfunction.
  Sarah Yuan — Physiology, University of South Florida


• N-cadherin Signaling via RhoGEF Trio Stabilizes VE-cadherin Junctions and Regulates Vascular Permeability
  Kevin Jonathan Kruse — University of Illinois at Chicago


• Mitochondria N-formyl peptides in plasma of polytrauma patients cause vascular endothelial barrier dysfunction through formyl peptide receptor-1 activation
  Patricia Martinez Quinones — Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University


• A Disintegrin and Metalloproteinase 15-Mediated Glycocalyx Disruption Contributes to Vascular Leakage During Septic Injury
  Xiaoyuan (Sherry) Yang — University of South Florida


• Estrogen receptor alpha mediated activation of the endothelial epithelial sodium channel: role in the genesis of arterial stiffness
  Camila Manrique — University of Missouri