MAPK activation modulates permeability of isolated rat alveolar epithelial cell monolayers following cyclic stretch.
We cultured (5 days) rat alveolar epithelial cells to investigate the role of mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPk) signaling in ventilator induced epithelial barrier dysfunction. Cells were stretched to a magnitude of 12% or 37% change in surface area at a rate of 0.25 Hz with and without pretrea...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2010-04-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2860996?pdf=render |