Importance of Balance between Extracellular Matrix Synthesis and Degradation in Basement Membrane Formation

2001 ◽  
Vol 271 (2) ◽  
pp. 249-262 ◽  
Author(s):  
Satoshi Amano ◽  
Nobuko Akutsu ◽  
Yukiko Matsunaga ◽  
Kuniko Kadoya ◽  
Toshio Nishiyama ◽  
...  
2001 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 500-505 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alessia Fornoni ◽  
Flavia Cornacchia ◽  
Guy A. Howard ◽  
Bernard A. Roos ◽  
Gary E. Striker ◽  
...  

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 (4) ◽  
pp. 84
Author(s):  
Samiya Hussain ◽  
Bryant V. McIver ◽  
Lexis Neill ◽  
Kim Biao ◽  
John D. Puskas ◽  
...  

1994 ◽  
Vol 267 (4) ◽  
pp. L365-L374
Author(s):  
Y. C. Lee ◽  
R. Hogg ◽  
D. E. Rannels

Although integrity of the alveolar basement membrane may influence progression of lung injury induced by inhaled particulates, little is known about direct effects of coal dusts on the alveolar epithelium or its extracellular matrix (ECM). Effects of dust on synthesis of cell and ECM proteins by type II cells (T2P) was thus investigated. Three coal dusts (anthracite no. 867; bituminous no. 1451 and no. 1361) and mine dust MIT-3, of respirable size, were studied as a function of dose and time over 3 days of primary T2P culture. On day 1, 750 micrograms/ml of 867 were required to increase relative synthesis of ECM proteins (ECM/cell). MIT-3, 1451, and 1361 were without effect. By day 3, 867 or MIT-3 increased ECM/cell 60-100% at 300 micrograms/ml; 1451 produced modest, dose-dependent stimulation, whereas 1361 remained without effect. None of the dusts caused significant cytotoxicity. The results show dose- and time-dependent effects of well-characterized coal and mind dusts to modify partitioning of newly synthesized proteins into the ECM and suggest that coal dust exposure may modulate structure or function of the subepithelial basement membrane.


Author(s):  
L. Terracio ◽  
A. Dewey ◽  
K. Rubin ◽  
T.K. Borg

The recognition and interaction of cells with the extracellular matrix (ECM) effects the normal physiology as well as the pathology of all multicellular organisms. These interactions have been shown to influence the growth, development, and maintenance of normal tissue function. In previous studies, we have shown that neonatal cardiac myocytes specifically interacts with a variety of ECM components including fibronectin, laminin, and collagens I, III and IV. Culturing neonatal myocytes on laminin and collagen IV induces an increased rate of both cell spreading and sarcomerogenesis.


2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 618-625 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Seong Toh ◽  
Casper Bindzus Foldager ◽  
James Hoi Po Hui ◽  
Bjorn Reino Olsen ◽  
Myron Spector

1982 ◽  
Vol 257 (19) ◽  
pp. 11437-11442
Author(s):  
R L Beach ◽  
W V Burton ◽  
W J Hendricks ◽  
B W Festoff

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