The Acinar Cage: Basement Membranes Determine Molecule Exchange and Mechanical Stability of Human Breast Cell Acini. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 The biophysical properties of the basement membrane that surrounds human breast glands are poorly understood, but are thought to be decisive for normal organ function and malignancy.
Aljona Gaiko-Shcherbak +5 more
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Journal of clinical pathology. Supplement, 2020 Ubiquitous supportive tissue adjacent to epithelium and around smooth and striated muscle cells. This tissue contains intrinsic macromolecular components such as collagen, laminin, and sulfated proteoglycans.
J. Ireland
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A trypsin-like serine protease is involved in pseudorabies virus invasion through the basement membrane barrier of porcine nasal respiratory mucosa [PDF]
Veterinary Research, 2011 Several alphaherpesviruses breach the basement membrane during mucosal invasion. In the present study, the role of proteases in this process was examined.
Glorieux Sarah +4 more
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Anti-glomerular basement membrane disease superimposed on membranous nephropathy: a case report and review of the literature [PDF]
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2010 Introduction Anti-glomerular basement membrane disease is a rare autoimmune disorder characterized by pulmonary hemorrhage, crescentic glomerulonephritis and the presence of circulating anti-glomerular basement membrane antibodies.
Nivera Noel +2 more
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Functional consequences of cell type-restricted expression of laminin α5 in mouse placental labyrinth and kidney glomerular capillaries. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 The labyrinth is the highly vascularized part of the rodent placenta that allows efficient transfer of gases, nutrients, wastes, and other molecules between the maternal and embryonic circulations. These two blood compartments are separated by blastocyst-
Sung Tae Kim +3 more
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Basement membrane perforations guide anterior–posterior axis formation [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsEstablishment of the anterior-posterior (AP) axis is a critical symmetry-breaking event in mammalian development. In mice, this process involves the directed migration of the distal visceral endoderm (DVE).
Dong-Yuan Chen +9 more
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Basement membrane and stroke [PDF]
Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism, 2018 Located at the interface of the circulation system and the CNS, the basement membrane (BM) is well positioned to regulate blood–brain barrier (BBB) integrity. Given the important roles of BBB in the development and progression of various neurological disorders, the BM has been hypothesized to contribute to the pathogenesis of these diseases.
Yao Yao
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Beyond classical collagen: basement membrane collagen IV in age-associated lung diseases [PDF]
European Respiratory ReviewChronic lung diseases such as COPD, asthma, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and pulmonary hypertension are characterised by aberrant remodelling and degradation of the extracellular matrix.
Natalia El-Merhie +3 more
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Vascular Basement Membrane Fragmentation in Keloids and the Expression of Key Basement Membrane Component Genes [PDF]
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global OpenBackground:. Keloids are growing scars that arise from injury to the reticular dermis and subsequent chronic local inflammation. The latter may be promoted by vascular hyperpermeability, which permits the ingress of chronic inflammatory cells/factors ...
Yusaku Saijo, MD +3 more
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To form and function: on the role of basement membrane mechanics in tissue development, homeostasis and disease [PDF]
Open Biology, 2021 The basement membrane (BM) is a special type of extracellular matrix that lines the basal side of epithelial and endothelial tissues. Functionally, the BM is important for providing physical and biochemical cues to the overlying cells, sculpting the ...
Nargess Khalilgharibi, Yanlan Mao
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