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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-6-26
pubmed:abstractText
The relevance of the diversity of endothelial cells (ECs) for the response to inflammatory stimuli is currently not well defined. Using oligonucleotide microarray technique, we systematically analyzed the tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-induced expression profile in human microvascular ECs (HMEC) and macrovascular human umbilical vein ECs (HUVEC), analyzing 13,000 human genes by microarray analysis. Using strict inclusion and exclusion criteria, microarray analysis revealed that about half of the TNF-induced genes were specific for HMEC-1 or HUVEC. The microarray data could widely be confirmed by quantitative reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction and at the protein level. It is interesting that the majority of those genes regulated depending on the cell type encoded for chemokines, cytokines, and cell surface molecules. Our results argue for a more careful consideration of specific effects restricted to distinct subtypes of ECs. The establishment of EC type-specific expression patterns may thus provide the basis for a selective manipulation of specific endothelial subtypes in different inflammatory diseases.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0741-5400
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
80
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
174-85
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
TNF induces distinct gene expression programs in microvascular and macrovascular human endothelial cells.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Experimental Dermatology and Interdisciplinary Clinical Research Center, University of Münster, Röntgenstr. 21, 48149 Münster, Germany. viemannd@uni-muenster.de
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't