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SUBMITTER: Chidlow JH
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3667411 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chidlow John H JH Greer Joshua J M JJ Anthoni Christoph C Bernatchez Pascal P Fernandez-Hernando Carlos C Bruce Megan M Abdelbaqi Maisoun M Shukla Deepti D Granger D Neil DN Sessa William C WC Kevil Christopher G CG
Gastroenterology 20081107 2
<h4>Background & aims</h4>Increased vascular density has been associated with progression of human inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) and animal models of colitis. Pathologic angiogenesis in chronically inflamed tissues is mediated by several factors that are regulated at specialized lipid rafts known as caveolae. Caveolin-1 (Cav-1), the major structural protein of caveolae in endothelial cells, is involved in the regulation of angiogenesis, so we investigated its role in experimental colitis.<h ...[more]