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Research ArticleHEALTH AND MEDICINE
The matrikine N-α-PGP couples extracellular matrix fragmentation to endothelial permeability
- Cornelia S. Hahn1,2,*,
- David W. Scott3,4,*,
- Xin Xu2,5,*,
- Mojtaba Abdul Roda2,6,
- Gregory A. Payne2,
- J. Michael Wells2,5,7,8,
- Liliana Viera2,5,
- Colleen J. Winstead4,
- Preston Bratcher2,5,
- Rolf W. Sparidans6,
- Frank A. Redegeld6,
- Patricia L. Jackson2,5,7,
- Gert Folkerts6,
- J. Edwin Blalock2,5,7,9,
- Rakesh P. Patel4,5,† and
- Amit Gaggar2,5,7,8,9,†,‡
- 1Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
- 2Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA.
- 3Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, and Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
- 4Department of Pathology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA.
- 5Program in Protease and Matrix Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA.
- 6Faculty of Science, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, 3508 TB Utrecht, Netherlands.
- 7Lung Health Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA.
- 8Medical Service at Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, AL 35233, USA.
- 9Department of Cell, Developmental, and Integrative Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA.
- ↵‡Corresponding author. E-mail: agaggar1{at}uab.edu
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Science Advances 24 Apr 2015:
Vol. 1, no. 3, e1500175
DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.1500175
Vol. 1, no. 3, e1500175
DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.1500175
Cornelia S. Hahn
1Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
2Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA.
David W. Scott
3Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, and Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
4Department of Pathology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA.
Xin Xu
2Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA.
5Program in Protease and Matrix Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA.
Mojtaba Abdul Roda
2Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA.
6Faculty of Science, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, 3508 TB Utrecht, Netherlands.
Gregory A. Payne
2Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA.
J. Michael Wells
2Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA.
5Program in Protease and Matrix Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA.
7Lung Health Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA.
8Medical Service at Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, AL 35233, USA.
Liliana Viera
2Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA.
5Program in Protease and Matrix Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA.
Colleen J. Winstead
4Department of Pathology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA.
Preston Bratcher
2Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA.
5Program in Protease and Matrix Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA.
Rolf W. Sparidans
6Faculty of Science, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, 3508 TB Utrecht, Netherlands.
Frank A. Redegeld
6Faculty of Science, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, 3508 TB Utrecht, Netherlands.
Patricia L. Jackson
2Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA.
5Program in Protease and Matrix Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA.
7Lung Health Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA.
Gert Folkerts
6Faculty of Science, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, 3508 TB Utrecht, Netherlands.
J. Edwin Blalock
2Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA.
5Program in Protease and Matrix Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA.
7Lung Health Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA.
9Department of Cell, Developmental, and Integrative Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA.
Rakesh P. Patel
4Department of Pathology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA.
5Program in Protease and Matrix Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA.
Amit Gaggar
2Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA.
5Program in Protease and Matrix Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA.
7Lung Health Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA.
8Medical Service at Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, AL 35233, USA.
9Department of Cell, Developmental, and Integrative Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA.
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