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Provedor de dados: | 42
País: | Brazil
Título: | The extracellular matrix of the lung and its role in edema formation
Autores: | Pelosi,Paolo; Rocco,Patricia R.M.; Negrini,Daniela; Passi,Alberto.
Data: | 2007-06-01
Ano: | 2007
Palavras-chave: | Collagen; Glycosaminoglycans; Proteoglycan; Interstitial pressure.
Resumo: | The extracellular matrix is composed of a three-dimensional fiber mesh filled with different macromolecules such as: collagen (mainly type I and III), elastin, glycosaminoglycans, and proteoglycans. In the lung, the extracellular matrix has several functions which provide: 1) mechanical tensile and compressive strength and elasticity, 2) low mechanical tissue compliance contributing to the maintenance of normal interstitial fluid dynamics, 3) low resistive pathway for an effective gas exchange, d) control of cell behavior by the binding of growth factors, chemokines, cytokines and the interaction with cell-surface receptors, and e) tissue repair and remodeling. Fragmentation and disorganization of extracellular matrix components comprises the protective role of the extracellular matrix, leading to interstitial and eventually severe lung edema. Thus, once conditions of increased microvascular filtration are established, matrix remodeling proceeds fairly rapidly due to the activation of proteases. Conversely, a massive matrix deposition of collagen fiber decreases interstitial compliance and therefore makes the tissue safety factor stronger. As a result, changes in lung extracellular matrix significantly affect edema formation and distribution in the lung.
Tipo: | Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Idioma: | Inglês
Identificador: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652007000200010
Editor: | Academia Brasileira de Ciências
Relação: | 10.1590/S0001-37652007000200010
Formato: | text/html
Fonte: | Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências  v.79 n.2 2007
Fonte: | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess