In addition, distal pulmonary capillaries were preserved in the Piezo1-knockout mice, associated with a lower number of senescent endothelial cells. This study provides evidence that Piezo1 expressed ...

Physicists have now developed a microscopy technique based on ultrasound to reveal capillaries and cells across living organs -- something that wasn't possible before. Ultrasound is one of the ...

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The lobate shape of lymphatic endothelial cells puzzled researchers—now they’ve found it helps stabilize lymphatic capillaries against fluid pressure changes. Laura is an Assistant Editor for The ...

Capillary leakage is a hallmark of severe dengue, yet its precise mechanisms remain elusive. Emerging evidence highlights the dengue virus’s targeting of mechanically active endothelial cells as a key ...

Cerebral blood flow (CBF) is exquisitely controlled by a complex network of surface/penetrating resistance arteries and a dense capillary network that ... composed of smooth muscle (SMC) and ...

The endothelium is the cell monolayer that lines the interior of the blood vessels separating the vessel lumen where blood circulates, from the surrounding tissues. During embryonic development, ...

As an optically transparent model organism with an endothelial blood-brain barrier (BBB), zebrafish offer a powerful tool to study the vertebrate BBB. However, the precise developmental profile of ...

Here, we demonstrate that induced endothelial-specific depletion ... In the body, thread-like blood vessels called capillaries weave their way through our tissues to deliver oxygen and nutrients to ...