TABLE 4.
Agents with known mechanism of action and their effects on LSEC fenestrations.
Inhibitor | Target | Effect | References |
C3 transferase | RhoA | FN ↑, D ↑ | Yokomori et al., 2004 |
Simvastatin | CD47 | FN ↑, D ↑ | Hunt et al., 2019 |
Y27635 | ROCK | FN ↑ | Venkatraman and Tucker-Kellogg, 2013 |
W7 | Calmodulin | D ↑ | Oda et al., 1993 |
7 keto cholesterol | Lipid rafts | FN ↑, D ↑ | Svistounov et al., 2012 |
Amlodipine | Ca channel | FN ↑ | Hunt et al., 2019 |
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Promotor/activator | Target | Effect | References |
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LPA | RhoA | D↓ | Yokomori et al., 2004 |
Sildenafil Amlodipine TRAIL | cGMP | FN↑ | Hunt et al., 2019 |
Phorbol myristate | PKC | FN↓ | de Zanger et al., 1997 |
Thrombospondin | CD47 | Defenestration | Venkatraman and Tucker-Kellogg, 2013 |
Simvastatin | NO | FN ↑, D ↓ | Venkatraman and Tucker-Kellogg, 2013; Hunt et al., 2019 |
Serotonin | Ca channel | D↓ | Gatmaitan and Arias, 1993; Braet et al., 1995a |
FN, fenestration number; D, fenestration diameter; ↑/↓, increase/decrease.