title: Endothelial cells and inflammation.
abstract: Recent studies have brought remarkable progress in the understanding of cellular, subcellular, and molecular mechanisms of endothelial injury and responses to injury, both of which appear to be integral parts of the acute inflammatory response. The possible roles of endothelial surface enzymes in the inflammatory response are explored.
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000706:Anaphylatoxins / Q000502:physiology; D000818:Animals; D000936:Antigen-Antibody Complex / Q000378:metabolism; D002417:Cattle; D003167:Complement Activation; D003169:Complement Inactivator Proteins / Q000502:physiology; D004727:Endothelium / Q000201:enzymology / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D008168:Lung / Q000098:blood supply; D001121:Lysine Carboxypeptidase / Q000378:metabolism; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000378:metabolism; D010101:Oxygen Consumption; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D011817:Rabbits
chemical_list: D000706:Anaphylatoxins; D000936:Antigen-Antibody Complex; D003169:Complement Inactivator Proteins; D001121:Lysine Carboxypeptidase