Sex differences in #risk factors & therapies were considered in the analysis (2/9)
Jul 3, 2020 • 8 tweets • 8 min read
Endothelial-derived microvesicles play a pathogenic role in vascular #inflammation, causing #endothelial barrier dysfunction by impairing adherens junctions and activating #neutrophils
#Tweetorial below! #Microvesicles (MV) are formed from the outward blebbing of the plasma membrane and carry a diverse cargo that regulate multiple processes.
During #inflammation these are produced by activated endothelial cells and released into the #circulation. TEM image of plasma MVs: (2/8)