TY - JOUR AU - Lehmann, Guillermo L. AU - Ginsberg, Michael AU - Nolan, Daniel J. AU - Rodríguez, Cristina AU - Martínez González, José AU - Zeng, Shemin AU - Voigt, Andrew P. AU - Mullins, Robert F. AU - Rafii, Shahin AU - Rodriguez Boulan, Enrique AU - Benedicto, Ignacio PY - 2022 DO - 10.3390/cells11192975 SN - 2073-4409 UR - https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/72276 T2 - Cells AB - Alpha-2-macroglobulin (A2M) is a protease inhibitor that regulates extracellular matrix (ECM) stability and turnover. Here, we show that A2M is expressed by endothelial cells (ECs) from human eye choroid. We demonstrate that retinal pigment epithelium... LA - eng M2 - 2975 PB - MDPI KW - Alpha-2-macroglobulin (A2M) KW - Retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) KW - Vascular endothelialgrowth factor-A (VEGF-A) KW - Endothelial cells (ECs) KW - Extracellular matrix (ECM) KW - Matrix metalloproteinase2 (MMP-2) KW - Protease inhibitor KW - Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) KW - Bruch’s membrane TI - Retinal Pigment Epithelium-Secreted VEGF-A Induces Alpha-2-Macroglobulin Expression in Endothelial Cells TY - journal article VL - 11 ER -