cardiovascular system
• dermal vasculature is disorganized with irregular vessel diameters unlike in wild-type mice
• dermal capillaries, arterioles, and venules exhibit increased vessel diameter compared to in wild-type mice
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• dermal capillaries, arterioles, and venules exhibit increased vessel diameter compared to in wild-type mice
• arterioles exhibit a 65% increase in endothelial cells and pericytes compared to in wild-type mice
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• arterioles exhibit a 65% increase in endothelial cells and pericytes compared to in wild-type mice
• however, endothelial cell proliferation or apoptosis rates are normal
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• capillaries are dilated in the skin vascular network compared to in wild-type mice
• dermal capillaries, arterioles, and venules exhibit increased vessel diameter compared to in wild-type mice
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• arterioles exhibit a 65% increase in endothelial cells and pericytes compared to in wild-type mice
• pericyte/vascular smooth muscle cell coverage is decreased compared to in wild-type mice
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• pericyte/vascular smooth muscle cell coverage is decreased compared to in wild-type mice
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• dermal capillaries, arterioles, and venules exhibit increased vessel diameter compared to in wild-type mice
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• in arterioles of dermal vascular networks
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• microaneurysms are observed in the skin vascular network compared with wild-type mice
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hemorrhage
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J:158658
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• mice are more hemorrhagic against mechanical force such as cervical dislocation and surgical procedure compared with similarly treated wild-type mice
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• skin vasculature on the ears and back exhibits increased permeability compared with wild-type mice
• skin vascular leakage is more severe when ears are treated with mineral oil compared with wild-type ears treated with mustard oil
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growth/size/body
• from P3 until 3 months of age
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muscle
• pericyte/vascular smooth muscle cell coverage is decreased compared to in wild-type mice
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Mouse Models of Human Disease |
DO ID | OMIM ID(s) | Ref(s) | |
systemic scleroderma | DOID:418 |
OMIM:181750 |
J:158658 |