ENDOTHELIUM (endothelia)

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: endothelia   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does endothelium mean? 

• ENDOTHELIUM (noun)
  The noun ENDOTHELIUM has 1 sense:

1. an epithelium of mesoblastic origin; a thin layer of flattened cells that lines the inside of some body cavities

  Familiarity information: ENDOTHELIUM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ENDOTHELIUM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An epithelium of mesoblastic origin; a thin layer of flattened cells that lines the inside of some body cavities

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("endothelium" is a kind of...):

epithelial tissue; epithelium (membranous tissue covering internal organs and other internal surfaces of the body)

Derivation:

endothelial (of or relating to or located in the endothelium)

 Context examples 

Defibrotide induces the release of prostaglandin 12 and reduces the expression of adhesion molecules on endothelial cells, thereby interfering with platelet and leukocyte adhesion to the endothelium.

(Defibrotide, NCI Thesaurus)

This protein is involved in the development of the epidermal endothelium.

(Keratin, Type I Cytoskeletal 13, NCI Thesaurus)

It is composed of five layers: squamous epithelium, Bowman's membrane, stroma, Descemet's membrane, and endothelium.

(Cornea, NCI Thesaurus)

The expression of DLL4 is highly restricted to the vascular endothelium.

(Demcizumab, NCI Thesaurus)

Neutrophil accumulation at sites of inflammation is mediated by cell adhesion molecules including the CD18 integrins on leukocytes and the selectins (P- and E-selectin on endothelium and L-selectin on leukocytes).

(E-Selectin, NCI Thesaurus)

Ethanolamine oleate causes an acute, dose-related inflammatory reaction of the intimal endothelium of the vein.

(Ethanolamine Oleate, NCI Thesaurus)

Iloprost binds to the prostacyclin receptor in various target cells, thereby causing vasodilation, inhibition of platelet aggregation, and decreased tumor cell adhesion to endothelium among other effects.

(Iloprost, NCI Thesaurus)

This therapeutic treatment targets the endothelium or stroma as opposed to targeting the tumor or cancerous region.

(Metronomic Chemotherapy, NCI Thesaurus)

It is further characterized by an inflammatory reaction in the filtering capillaries and the deposition of plasma components between the endothelium and glomerular basement membrane.

(Nephrotic Syndrome with Lesion of Segmental Hyalinosis, NCI Thesaurus)

Bosentan blocks the action of endothelin 1, an extremely potent endogenous vasoconstrictor and bronchoconstrictor, by binding to endothelin A and endothelin B receptors in the endothelium and vascular smooth muscle.

(Bosentan, NCI Thesaurus)