Eph-B4 regulates adaptive venous remodeling to improve arteriovenous fistula patency
Protack CD, Foster TR, Hashimoto T, Yamamoto K, Lee MY, Kraehling JR, Bai H, Hu H, Isaji T, Santana JM, Wang M, Sessa WC, Dardik A. Eph-B4 regulates adaptive venous remodeling to improve arteriovenous fistula patency. Scientific Reports 2017, 7: 15386. PMID: 29133876, PMCID: PMC5684317, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-13071-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEphrin-B2/FcVenous remodelingAVF maturationFistula patencyEph-B4Knockout miceMouse aortocaval fistula modelAkt1 knockout miceArteriovenous fistula patencyAortocaval fistula modelArteriovenous fistula maturationFistula environmentFistula useFistula veinAVF patencyFistula diameterFistula maturationVenous adaptationFistula modelWall thicknessPatencyProtein expressionAKT1 expressionEphrin-B2Lower rates