2023
FN (Fibronectin)-Integrin α5 Signaling Promotes Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm in a Mouse Model of Marfan Syndrome
Chen M, Cavinato C, Hansen J, Tanaka K, Ren P, Hassab A, Li D, Youshao E, Tellides G, Iyengar R, Humphrey J, Schwartz M. FN (Fibronectin)-Integrin α5 Signaling Promotes Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm in a Mouse Model of Marfan Syndrome. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis And Vascular Biology 2023, 43: e132-e150. PMID: 36994727, PMCID: PMC10133209, DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.123.319120.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsContractile gene expressionSmooth muscle cellsGene expressionMgR miceWild-type smooth muscle cellsMarfan miceAortic aneurysmMouse modelMarfan syndromeMouse aortic smooth muscle cellsPathogenesis of TAACytoplasmic domainVascular smooth muscle cellsThoracic aortic aneurysmAortic smooth muscle cellsCultured smooth muscle cellsNF-kB activationNF-kB inhibitionMolecular mechanismsIntegrin α2ECM remodelingElastic fiber integrityPhenotypic modulationMarfan's aneurysmsMgR/Positron Emission Tomography Imaging of Vessel Wall Matrix Metalloproteinase Activity in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Toczek J, Gona K, Liu Y, Ahmad A, Ghim M, Ojha D, Kukreja G, Salarian M, Luehmann H, Heo G, Guzman R, Chaar C, Tellides G, Hassab A, Ye Y, Shoghi K, Zayed M, Gropler R, Sadeghi M. Positron Emission Tomography Imaging of Vessel Wall Matrix Metalloproteinase Activity in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm. Circulation Cardiovascular Imaging 2023, 16: e014615. PMID: 36649454, PMCID: PMC9858355, DOI: 10.1161/circimaging.122.014615.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAbdominal aortic aneurysmHuman aortic tissueMMP activityAortic tissueAortic aneurysmMMP inhibitorsMurine modelMatrix metalloproteinasesPositron emission tomography/Toxicology studiesAortic MMP activityPositron emission tomography radioligandAngiotensin II infusionEmission tomography/Murine abdominal aortic aneurysmsBroad-spectrum MMP inhibitorMatrix metalloproteinase activityPositron emission tomography (PET) tracerPositron emission tomography (PET) imagingEmission Tomography ImagingPositron emission tomographyEmission tomography tracerII infusionRisk stratificationTomography/
2018
Central artery stiffness and thoracic aortopathy
Humphrey J, Tellides G. Central artery stiffness and thoracic aortopathy. AJP Heart And Circulatory Physiology 2018, 316: h169-h182. PMID: 30412443, PMCID: PMC6880196, DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00205.2018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCentral arteriesEnd-organ diseaseProximal thoracic aortaCentral artery stiffnessPrimary risk factorUncontrolled hypertensionAntihypertensive medicationsNonsurgical treatmentSignificant morbidityArtery stiffnessAortic aneurysmPulse pressureRisk factorsThoracic aortaDisease progressionStrenuous exerciseMouse modelMarfan syndromeWeight liftingGlobal hemodynamicsDysfunctional mechanosensingLethal conditionAortaGenetic mutationsArtery
2015
Corrigendum to “Disruption of TGF-<beta> signaling in smooth muscle cell prevents elastase-induced abdominal aortic aneurysm” [Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 454 (1) (7 November 2014) 137–143]
Gao F, Chambon P, Offermanns S, Tellides G, Kong W, Zhang X, Li W. Corrigendum to “Disruption of TGF-signaling in smooth muscle cell prevents elastase-induced abdominal aortic aneurysm” [Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 454 (1) (7 November 2014) 137–143]. Biochemical And Biophysical Research Communications 2015, 460: 887. DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2015.04.001. Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
A haemodynamic predictor of intraluminal thrombus formation in abdominal aortic aneurysms
Di Achille P, Tellides G, Figueroa C, Humphrey J. A haemodynamic predictor of intraluminal thrombus formation in abdominal aortic aneurysms. Proceedings Of The Royal Society A 2014, 470: 20140163. DOI: 10.1098/rspa.2014.0163.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAbdominal aortic aneurysmIntraluminal thrombusAortic aneurysmThrombus formationUseful clinical predictorIntraluminal thrombus formationOscillatory shear indexClinical predictorsBlood-borne particlesHaemodynamic predictorsAbdominal aortaCarotid arteryHealthy subjectsThin thrombusClinical utilityHaemodynamic featuresComplex haemodynamicsThrombusTreatment planningComplex biomechanicsPatientsAneurysmsEndothelial mechanobiologyReliable predictorLesions
1999
Management of descending aortic dissection
Elefteriades J, Lovoulos C, Coady M, Tellides G, Kopf G, Rizzo J. Management of descending aortic dissection. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 1999, 67: 2002-2005. PMID: 10391358, DOI: 10.1016/s0003-4975(99)00428-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThoracic aortic diseaseAortic replacementAortic dissectionAortic diseaseVascular occlusionCategory of patientsEarly hospital courseTime of dissectionParaplegia rateAcute dissectionHospital coursePostoperative deathsAcute expansionPatient demographicsConsecutive patientsMultiple complicationsBenign courseMedical managementSpecific complicationsSurgical interventionClinical recordsAortic aneurysmComplicated dissectionFenestration procedureTherapy varies