2004
A null mutation of Hhex results in abnormal cardiac development,defective vasculogenesis and elevated Vegfa levels
Hallaq H, Pinter E, Enciso J, McGrath J, Zeiss C, Brueckner M, Madri J, Jacobs HC, Wilson CM, Vasavada H, Jiang X, Bogue CW. A null mutation of Hhex results in abnormal cardiac development,defective vasculogenesis and elevated Vegfa levels. Development 2004, 131: 5197-5209. PMID: 15459110, DOI: 10.1242/dev.01393.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpithelial-mesenchymal transformationVEGFA levelsVentricular septal defectVascular endothelial growth factorDefective vasculogenesisEndothelial growth factorEndocardial cushionsInhibitor of VEGFVascular developmentTract abnormalitiesSeptal defectSFlt-1Right ventricleNormal liverVentral foregut endodermNormal cardiovascular developmentReceptor 1Abnormal cardiac developmentGrowth factorNull mutationVentral foregutAberrant developmentCompact myocardiumAV explantsE8.5-9.0
2003
Maternal Diabetes: Effects on Embryonic Vascular Development—A Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor-A-mediated Process
Madri JA, Enciso J, Pinter E. Maternal Diabetes: Effects on Embryonic Vascular Development—A Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor-A-mediated Process. Pediatric And Developmental Pathology 2003, 6: 334-341. PMID: 14692647, DOI: 10.1007/s10024-003-5051-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmbryonic lethal phenotypeGrowth factorVascular endothelial growth factorEndothelial growth factorEpithelial-mesenchymal transformationCardiovascular patterningAberrant organogenesisLethal phenotypeVasculogenesis/angiogenesisPhosphorylation stateTargeted mutationsYolk sacMajor congenital malformationsFactor 1Major birth defectsGrowth factor-1OrganogenesisAdhesion moleculesConceptus culturesMaternal diabetesDiabetic miceCardiovascular abnormalitiesVitelline circulationCongenital malformationsBirth defectsElevated glucose inhibits VEGF-A–mediated endocardial cushion formation
Enciso JM, Gratzinger D, Camenisch TD, Canosa S, Pinter E, Madri JA. Elevated glucose inhibits VEGF-A–mediated endocardial cushion formation. Journal Of Cell Biology 2003, 160: 605-615. PMID: 12591918, PMCID: PMC2173755, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200209014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAngiogenesis Inducing AgentsAnimalsCell MovementCell SizeCells, CulturedCulture TechniquesDipeptidesEmbryo, MammalianEndocardial Cushion DefectsFemaleGlucoseHeartMaleMatrix Metalloproteinase 2MiceMorphogenesisMyocardiumPlatelet Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule-1Protease InhibitorsRecombinant Fusion ProteinsVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-1ConceptsEpithelial-mesenchymal transformationEndocardial cushion formationPlatelet endothelial cell adhesion molecule-1Cushion formationPECAM-1-positive endothelial cellsSingle cell motilityMMP-2 expressionMorphogenesis resultsHigh glucose-induced inhibitionCell motilityEndothelial cellsBlocks invasionMatrix metalloproteinase-2 expressionEndocardial cellsExtracellular matrixLack of invasionEndothelial cell adhesion molecule-1Mesenchymal cellsMyocardial VEGFMMP-2 inductionMetalloproteinase-2 expressionVEGF-A165ExpressionGrowth factorVascular endothelial growth factor