2024
Wnt Signaling in Atherosclerosis: Mechanisms to Therapeutic Implications
Afroz R, Goodwin J. Wnt Signaling in Atherosclerosis: Mechanisms to Therapeutic Implications. Biomedicines 2024, 12: 276. PMID: 38397878, PMCID: PMC10886882, DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines12020276.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWnt pathwayWnt signalingAtherosclerosis progressionSmooth muscle cell proliferationMuscle cell proliferationPathophysiology of atherosclerosisBlock Wnt signalingDownstream signaling moleculesStages of atherosclerosis progressionPreclinical modelsMonocyte infiltrationEndothelial dysfunctionSmall molecule inhibitorsTreatment of atherosclerosisVascular inflammationTherapeutic approachesTherapeutic implicationsCo-receptorVascular diseaseAtherosclerosis developmentAtherosclerosisCell proliferationWnt ligandsMolecule inhibitorsWnt
2015
Endothelial Glucocorticoid Receptor Suppresses Atherogenesis—Brief Report
Goodwin JE, Zhang X, Rotllan N, Feng Y, Zhou H, Fernández-Hernando C, Yu J, Sessa WC. Endothelial Glucocorticoid Receptor Suppresses Atherogenesis—Brief Report. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis And Vascular Biology 2015, 35: 779-782. PMID: 25810297, PMCID: PMC4375730, DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.114.304525.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAortaAortic DiseasesApolipoproteins EAtherosclerosisBody WeightBrachiocephalic TrunkCholesterolDiet, High-FatDisease Models, AnimalEndothelial CellsGenotypeMacrophagesMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutPhenotypeReceptors, GlucocorticoidSeverity of Illness IndexTime FactorsTriglyceridesConceptsEndothelial glucocorticoid receptorGlucocorticoid receptorHigh-fat diet feedingApoE knockout backgroundSevere atherosclerotic lesionsGroups of micePathogenesis of atherosclerosisAortic sinusTotal cholesterolAtherosclerosis progressionBrachiocephalic arteryControl miceInflammatory milieuTonic inhibitionDiet feedingMacrophage recruitmentAtherosclerotic lesionsBody weightMiceKnockout backgroundReceptorsLesionsAtherosclerosisInflammationArtery