2017
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
2015
Disturbed shear stress reduces Klf2 expression in arterial‐venous fistulae in vivo
Yamamoto K, Protack CD, Kuwahara G, Tsuneki M, Hashimoto T, Hall MR, Assi R, Brownson KE, Foster TR, Bai H, Wang M, Madri JA, Dardik A. Disturbed shear stress reduces Klf2 expression in arterial‐venous fistulae in vivo. Physiological Reports 2015, 3: e12348. PMID: 25780089, PMCID: PMC4393175, DOI: 10.14814/phy2.12348.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchArteriovenous fistulaKLF2 expressionDisturbed shear stressFistula diameterMouse aortocaval fistula modelArterial-venous fistulaProtein expressionAortocaval fistula modelInferior vena cavaPotential therapeutic targetAVF maturationAVF patencyDuplex ultrasoundArterial inflowVena cavaVenous outflowArterial limbVenous limbFistula modelMouse modelArterial samplesFistulaTherapeutic targetWestern blotGauge needle
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