2022
mTOR inhibition prevents angiotensin II–induced aortic rupture and pseudoaneurysm but promotes dissection in Apoe-deficient mice
He C, Jiang B, Wang M, Ren P, Murtada SI, Caulk AW, Li G, Qin L, Assi R, Lovoulos CJ, Schwartz MA, Humphrey JD, Tellides G. mTOR inhibition prevents angiotensin II–induced aortic rupture and pseudoaneurysm but promotes dissection in Apoe-deficient mice. JCI Insight 2022, 7: e155815. PMID: 35132962, PMCID: PMC8855820, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.155815.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsApoE-deficient miceAngiotensin IIVascular wall cellsAortic tearAortic ruptureMTOR inhibitionSmooth muscle cell hypertrophyMatricellular proteinWall cellsSuprarenal abdominal aortaMuscle cell hypertrophyExtracellular matrix accumulationInhibition of mTORRole of mTORSubadventitial hematomaFree ruptureAortic dissectionAortic diseaseAortic aneurysmSignificant dissectionAbdominal aortaHemorrhagic lesionsExtensive dissectionMetalloproteinase expressionCell hypertrophy
2011
Genetic deletion of chemokine receptor Ccr6 decreases atherogenesis in ApoE-deficient mice (117.2)
Wan W, Lim J, Lionakis M, Rivollier A, McDermott D, Kelsall B, Farber J, Murphy P. Genetic deletion of chemokine receptor Ccr6 decreases atherogenesis in ApoE-deficient mice (117.2). The Journal Of Immunology 2011, 186: 117.2-117.2. DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.186.supp.117.2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchApoE-deficient miceCCR6-/- miceChemokine receptor CCR6Mice in vivoAtherosclerotic lesion areaApolipoprotein E-deficientApoE-/- miceReceptor CCR6Inflammatory monocytesLigand CCL20Monocyte functionCCR6Macrophage contentMonocyte levelsGenetic deletionPrimary monocytesLesional macrophagesWeeks of ageMouse monocytesMonocytesE deficiencyCCL20MiceMonocyte migrationCirculating blood
2008
Endothelial Cell PECAM-1 Promotes Atherosclerotic Lesions in Areas of Disturbed Flow in ApoE-Deficient Mice
Harry BL, Sanders JM, Feaver RE, Lansey M, Deem TL, Zarbock A, Bruce AC, Pryor AW, Gelfand BD, Blackman BR, Schwartz MA, Ley K. Endothelial Cell PECAM-1 Promotes Atherosclerotic Lesions in Areas of Disturbed Flow in ApoE-Deficient Mice. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis And Vascular Biology 2008, 28: 2003-2008. PMID: 18688018, PMCID: PMC2651147, DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.108.164707.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAorta, AbdominalAorta, ThoracicApolipoproteins EAtherosclerosisBone Marrow CellsBone Marrow TransplantationCells, CulturedDietary FatsDisease Models, AnimalDisease ProgressionEndothelial CellsHumansMacrophagesMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutNF-kappa BPlatelet Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule-1Regional Blood FlowRNA InterferenceRNA, Small InterferingStress, MechanicalVascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1ConceptsEndothelial PECAM-1PECAM-1Aortic archAbdominal aortaNF-kappaBVascular cell adhesion molecule-1 expressionCell adhesion molecule-1 expressionAdhesion molecule-1 expressionCell adhesion molecule-1ApoE-deficient miceAtherosclerotic lesion sizeBone marrow transplantationAtherosclerotic lesion formationMolecule-1 expressionVCAM-1 expressionAdhesion molecule-1Endothelial cell adhesion molecule-1NF-kappaB activityNuclear NF-kappaBDisturbed flowMarrow transplantationMacrophage infiltrationLesser curvatureWestern dietDeficient mice
2001
Tracking Brain Volume Changes in C57BL/6J and ApoE-Deficient Mice in a Model of Neurodegeneration: A 5-Week Longitudinal Micro-MRI Study
McDaniel B, Sheng H, Warner D, Hedlund L, Benveniste H. Tracking Brain Volume Changes in C57BL/6J and ApoE-Deficient Mice in a Model of Neurodegeneration: A 5-Week Longitudinal Micro-MRI Study. NeuroImage 2001, 14: 1244-1255. PMID: 11707081, DOI: 10.1006/nimg.2001.0934.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsApolipoproteins EAtrophyBrainBrain IschemiaBrain MappingCerebral VentriclesDisease Models, AnimalHippocampusImage EnhancementImage Processing, Computer-AssistedImaging, Three-DimensionalMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, Neurologic MutantsMicroscopyNeurodegenerative DiseasesProsencephalonConceptsApoE-deficient miceModels of neurodegenerationPostischemic dayBrain atrophyMouse modelNeurodegenerative diseasesDorsal hippocampal volumeBrain volume changesMin of ischemiaHigh signal intensity areaTransgenic mouse modelProgression of pathologyCorresponding time pointsSignal intensity areaMagnetic resonance imagingHigh-resolution MRIT1-weighted MR imagingC57 miceDorsal hippocampusHippocampal volumeClinical conditionsIschemiaMRI studiesPredetermined protocolCognitive decline
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