2023
Sex hormones impact early maturation and immune response in the arteriovenous fistula mouse model
Satam K, Ohashi Y, Thaxton C, Gonzalez L, Setia O, Bai H, Aoyagi Y, Xie Y, Zhang W, Yatsula B, Martin K, Cai Y, Dardik A. Sex hormones impact early maturation and immune response in the arteriovenous fistula mouse model. AJP Heart And Circulatory Physiology 2023, 325: h77-h88. PMID: 37145957, PMCID: PMC10243550, DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00049.2023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntact female miceAVF maturationSex hormonesT cellsFemale miceArteriovenous fistulaMale miceMouse modelHigher IL-10Arteriovenous fistula creationImmune cell recruitmentSex-specific therapiesHormone receptor signalingSex differencesHuman AVF maturationAVF surgeryMale patientsClinical outcomesFemale patientsFistula maturationIL-10C57BL/6 miceInferior outcomesVenous adaptationFistula creation
2020
Artery to vein configuration of arteriovenous fistula improves hemodynamics to increase maturation and patency
Bai H, Sadaghianloo N, Gorecka J, Liu S, Ono S, Ramachandra AB, Bonnet S, Mazure NM, Declemy S, Humphrey JD, Dardik A. Artery to vein configuration of arteriovenous fistula improves hemodynamics to increase maturation and patency. Science Translational Medicine 2020, 12 PMID: 32817365, PMCID: PMC7705473, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aax7613.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsArteriovenous fistulaHemodialysis accessNeointimal hyperplasiaEndothelial nitric oxide synthaseDurable surgical optionUremic male ratsRadial-cephalic arteriovenous fistulaKruppel-like factor 2Nitric oxide synthasePeak systolic velocityLong-term patencyReintervention rateSecondary patencyImproved hemodynamicsFemale patientsReimplantation techniqueSurgical optionsSystolic velocityMale ratsOxide synthaseFistula modelPatencyHemodynamicsDifferent hemodynamicsFemale animals