2012
An endothelial apelin-FGF link mediated by miR-424 and miR-503 is disrupted in pulmonary arterial hypertension
Kim J, Kang Y, Kojima Y, Lighthouse JK, Hu X, Aldred MA, McLean DL, Park H, Comhair SA, Greif DM, Erzurum SC, Chun HJ. An endothelial apelin-FGF link mediated by miR-424 and miR-503 is disrupted in pulmonary arterial hypertension. Nature Medicine 2012, 19: 74-82. PMID: 23263626, PMCID: PMC3540168, DOI: 10.1038/nm.3040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsApelinCell MovementCell ProliferationCells, CulturedCulture Media, ConditionedDown-RegulationEndothelial CellsFamilial Primary Pulmonary HypertensionFibroblast Growth Factor 2HumansHypertension, PulmonaryIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMicroRNAsMuscle, Smooth, VascularMyocytes, Smooth MusclePulmonary ArteryRatsReceptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 1RNA InterferenceRNA, Small InterferingSignal TransductionVascular DiseasesConceptsPulmonary arterial hypertensionArterial hypertensionVascular smooth muscle cellsPulmonary endothelial cellsSmooth muscle cellsEndothelial cell proliferationPulmonary hypertensionPeptide apelinCytokine productionRat modelVascular homeostasisHypertensionMiR-503MiR-424Endothelial cellsCell proliferation
2010
Targeting Robo4-Dependent Slit Signaling to Survive the Cytokine Storm in Sepsis and Influenza
London NR, Zhu W, Bozza FA, Smith MC, Greif DM, Sorensen LK, Chen L, Kaminoh Y, Chan AC, Passi SF, Day CW, Barnard DL, Zimmerman GA, Krasnow MA, Li DY. Targeting Robo4-Dependent Slit Signaling to Survive the Cytokine Storm in Sepsis and Influenza. Science Translational Medicine 2010, 2: 23ra19. PMID: 20375003, PMCID: PMC2875996, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.3000678.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCadherinsCapillary PermeabilityCateninsCell LineCytokinesDelta CateninDisease Models, AnimalEndothelium, VascularHumansInfluenza A Virus, H5N1 SubtypeIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsLipopolysaccharidesMiceMice, Inbred C57BLNerve Tissue ProteinsOrthomyxoviridae InfectionsProtein BindingProtein StabilityProtein TransportReceptors, Cell SurfaceReceptors, ImmunologicSepsisSignal TransductionConceptsInnate immune responseImmune systemCytokine stormImmune responseInfectious agentsHost innate immune responseCurrent medical therapyMultiple inflammatory cytokinesBacterial endotoxin exposureHost immune systemInnate immune systemMultiple infectious agentsAdditional immune responsesPolymicrobial sepsisMedical therapyOrgan failureInflammatory cytokinesCytokine releaseTumor necrosisEndotoxin exposureTissue edemaInterleukin-1betaVascular permeabilityTherapeutic strategiesAnimal models