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A KLF2-BMPER-Smad1/5 checkpoint regulates high fluid shear stress-mediated artery remodeling
Deng H, Zhang J, Wang Y, Joshi D, Pi X, De Val S, Schwartz M. A KLF2-BMPER-Smad1/5 checkpoint regulates high fluid shear stress-mediated artery remodeling. Nature Cardiovascular Research 2024, 3: 785-798. PMID: 39196179, DOI: 10.1038/s44161-024-00496-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFluid shear stressVascular remodelingOutward remodelingBone morphogenetic proteinShear stressMouse models of type 1Ischemic diseasesModels of type 1BMP-binding endothelial regulatorBlood flow recoveryType 2 diabetesPhysiological fluid shear stressPotential therapeutic approachBlocking antibodiesMouse modelSmad1/5 activationArterial remodelingTherapeutic approachesType 1Akt activationBlood flowEndothelial regulationSmad1/5Flow recoveryMorphogenetic proteins
2024
Endothelial γ-protocadherins inhibit KLF2 and KLF4 to promote atherosclerosis
Joshi D, Coon B, Chakraborty R, Deng H, Yang Z, Babar M, Fernandez-Tussy P, Meredith E, Attanasio J, Joshi N, Traylor J, Orr A, Fernandez-Hernando C, Libreros S, Schwartz M. Endothelial γ-protocadherins inhibit KLF2 and KLF4 to promote atherosclerosis. Nature Cardiovascular Research 2024, 3: 1035-1048. PMID: 39232138, PMCID: PMC11399086, DOI: 10.1038/s44161-024-00522-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAtherosclerosisCadherin Related ProteinsCadherinsDisease Models, AnimalEndothelial CellsHuman Umbilical Vein Endothelial CellsHumansKruppel-Like Factor 4Kruppel-Like Transcription FactorsMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutPlaque, AtheroscleroticReceptors, NotchSignal TransductionConceptsAtherosclerotic cardiovascular diseaseIntracellular domainNotch intracellular domainTranscription factor KLF2Mechanisms of vascular inflammationAnti-inflammatory programVascular endothelial cellsHost defenseCleavage resultsAntibody blockadeGenetic deletionVascular inflammationViral infectionImmune systemEndothelial cellsCardiovascular diseasePromote atherosclerosisBlood flowKLF2KLF4Suppressive signalsEndotheliumMechanistic studies
2022
Endothelial mechanosensing: A forgotten target to treat vascular remodeling in hypertension?
Tiezzi M, Deng H, Baeyens N. Endothelial mechanosensing: A forgotten target to treat vascular remodeling in hypertension? Biochemical Pharmacology 2022, 206: 115290. PMID: 36241094, DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2022.115290.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFuture drug development strategiesMechanistic cuesVascular remodelingNew potential therapeutic approachReceptor complexIon channelsPulmonary arterial hypertensionMechanosensitive organMesenchymal transitionPotential therapeutic approachDrug development strategiesCommon mechanismPleiotropic actionsArterial hypertensionEssential hypertensionEndothelial inflammationTherapeutic approachesBlood flowTissue perfusionVascular integrityHypertensionDistinct diseasesCrucial roleRecent studiesRemodeling