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Mineralocorticoid and Estrogen Receptors in Endothelial Cells Coordinately Regulate Microvascular Function in Obese Female Mice
Biwer L, Carvajal B, Lu Q, Man J, Jaffe I. Mineralocorticoid and Estrogen Receptors in Endothelial Cells Coordinately Regulate Microvascular Function in Obese Female Mice. Hypertension 2021, 77: 2117-2126. PMID: 33934622, PMCID: PMC8119365, DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.120.16911.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon–Endoplasmic Reticulum–Based Calr (Calreticulin) Can Coordinate Heterocellular Calcium Signaling and Vascular Function
Biwer L, Good M, Hong K, Patel R, Agrawal N, Looft-Wilson R, Sonkusare S, Isakson B. Non–Endoplasmic Reticulum–Based Calr (Calreticulin) Can Coordinate Heterocellular Calcium Signaling and Vascular Function. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis And Vascular Biology 2017, 38: 120-130. PMID: 29122814, PMCID: PMC5746467, DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.117.309886.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThird-order mesenteric arteriesBlood pressureMesenteric arteryVascular functionCalcium signalingIEL holesApplication of CChMyoendothelial junctionsCalcium eventsER calciumSmooth muscle cellsInternal elastic laminaVascular reactivityResistance arteriesSmall arteriesSame arteryKnockout miceArteryΔ miceElastic laminaMuscle cellsEndoplasmic reticulum calciumMiceCALRCalcium signals
2022
Smooth muscle cell FTO regulates contractile function
Luse M, Krüger N, Good M, Biwer L, Serbulea V, Salamon A, Deaton R, Leitinger N, Gödecke A, Isakson B. Smooth muscle cell FTO regulates contractile function. AJP Heart And Circulatory Physiology 2022, 323: h1212-h1220. PMID: 36306211, PMCID: PMC9678421, DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00427.2022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmooth muscle cellsThird-order mesenteric arteriesMuscle cellsObesity genesSmooth muscle contractilityRates of obesityHuman coronary arteriesCardiac myocyte contractilityPlasma reninBlood pressureMesenteric arteryMyogenic toneCoronary arteryFat massContractile functionMyocyte contractilityMuscle contractilityHeart rateSerum response factorMuscle depolarizationMouse body massContractilitySignificant decreaseCell deletionMice
2016
Vascular effects of alpha hemoglobin stabilizing protein deletion
Biwer L, Lechauve C, Billaud M, Weiss M, Isakson B. Vascular effects of alpha hemoglobin stabilizing protein deletion. The FASEB Journal 2016, 30 DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.30.1_supplement.1276.3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSmooth muscle cellsEndothelial cellsMyoendothelial junctionsNeighboring smooth muscle cellsMean arterial pressureBlood pressure measurementsAlpha hemoglobinConcentration-dependent mannerAvailable nitric oxideArterial pressureVascular effectsResistance arteriesKnockout miceENOS interactionMuscle cellsNitric oxideHemoglobin HENOSMiceNational InstitutePercent distributionHemoglobinPressure measurementsHemoglobin betaPLA signals