2021
Fibronectin‐Mediated Inflammatory Signaling Through Integrin α5 in Vascular Remodeling
Budatha M, Zhang J, Schwartz MA. Fibronectin‐Mediated Inflammatory Signaling Through Integrin α5 in Vascular Remodeling. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2021, 10: e021160. PMID: 34472370, PMCID: PMC8649308, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.121.021160.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransverse aortic constrictionPathological vascular remodelingVascular remodelingCarotid ligation modelPartial carotid ligation modelAortic constrictionInflammatory activationEndothelial cellsLigation modelArtery wall hypertrophyTransverse aortic constriction (TAC) modelHigh-fat dietIntegrin α5Aortic constriction modelWild-type miceBasement membranePartial carotid ligationVascular endothelial cellsProvisional matrix proteinsAcute atherosclerosisHyperlipidemic ApoEInflammatory markersLigation surgeryWall hypertrophyAcute model
2019
Caveolin-1 Regulates Atherogenesis by Attenuating Low-Density Lipoprotein Transcytosis and Vascular Inflammation Independently of Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Activation
Ramírez CM, Zhang X, Bandyopadhyay C, Rotllan N, Sugiyama MG, Aryal B, Liu X, He S, Kraehling JR, Ulrich V, Lin CS, Velazquez H, Lasunción MA, Li G, Suárez Y, Tellides G, Swirski FK, Lee WL, Schwartz MA, Sessa WC, Fernández-Hernando C. Caveolin-1 Regulates Atherogenesis by Attenuating Low-Density Lipoprotein Transcytosis and Vascular Inflammation Independently of Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Activation. Circulation 2019, 140: 225-239. PMID: 31154825, PMCID: PMC6778687, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.118.038571.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndothelial nitric oxide synthaseDiet-induced atherosclerosisNO productionVascular inflammationENOS activationEndothelial nitric oxide synthase activationNitric oxide synthase activationAthero-protective functionsLipid metabolic factorsEndothelial cell inflammationNitric oxide synthaseWild-type miceMice Lacking ExpressionProduction of NOExtracellular matrix remodelingInflammatory primingHyperlipidemic miceInflammatory pathwaysAortic archCell inflammationOxide synthaseMetabolic factorsMouse modelAtherosclerosisInflammation