2016
The neuropilin-like protein ESDN regulates insulin signaling and sensitivity
Li X, Jung JJ, Nie L, Razavian M, Zhang J, Samuel V, Sadeghi MM. The neuropilin-like protein ESDN regulates insulin signaling and sensitivity. AJP Heart And Circulatory Physiology 2016, 310: h1184-h1193. PMID: 26921437, PMCID: PMC4867389, DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00782.2015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAnimalsAntigens, CDAorta, ThoracicCell MovementCell ProliferationCells, CulturedDose-Response Relationship, DrugEnzyme ActivationFemaleGenotypeGRB10 Adaptor ProteinInsulinInsulin ResistanceMaleMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMitogen-Activated Protein KinasesMuscle, Smooth, VascularMyocytes, Smooth MuscleNeuropilinsPhenotypePhosphorylationProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktReceptor, InsulinSignal TransductionTime FactorsUbiquitinationConceptsSignal transductionNovel regulatorSmooth muscle cell-derived neuropilin-like proteinInsulin receptorInsulin receptor signal transductionMitogen-activated protein kinase activationSrc homology 2Novel regulatory mechanismReceptor signal transductionProtein kinase BInsulin signal transductionProtein kinase activationInsulin receptor phosphorylationPleckstrin homologyHomology 2Adaptor proteinTransmembrane proteinGrowth factor receptorKinase activationVascular smooth muscle cell proliferationRegulatory mechanismsKinase BInsulin signalingReceptor phosphorylationNovel therapeutic avenues
2014
Imaging Vessel Wall Biology to Predict Outcome in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Golestani R, Razavian M, Nie L, Zhang J, Jung JJ, Ye Y, de Roo M, Hilgerink K, Liu C, Robinson SP, Sadeghi MM. Imaging Vessel Wall Biology to Predict Outcome in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm. Circulation Cardiovascular Imaging 2014, 8: &na;. PMID: 25550400, PMCID: PMC4284949, DOI: 10.1161/circimaging.114.002471.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAngiotensin IIAnimalsAntigens, CDAntigens, Differentiation, MyelomonocyticAorta, AbdominalAortic Aneurysm, AbdominalAortic RuptureAortographyBiomarkersDisease Models, AnimalDisease ProgressionEnzyme ActivationFeasibility StudiesMaleMatrix MetalloproteinasesMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicMolecular ImagingMultimodal ImagingPredictive Value of TestsRadiopharmaceuticalsRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTime FactorsTomography, Emission-Computed, Single-PhotonTomography, X-Ray ComputedConceptsMicro-single photon emissionAngiotensin IIMatrix metalloproteinasesAortic diameterSuprarenal aortaCD68 expressionMMP activityPotential of MMPSaline-infused miceVessel wall inflammationAbdominal aortic aneurysmPrediction of outcomePhoton emissionRupture riskMurine AAAsAortic expansionRisk stratificationWall inflammationAortic aneurysmSpontaneous ruptureSmall aneurysmsMouse modelControl animalsTracer uptakeAbdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) rupture risk
2013
Transmembrane protein ESDN promotes endothelial VEGF signaling and regulates angiogenesis
Nie L, Guo X, Esmailzadeh L, Zhang J, Asadi A, Collinge M, Li X, Kim JD, Woolls M, Jin SW, Dubrac A, Eichmann A, Simons M, Bender JR, Sadeghi MM. Transmembrane protein ESDN promotes endothelial VEGF signaling and regulates angiogenesis. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2013, 123: 5082-5097. PMID: 24177422, PMCID: PMC3859420, DOI: 10.1172/jci67752.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntigens, CDBlood VesselsCadherinsCells, CulturedEar, ExternalEndothelium, VascularHindlimbHuman Umbilical Vein Endothelial CellsHumansIschemiaMembrane ProteinsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutNeovascularization, PhysiologicNeuropilinsProtein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 1Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 2Retinal VesselsRNA InterferenceRNA, Small InterferingVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2ZebrafishZebrafish ProteinsConceptsSmooth muscle cell-derived neuropilin-like proteinAberrant blood vessel formationNormal vascular developmentProtein tyrosineTC-PTPTransmembrane proteinTherapeutic targetBlood vessel formationVEGF responseNegative regulatorDevelopmental angiogenesisVEGFR-2Vascular developmentAttractive therapeutic targetESDNAngiogenesis regulationVE-cadherinVessel formationEC proliferationComplex formationRegulatorProteinNeuropilin expressionVEGF receptorsEndothelial VEGF