2009
Lovastatin Inhibits Thrombospondin-1-Induced Smooth Muscle Cell Chemotaxis1
Esemuede N, Lee T, Maier KG, Sumpio BE, Gahtan V. Lovastatin Inhibits Thrombospondin-1-Induced Smooth Muscle Cell Chemotaxis1. Journal Of Surgical Research 2009, 168: 149-154. PMID: 20338582, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2009.11.728.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCattleCell ProliferationCells, CulturedChemotaxisDose-Response Relationship, DrugHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsLovastatinMevalonic AcidModels, AnimalMonomeric GTP-Binding ProteinsMuscle, Smooth, VascularRas ProteinsSignal TransductionThrombospondin 1Tunica IntimaTunica MediaConceptsTSP-1-induced chemotaxisGeranylgeranyl transferase inhibitorSerum-free mediumThrombospondin-1HMG-CoA reductase inhibitorsVascular smooth muscle cell migrationSmooth muscle cell migrationTransferase inhibitorsEffect of lovastatinG proteinsMuscle cell migrationRas activationRho-kinase inhibitorCell migrationPost-hoc testingFarnesyl transferase inhibitorsCholesterol loweringLovastatin doseVascular restenosisIntimal hyperplasiaBoyden chamberPleiotropic propertiesReductase inhibitorsWestern blotInhibition of Ras
2003
Antisense basic fibroblast growth factor alters the time course of mitogen-activated protein kinase in arterialized vein graft remodeling
Yamashita A, Hanna AK, Hirata S, Dardik A, Sumpio BE. Antisense basic fibroblast growth factor alters the time course of mitogen-activated protein kinase in arterialized vein graft remodeling. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2003, 37: 866-873. PMID: 12663990, DOI: 10.1067/mva.2003.130.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBlood Vessel ProsthesisCell Physiological PhenomenaEndothelium, VascularFibroblast Growth FactorsHyperplasiaJNK Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesMitogen-Activated Protein KinasesModels, AnimalP38 Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesProteinsRabbitsRegenerationRNA, AntisenseTime FactorsTransfectionVeinsConceptsProtein kinaseBasic fibroblast growth factorMAPK activationFibroblast growth factorMitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) familyC-Jun N-terminal protein kinaseProtein kinase familyExtracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2Antisense basic fibroblast growth factorMitogen-activated protein kinaseSignal-regulated kinase 1/2Messenger RNA sequencesP38 kinase activationGrowth factor altersMAPK-dependent mechanismFibroblast growth factor activityGrowth factorKinase familyKinase activationGrowth factor activityPhosphorylation of MAPKsKinase 1/2RNA sequencesWestern blot analysisBasic fibroblast growth factor activity