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CCM3 Loss-Induced Lymphatic Defect Is Mediated by the Augmented VEGFR3-ERK1/2 Signaling
Qin L, Zhang H, Li B, Jiang Q, Lopez F, Min W, Zhou JH. CCM3 Loss-Induced Lymphatic Defect Is Mediated by the Augmented VEGFR3-ERK1/2 Signaling. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis And Vascular Biology 2021, 41: 2943-2960. PMID: 34670407, PMCID: PMC8613000, DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.121.316707.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsApoptosis Regulatory ProteinsCells, CulturedEndothelial CellsEndothelium, LymphaticFemaleGene DeletionHemangioma, Cavernous, Central Nervous SystemHyperplasiaMaleMAP Kinase Signaling SystemMice, Inbred StrainsModels, AnimalNF-kappa BTranslocation, GeneticVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-3ConceptsLymphatic ECsLymphatic defectsCerebral cavernous malformationsPan-endothelial cellsGrowth factor receptorTranscriptional levelTransport assaysLymphatic hyperplasiaCCM genesLymphatic dysfunctionNuclear translocationGenesFactor receptorVEGFR3ERK1/2Nuclear factorDeletionEC proliferationInhibition of VEGFR3Dependent mannerVascular endothelial growth factor receptorEndothelial growth factor receptorEC deletionAbnormal valve structureKPNA2
2020
Mural Cell-Specific Deletion of Cerebral Cavernous Malformation 3 in the Brain Induces Cerebral Cavernous Malformations
Wang K, Zhang H, He Y, Jiang Q, Tanaka Y, Park IH, Pober JS, Min W, Zhou HJ. Mural Cell-Specific Deletion of Cerebral Cavernous Malformation 3 in the Brain Induces Cerebral Cavernous Malformations. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis And Vascular Biology 2020, 40: 2171-2186. PMID: 32640906, DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.120.314586.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsApoptosis Regulatory ProteinsBrainCell CommunicationCell MovementCells, CulturedCoculture TechniquesEndothelial CellsFemaleFocal AdhesionsGene DeletionGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHemangioma, Cavernous, Central Nervous SystemHumansMaleMembrane ProteinsMice, KnockoutMicrovesselsMyocytes, Smooth MusclePaxillinPericytesPhenotypeProtein StabilityProto-Oncogene ProteinsSignal TransductionConceptsCerebral cavernous malformationsBrain mural cellsCCM lesionsMural cellsCavernous malformationsSevere brain hemorrhageCCM pathogenesisSmooth muscle cellsWeeks of ageCell-specific deletionMural cell coverageBrain pericytesBrain hemorrhageNeonatal stageBrain vasculatureLesionsEntire brainMuscle cellsCerebral cavernous malformation 3Endothelial cellsMicePericytesSpecific deletionAdhesion formationPathogenesis
2019
CD34+KLF4+ Stromal Stem Cells Contribute to Endometrial Regeneration and Repair
Yin M, Zhou HJ, Lin C, Long L, Yang X, Zhang H, Taylor H, Min W. CD34+KLF4+ Stromal Stem Cells Contribute to Endometrial Regeneration and Repair. Cell Reports 2019, 27: 2709-2724.e3. PMID: 31141693, PMCID: PMC6548470, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2019.04.088.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndometrial regenerationEndometrial epitheliumStem cellsLocal stem cellsEndometrial repairHuman endometriumUterine hyperplasiaStromal stem cellsCD34Regenerative capacitySM22αEpitheliumCellsProliferative signalingTranscriptional activityRepairKLF4EndometriumHyperplasiaERαProtein SUMOylationRegeneration modelMice
2017
ASK1-dependent endothelial cell activation is critical in ovarian cancer growth and metastasis
Yin M, Zhou HJ, Zhang J, Lin C, Li H, Li X, Li Y, Zhang H, Breckenridge DG, Ji W, Min W. ASK1-dependent endothelial cell activation is critical in ovarian cancer growth and metastasis. JCI Insight 2017, 2: e91828. PMID: 28931753, PMCID: PMC5621912, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.91828.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTumor-associated macrophagesOvarian cancer growthOvarian cancerTranscoelomic metastasisCancer growthTumor growthOrthotopic ovarian cancer modelPeritoneal tumor growthInflammation-mediated tumorigenesisOvarian cancer modelEndothelial cell activationJunction protein VE-cadherinOvarian cancer progressionTAM infiltrationMacrophage infiltrationVascular leakageMacrophage transmigrationVascular permeabilityMouse modelVascular endotheliumMetastasis cancerTherapeutic targetMacrophage activationColon cancerCancer model
2016
Tumor-associated macrophages drive spheroid formation during early transcoelomic metastasis of ovarian cancer
Yin M, Li X, Tan S, Zhou HJ, Ji W, Bellone S, Xu X, Zhang H, Santin AD, Lou G, Min W. Tumor-associated macrophages drive spheroid formation during early transcoelomic metastasis of ovarian cancer. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2016, 126: 4157-4173. PMID: 27721235, PMCID: PMC5096908, DOI: 10.1172/jci87252.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsErbB ReceptorsFemaleHeterograftsHumansIntercellular Adhesion Molecule-1Macrophage-1 AntigenMacrophagesMiceMice, NudeNeoplasm MetastasisNeoplasm ProteinsNeoplasm TransplantationOvarian NeoplasmsSpheroids, CellularVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-1ConceptsTumor-associated macrophagesOvarian cancerTranscoelomic metastasisTumor cellsICAM-1Mouse modelEpithelial ovarian cancerOvarian cancer growthOvarian cancer metastasisSpheroid formationOvarian cancer progressionVEGF/VEGFRTumor cell proliferationPharmacological blockadeMetastatic cancerColon cancerCancer growthMetastasisAntibody neutralizationTumor growthCancerClinical pathologyCancer metastasisCancer progressionΑMβ2 integrin