2024
Abstract 146: Phosphodiesterase 10A Mediates Arterial Calcification Through A P38/MAPK-MMP3 Signaling
Jin Y, Xie Y, Berezowitz A, Davis S, Flores A, Wang X, Guzman R, Cai Y. Abstract 146: Phosphodiesterase 10A Mediates Arterial Calcification Through A P38/MAPK-MMP3 Signaling. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis And Vascular Biology 2024, 44: a146-a146. DOI: 10.1161/atvb.44.suppl_1.146.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVascular smooth muscle cellsChronic kidney diseasePeripheral arterial diseaseArtery calcificationInhibition of PDE10AMedial arterial calcificationVascular calcificationAssociated with increased cardiovascular morbidityCalcifying vascular smooth muscle cellsMatrix metallopeptidaseSmooth muscle cellsVSMCs in vitroCyclic nucleotides cAMPArteries in vivoMMP-3 upregulationCardiovascular morbidityCalcification in vivoArtery diseaseVon Kossa stainingKidney diseaseMuscle cellsRodent modelsVSMC calcificationInducible isoformCalcium assaySmooth muscle cell-specific matrix metalloproteinase 3 deletion reduces osteogenic transformation and medial artery calcification
Xie Y, Lin T, Jin Y, Berezowitz A, Wang X, Lu J, Cai Y, Guzman R. Smooth muscle cell-specific matrix metalloproteinase 3 deletion reduces osteogenic transformation and medial artery calcification. Cardiovascular Research 2024, 120: 658-670. PMID: 38454645, PMCID: PMC11074797, DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvae035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSmooth muscle cellsPeripheral arterial diseaseVascular smooth muscle cellsMedial calcificationMMP-3Osteogenic transformationRodent modelsAssociated with increased morbiditySmooth muscle cell calcificationChronic kidney diseaseEx vivo organ culture modelMMP-3 expressionOrgan culture modelMedial arterial calcificationTargeting MMP-3Matrix metalloproteinase 3MMP-3 proteinArtery calcificationArtery diseaseKidney diseaseVascular calcificationMuscle cellsTherapeutic strategiesCalcification mediumVitamin D3
2023
An ultrasound-based femoral artery calcification score
Maahs E, Schwartz A, Berezowitz A, Davis S, Guzman R. An ultrasound-based femoral artery calcification score. Journal Of Vascular Surgery Cases And Innovative Techniques 2023, 10: 101381. PMID: 38130366, PMCID: PMC10731664, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvscit.2023.101381.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPeripheral arterial diseaseCalcification scoreArterial diseaseLower extremitiesFemoral calcificationCalcium scoreDuplex ultrasoundFemoral arteryChronic limb threatening ischemiaArterial duplex ultrasoundFemoral artery calcificationLimb-specific outcomesAmputation-free survivalLimb threatening ischemiaLower extremity atherosclerosisStandard computed tomographyNew scoring systemArtery calcificationLimb outcomesRenal failureCT evaluationArterial calcificationInclusion criteriaComputed tomographyUS score