2004
Simvastatin Modulates Angiotensin II Signaling Pathway by Preventing Rac1-Mediated Upregulation of p27
ZENG L, XU H, CHEW TL, CHISHOLM R, SADEGHI MM, KANWAR YS, DANESH FR. Simvastatin Modulates Angiotensin II Signaling Pathway by Preventing Rac1-Mediated Upregulation of p27. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2004, 15: 1711-1720. PMID: 15213258, DOI: 10.1097/01.asn.0000129839.91567.68.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActive Transport, Cell NucleusAngiotensin IIAnimalsBlotting, WesternCell Cycle ProteinsCell LineCyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p27Hydrogen PeroxideHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsLeucineMicroscopy, ConfocalModels, BiologicalOxidation-ReductionPhosphorylationProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesProto-Oncogene ProteinsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktRac1 GTP-Binding ProteinRatsSignal TransductionSimvastatinTransfectionTumor Suppressor ProteinsUp-RegulationConceptsP27 protein expressionAng IIAng II stimulationIntracellular H2O2 productionModulatory effectsMesangial cellsProtein expressionII stimulationCyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p27P27 proteinEffect of simvastatinCell cycle levelSmall GTPAkt kinaseH2O2 productionRat mesangial cellsCholesterol-lowering propertiesAddition of mevalonateLipid attachmentDownstream activationRac1 activitySignaling pathwaysAkt activationIsoprenoid intermediatesGeranylgeranyl pyrophosphate
2001
INHIBITION OF INTERFERON-γ–MEDIATED MICROVASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL CELL MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX CLASS II GENE ACTIVATION BY HMG-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS1
Sadeghi M, Tiglio A, Sadigh K, O’Donnell L, Collinge M, Pardi R, Bender J. INHIBITION OF INTERFERON-γ–MEDIATED MICROVASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL CELL MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX CLASS II GENE ACTIVATION BY HMG-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS1. Transplantation 2001, 71: 1262-1268. PMID: 11397960, DOI: 10.1097/00007890-200105150-00014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMicrovascular endothelial cellsClass II transactivatorInhibitory effectVascular diseaseSimvastatin pretreatmentIFN-gammaReductase inhibitorsClass II major histocompatibility complex moleculesCardiac transplant patientsGraft vascular diseaseLate graft failureHMG-CoA reductase inhibitorsHuman leukocyte antigenEffect of simvastatinMajor histocompatibility complex moleculesHLA-DR inductionSTAT-1 phosphorylationCoA reductase inhibitorsHistocompatibility complex moleculesHuman microvascular endothelial cellsInhibition of interferonTranscription-polymerase chain reaction analysisCardiac transplantationTransplant patientsGraft failure
2000
Simvastatin Modulates Cytokine-Mediated Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule Induction: Involvement of an Inhibitory G Protein
Sadeghi M, Collinge M, Pardi R, Bender J. Simvastatin Modulates Cytokine-Mediated Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule Induction: Involvement of an Inhibitory G Protein. The Journal Of Immunology 2000, 165: 2712-2718. PMID: 10946302, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.165.5.2712.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdjuvants, ImmunologicBiological TransportCell Adhesion MoleculesCells, CulturedCholesterolCytokinesDrug SynergismEndothelium, VascularE-SelectinGene Expression RegulationGTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, Gi-GoHumansHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsIntercellular Adhesion Molecule-1Interleukin-1NF-kappa BRNA, MessengerSignal TransductionSimvastatinSodium FluorideUmbilical VeinsVascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1ConceptsEffect of simvastatinCytokine-induced expressionIL-1Endothelial CAMsEndothelial cell adhesion molecules E-selectinNF-kappaBProinflammatory cytokines IL-1Cell adhesion molecules E-selectinAdhesion molecules E-selectinPotent immune modulatorG protein activator NaFCytokines IL-1G protein-coupled pathwayInhibitory G proteinCytokine-mediated activationSelectin mRNA levelsBasal toneProinflammatory cytokinesGialpha proteinsImmune modulatorsTNF-alphaICAM-1Pertussis toxinE-selectinEndothelial response