2018
Angiogenesis in peripheral arterial disease
Inampudi C, Akintoye E, Ando T, Briasoulis A. Angiogenesis in peripheral arterial disease. Current Opinion In Pharmacology 2018, 39: 60-67. PMID: 29529399, DOI: 10.1016/j.coph.2018.02.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral arterial diseaseCritical limb ischemiaVascular endothelial growth factorHepatocyte growth factorFibroblast growth factorGrowth factorArterial diseaseTherapeutic angiogenesisCell therapyNew arterial vesselsAnkle-brachial indexPreferred therapeutic strategyPrevention of amputationProgenitor cell therapyAdipose-derived progenitor cellsEndothelial growth factorStem cell therapyAngiogenic growth factorsClaudication symptomsAdvanced diseaseAmputation rateLimb ischemiaInvestigational therapiesUlcer healingPeripheral arteries
2015
Association between fine particulate matter exposure and subclinical atherosclerosis: A meta-analysis
Akintoye E, Shi L, Obaitan I, Olusunmade M, Wang Y, Newman J, Dodson J. Association between fine particulate matter exposure and subclinical atherosclerosis: A meta-analysis. European Journal Of Preventive Cardiology 2015, 23: 602-612. PMID: 26025448, PMCID: PMC5133694, DOI: 10.1177/2047487315588758.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCarotid intima-media thicknessAnkle-brachial indexIntima-media thicknessSubclinical atherosclerosisArterial calcificationMedia thicknessFine particulate matter exposureAvailable observational studiesParticulate matter exposureRandom-effects modelNumber of studiesObservational studyInclusion criteriaEpidemiological studiesMatter exposureStudy heterogeneityPM2.5 exposureNoninvasive measureAtherosclerosisSimilar associationComprehensive searchConfidence intervalsStatistical significanceCalcificationAssociation