2013
AIP1 Suppresses Atherosclerosis by Limiting Hyperlipidemia-Induced Inflammation and Vascular Endothelial Dysfunction
Huang Q, Qin L, Dai S, Zhang H, Pasula S, Zhou H, Chen H, Min W. AIP1 Suppresses Atherosclerosis by Limiting Hyperlipidemia-Induced Inflammation and Vascular Endothelial Dysfunction. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis And Vascular Biology 2013, 33: 795-804. PMID: 23413429, PMCID: PMC3637885, DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.113.301220.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAortic DiseasesApolipoproteins EAtherosclerosisBiomarkersBone Marrow TransplantationCholesterolCytokinesDisease Models, AnimalDose-Response Relationship, DrugEndothelium, VascularGene Expression RegulationHyperlipidemiasInflammationInflammation MediatorsLipoproteinsLipoproteins, LDLMacrophagesMiceMice, KnockoutNF-kappa BRas GTPase-Activating ProteinsSignal TransductionTriglyceridesVasoconstrictionVasoconstrictor AgentsVasodilationVasodilator AgentsConceptsInflammatory responseAtherosclerotic lesionsAortic ECsNuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) activityVascular endothelial dysfunctionPlasma inflammatory cytokinesWestern-type dietTotal cholesterol levelsIncreased inflammatory responseNuclear factor-κB signalingEndothelial cell dysfunctionAccumulation of macrophagesDouble knockout miceFactor-κB signalingNull mouse modelEndothelial dysfunctionProinflammatory mediatorsSuppresses AtherosclerosisControl miceInflammatory moleculesLipoprotein profileInflammatory cytokinesCholesterol levelsAortic rootEC dysfunction
2007
Endothelial-Specific Expression of Mitochondrial Thioredoxin Improves Endothelial Cell Function and Reduces Atherosclerotic Lesions
Zhang H, Luo Y, Zhang W, He Y, Dai S, Zhang R, Huang Y, Bernatchez P, Giordano FJ, Shadel G, Sessa WC, Min W. Endothelial-Specific Expression of Mitochondrial Thioredoxin Improves Endothelial Cell Function and Reduces Atherosclerotic Lesions. American Journal Of Pathology 2007, 170: 1108-1120. PMID: 17322393, PMCID: PMC1864879, DOI: 10.2353/ajpath.2007.060960.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAortaApolipoproteins EAtherosclerosisCells, CulturedEndothelial CellsFlow CytometryImmunoblottingImmunohistochemistryMiceMice, TransgenicMicroscopy, ConfocalMitochondrial ProteinsNitric OxideReactive Oxygen SpeciesReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionThioredoxinsVasodilationConceptsTg miceAtherosclerotic lesionsOxidative stressNitric oxide levelsEC functionDeficient mouse modelEndothelial cell functionAtherosclerosis developmentEnhanced vasodilationVascular EC functionEndothelium functionApolipoprotein EControl littermatesMouse modelOxide levelsMice showCapacity of ECEndothelial-specific expressionEndothelial cellsCritical roleReactive oxygen speciesCell functionMiceTotal antioxidantsLesions