2020
Complement Membrane Attack Complex New Roles, Mechanisms of Action, and Therapeutic Targets
Xie CB, Jane-Wit D, Pober JS. Complement Membrane Attack Complex New Roles, Mechanisms of Action, and Therapeutic Targets. American Journal Of Pathology 2020, 190: 1138-1150. PMID: 32194049, PMCID: PMC7280757, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2020.02.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMembrane attack complexMAC assemblyExpression of inhibitorMechanism of actionFacilitate secretionDependent transcriptionPlasma membraneIntracellular signalingComplement membrane attack complexAbsence of lysisSignalingRecent insightsBiophysical propertiesComplement-mediated diseasesAttack complexTherapeutic targetCell activationDisease pathogenesisAdaptive immunityNew roleIL-18IL-1βCytolytic effectorsProinflammatory effectsProinflammatory proteins
2019
Endothelial TGF-β signalling drives vascular inflammation and atherosclerosis
Chen PY, Qin L, Li G, Wang Z, Dahlman JE, Malagon-Lopez J, Gujja S, Cilfone N, Kauffman K, Sun L, Sun H, Zhang X, Aryal B, Canfran-Duque A, Liu R, Kusters P, Sehgal A, Jiao Y, Anderson D, Gulcher J, Fernandez-Hernando C, Lutgens E, Schwartz M, Pober J, Chittenden T, Tellides G, Simons M. Endothelial TGF-β signalling drives vascular inflammation and atherosclerosis. Nature Metabolism 2019, 1: 912-926. PMID: 31572976, PMCID: PMC6767930, DOI: 10.1038/s42255-019-0102-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTGF-β signalingVascular inflammationDisease progressionPlaque growthProgressive vascular diseaseVessel wall inflammationChronic inflammatory responseSpecific therapeutic interventionsAtherosclerotic plaque growthHyperlipidemic micePlaque inflammationWall inflammationProinflammatory effectsVascular diseaseInflammatory responseVascular permeabilityAtherosclerotic plaquesAbnormal shear stressTherapeutic interventionsInflammationEndothelial TGFΒ signalingVessel wallAtherosclerosisLipid retention