2015
Disturbed shear stress reduces Klf2 expression in arterial‐venous fistulae in vivo
Yamamoto K, Protack CD, Kuwahara G, Tsuneki M, Hashimoto T, Hall MR, Assi R, Brownson KE, Foster TR, Bai H, Wang M, Madri JA, Dardik A. Disturbed shear stress reduces Klf2 expression in arterial‐venous fistulae in vivo. Physiological Reports 2015, 3: e12348. PMID: 25780089, PMCID: PMC4393175, DOI: 10.14814/phy2.12348.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchArteriovenous fistulaKLF2 expressionDisturbed shear stressFistula diameterMouse aortocaval fistula modelArterial-venous fistulaProtein expressionAortocaval fistula modelInferior vena cavaPotential therapeutic targetAVF maturationAVF patencyDuplex ultrasoundArterial inflowVena cavaVenous outflowArterial limbVenous limbFistula modelMouse modelArterial samplesFistulaTherapeutic targetWestern blotGauge needle
2011
A critical role for macrophages in neovessel formation and the development of stenosis in tissue‐engineered vascular grafts
Hibino N, Yi T, Duncan DR, Rathore A, Dean E, Naito Y, Dardik A, Kyriakides T, Madri J, Pober JS, Shinoka T, Breuer CK. A critical role for macrophages in neovessel formation and the development of stenosis in tissue‐engineered vascular grafts. The FASEB Journal 2011, 25: 4253-4263. PMID: 21865316, PMCID: PMC3236622, DOI: 10.1096/fj.11-186585.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMacrophage infiltrationNeovessel formationGraft-related complicationsIncidence of stenosisTissue-engineered vascular graftsDevelopment of stenosisTransgenic mouse modelRole of macrophagesFirst clinical trialSmooth muscle cellsVascular graftsTEVG stenosisMacrophage infiltratesClodronate liposomesClinical trialsM1 macrophagesM2 phenotypeMurine modelMouse modelStenosisSeeded graftsRole of cellNatural historyMuscle cellsMacrophages
2010
Myometrial Wound Healing Post-Cesarean Delivery in the MRL/MpJ Mouse Model of Uterine Scarring
Buhimschi CS, Zhao G, Sora N, Madri JA, Buhimschi IA. Myometrial Wound Healing Post-Cesarean Delivery in the MRL/MpJ Mouse Model of Uterine Scarring. American Journal Of Pathology 2010, 177: 197-207. PMID: 20489145, PMCID: PMC2893663, DOI: 10.2353/ajpath.2010.091209.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCesarean deliveryStrains of miceMRL strainSignificant differencesPost-cesarean deliveryTissue 3 daysUterine scarringMRL/Uterine scarUterine healingWound healing characteristicsMRL miceHistological indicesMouse modelDay 3Day 15Day 60Wall repairMiceMitotic activityWound repairBiomechanical parametersHealing characteristicsMyometriumBiomechanical properties
2008
118: Genetic background impacts on myometrial wound healing post-cesarean delivery (CD): A MRL/MPJ+/+ mouse model of uterine scarring
Buhimschi C, Madri J, Sora N, Zhao G, Buhimschi I. 118: Genetic background impacts on myometrial wound healing post-cesarean delivery (CD): A MRL/MPJ+/+ mouse model of uterine scarring. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2008, 199: s47. DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2008.09.145.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1998
The interrelationship of alpha4 integrin and matrix metalloproteinase-2 in the pathogenesis of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis.
Graesser D, Mahooti S, Haas T, Davis S, Clark R, Madri J. The interrelationship of alpha4 integrin and matrix metalloproteinase-2 in the pathogenesis of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis. Laboratory Investigation 1998, 78: 1445-58. PMID: 9840619.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntigens, CDCell AdhesionCell MembraneCell MovementCells, CulturedClone CellsEncephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, ExperimentalEndothelium, VascularGelatinasesIntegrin alpha4Matrix Metalloproteinase 14Matrix Metalloproteinase 2Matrix Metalloproteinases, Membrane-AssociatedMetalloendopeptidasesMiceMice, Inbred StrainsProtease InhibitorsTissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-2T-LymphocytesTransfectionConceptsExperimental autoimmune encephalomyelitisT cell clonesRecombinant vascular cell adhesion molecule-1Autoreactive T cell clonesAlpha4 integrinsMMP-2EAE inductionAutoimmune encephalomyelitisMyelin basic protein-reactive T cell clonesDisease processMatrix metalloproteinaseVascular cell adhesion molecule-1Cell adhesion molecule-1Human multiple sclerosisSusceptible mouse strainsAdhesion molecule-1T cell transmigrationMatrix metalloproteinase-2Microvascular endothelial cellsAlpha4 integrin expressionExpression of alpha4Adoptive transferMultiple sclerosisMouse modelEndothelial cell layer