2017
CD44 Promotes Inflammation and Extracellular Matrix Production During Arteriovenous Fistula Maturation
Kuwahara G, Hashimoto T, Tsuneki M, Yamamoto K, Assi R, Foster TR, Hanisch JJ, Bai H, Hu H, Protack CD, Hall MR, Schardt JS, Jay SM, Madri JA, Kodama S, Dardik A. CD44 Promotes Inflammation and Extracellular Matrix Production During Arteriovenous Fistula Maturation. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis And Vascular Biology 2017, 37: 1147-1156. PMID: 28450292, PMCID: PMC5467640, DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.117.309385.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExtracellular matrix depositionKnockout miceExtracellular matrix componentsExtracellular matrix productionMatrix depositionAdhesion molecule-1 expressionM2 macrophagesProtein 1Matrix productionCell adhesion molecule-1 expressionMolecule-1 expressionProtein expressionMatrix componentsCD44 knockout miceProtein-1 expressionMajor receptorCD44 activityMaturationVascular cell adhesion molecule-1 expressionAdhesion moleculesExpressionCD44 mRNAChemoattractant protein-1 expressionWild-type C57BL/6JArteriovenous fistula
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
2014
Temporal Regulation of venous Extracellular Matrix Components during Arteriovenous Fistula Maturation
Hall MR, Yamamoto K, Protack CD, Tsuneki M, Kuwahara G, Assi R, Brownson KE, Bai H, Madri JA, Dardik A. Temporal Regulation of venous Extracellular Matrix Components during Arteriovenous Fistula Maturation. The Journal Of Vascular Access 2014, 16: 93-106. PMID: 25262757, PMCID: PMC4405006, DOI: 10.5301/jva.5000290.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExtracellular matrix componentsTemporal regulationECM componentsStructural proteinsMatrix componentsGene microarray analysisMatrix metalloproteinasesRegulatory proteinsMicroarray analysisNon-collagenous proteinsDistinct temporal patternsECM degradationTemporal patternsProteinProtein expressionElastin expressionExpressionMaturationOsteopontin expressionProtease inhibitorsHuman AVF maturationRegulationTissue inhibitorDays of maturationMetalloproteinase-1CD44 Regulation of Endothelial Cell Proliferation and Apoptosis via Modulation of CD31 and VE-cadherin Expression*
Tsuneki M, Madri JA. CD44 Regulation of Endothelial Cell Proliferation and Apoptosis via Modulation of CD31 and VE-cadherin Expression*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2014, 289: 5357-5370. PMID: 24425872, PMCID: PMC3937614, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m113.529313.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntigens, CDApoptosisCadherinsCell AdhesionCell ProliferationCells, CulturedEndothelial CellsGene Expression RegulationHippo Signaling PathwayHyaluronan ReceptorsInhibitor of Apoptosis ProteinsMiceMice, KnockoutPlatelet Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule-1Protein Serine-Threonine KinasesProtein Structure, TertiaryRepressor ProteinsSurvivinConceptsVE-cadherin expressionHippo pathwayYAP nuclear localizationCortical membrane proteinsAdhesion protein expressionInitiator caspasesMembrane proteinsNuclear localizationCaspase cascadeEndothelial cellsHigh cell densityCritical regulatorCD44 regulationJunctional integrityKey roleCell behaviorEndothelial cell proliferationCell growthDiverse arrayCell proliferationVascular barrier integrityProtein expressionRole of CD44Pathway activationMurine CD44
2008
Differential Effects of Shear Stress and Cyclic Strain on Sp1 Phosphorylation by Protein Kinase Cζ Modulates Membrane Type 1–Matrix Metalloproteinase in Endothelial Cells
Kim JI, Cordova AC, Hirayama Y, Madri JA, Sumpio BE. Differential Effects of Shear Stress and Cyclic Strain on Sp1 Phosphorylation by Protein Kinase Cζ Modulates Membrane Type 1–Matrix Metalloproteinase in Endothelial Cells. Endothelium 2008, 15: 33-42. PMID: 18568943, PMCID: PMC2644408, DOI: 10.1080/10623320802092260.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSp1 phosphorylationMT1-MMP expressionPromoter sitesPKCzeta inhibitorProtein kinase CzetaAffinity of Sp1Egr-1 bindingProtein kinase CζExtracellular matrix remodelingEndothelial cell migrationSp1Cell migrationPhosphorylationMatrix remodelingProtein expressionCyclic strainExpressionMembrane typeEndothelial cellsKey roleCzetaInhibitorsCζMetalloproteinaseAffinity