2008
TNF-&agr; Induces MMP2 Gelatinase Activity and MT1-MMP Expression in an In Vitro Model of Nucleus Pulposus Tissue Degeneration
Séguin CA, Pilliar RM, Madri JA, Kandel RA. TNF-&agr; Induces MMP2 Gelatinase Activity and MT1-MMP Expression in an In Vitro Model of Nucleus Pulposus Tissue Degeneration. Spine 2008, 33: 356-365. PMID: 18277865, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0b013e3181642a5e.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCattleElectrophoretic Mobility Shift AssayExtracellular Signal-Regulated MAP KinasesGene ExpressionImmunoblottingIn Vitro TechniquesIntervertebral DiscLuciferasesMatrix Metalloproteinase 14Matrix Metalloproteinase 2Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaUp-RegulationConceptsMMP-2 gelatinase activityERK MAPK pathwayTranscriptional activationMT1-MMPElectrophoretic mobility shift assaysMT1-MMP promoterMMP-2 geneMobility shift assaysSignal transduction mechanismsProtein levelsERK 1/2 activationNP tissuesTranscription factorsShift assaysMT1-MMP expressionReporter constructsTNF-alpha inductionERK MAPKGelatinase activityLuciferase constructEgr-1TNF-alpha treatmentMMP-2 activationSP-1Transduction mechanisms
1994
Modulation of platelet-derived growth factor receptor expression in microvascular endothelial cells during in vitro angiogenesis.
Marx M, Perlmutter R, Madri J. Modulation of platelet-derived growth factor receptor expression in microvascular endothelial cells during in vitro angiogenesis. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 1994, 93: 131-139. PMID: 7506710, PMCID: PMC293745, DOI: 10.1172/jci116936.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdipose TissueAnimalsCell DivisionCells, CulturedElectrophoresis, Polyacrylamide GelEndothelium, VascularEpididymisImmunoblottingKineticsMaleMicrocirculationMolecular WeightNeovascularization, PathologicPlatelet-Derived Growth FactorRatsReceptors, Platelet-Derived Growth FactorRecombinant ProteinsTime FactorsConceptsMicrovascular endothelial cellsEndothelial cellsPDGF receptorReceptor expressionPlatelet-derived growth factor receptor expressionGrowth factor receptor expressionPDGF receptor expressionFactor receptor expressionPDGF receptor alphaReceptor surface expressionEndothelial cell growthNovel therapeutic applicationsCell growthSuramin treatmentProliferative responseEndothelial cell phenotypeReceptor alphaPDGF isoformsPDGF-AAInhibited proliferationReceptor regulationPDGF-BBPDGF-ABAngiogenesisCell proliferation