2011
Pulsatile to-fro flow induces greater and sustained expression of tissue factor RNA in HUVEC than unidirectional laminar flow
Abe R, Yamashita N, Rochier A, Abe R, Nixon A, Madri JA, Sumpio BE. Pulsatile to-fro flow induces greater and sustained expression of tissue factor RNA in HUVEC than unidirectional laminar flow. AJP Heart And Circulatory Physiology 2011, 300: h1345-h1351. PMID: 21257914, PMCID: PMC3075035, DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.01197.2010.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2004
Paracrine and Autocrine Functions of Brain-derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) and Nerve Growth Factor (NGF) in Brain-derived Endothelial Cells*
Kim H, Li Q, Hempstead BL, Madri JA. Paracrine and Autocrine Functions of Brain-derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) and Nerve Growth Factor (NGF) in Brain-derived Endothelial Cells*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2004, 279: 33538-33546. PMID: 15169782, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m404115200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsApoptosisBlotting, WesternBrainBrain-Derived Neurotrophic FactorCaspase 3CaspasesCell Line, TransformedCerebral CortexEndothelial CellsEnzyme ActivationEnzyme InhibitorsFlow CytometryGene Expression RegulationHypoxiaImmunohistochemistryImmunosorbent TechniquesMAP Kinase Kinase KinasesMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesNerve Growth FactorPhosphoinositide-3 Kinase InhibitorsPhosphorylationRatsReceptor, Nerve Growth FactorReceptor, trkBReceptors, Nerve Growth FactorRecombinant Fusion ProteinsRecombinant ProteinsTransfectionVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2ConceptsBrain-derived neurotrophic factorEndogenous brain-derived neurotrophic factorBrain-derived endothelial cellsNerve growth factorEndothelial cellsNeurotrophic factorAutocrine functionExpression of BDNFCentral nervous system (CNS) endotheliumPro-nerve growth factorGrowth factorExpression of TrkBNormoxic conditionsCentral nervous systemBDNF levelsBDNF expressionBDNF responseTrkB phosphorylationNervous systemTrkBSurvival/apoptosisCell survival/apoptosisRobust angiogenesisAkt pathwayInhibitor of phosphatidylinositol