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
A hydrogel-endothelial cell implant mimics infantile hemangioma: modulation by survivin and the Hippo pathway
Tsuneki M, Hardee S, Michaud M, Morotti R, Lavik E, Madri JA. A hydrogel-endothelial cell implant mimics infantile hemangioma: modulation by survivin and the Hippo pathway. Laboratory Investigation 2015, 95: 765-780. PMID: 25961170, PMCID: PMC4828971, DOI: 10.1038/labinvest.2015.61.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAnimalsCell Cycle ProteinsCells, CulturedChildChild, PreschoolDisease Models, AnimalEndothelial CellsFemaleHemangiomaHumansHydrogel, Polyethylene Glycol DimethacrylateInfantInhibitor of Apoptosis ProteinsLIM Domain ProteinsMacrophagesMaleMice, Inbred C57BLPhosphoproteinsRepressor ProteinsSurvivinTissue Array AnalysisTissue ScaffoldsYAP-Signaling Proteins
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