2022
Shear-mediated ALK5 expression regulates endothelial activation
Pang K, Ghim M, Sarathchandra P, Warboys C, Yacoub M, Chester A, Weinberg P. Shear-mediated ALK5 expression regulates endothelial activation. Biochemical And Biophysical Research Communications 2022, 642: 90-96. PMID: 36566567, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2022.12.058.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlood flowCalcific aortic valve diseaseAortic valve diseaseHuman umbilical vein endothelial cell monolayersEndothelial-leukocyte adhesionALK5 kinase activityCardiovascular disease pathologyPotential therapeutic targetAortic valve tissueEndothelial dysfunctionValve diseaseALK5 expressionEndothelial activationFurther mechanistic investigationsEndothelial cell monolayersPorcine aortic valve tissuePathophysiological changesOvert diseaseAortic sidePathological changesTherapeutic targetVentricular sideLeukocyte adhesionMonocyte adhesionSmad2 phosphorylationDifferential BMP Signaling Mediates the Interplay Between Genetics and Leaflet Numbers in Aortic Valve Calcification
Jung JJ, Ahmad AA, Rajendran S, Wei L, Zhang J, Toczek J, Nie L, Kukreja G, Salarian M, Gona K, Ghim M, Chakraborty R, Martin KA, Tellides G, Heistad D, Sadeghi MM. Differential BMP Signaling Mediates the Interplay Between Genetics and Leaflet Numbers in Aortic Valve Calcification. JACC Basic To Translational Science 2022, 7: 333-345. PMID: 35540096, PMCID: PMC9079798, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacbts.2021.12.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBicuspid aortic valveCalcific aortic valve diseaseAortic valve calcificationValve calcificationHuman Calcific Aortic Valve DiseaseAortic valve diseaseValve diseaseAortic valveCAVD progressionTherapeutic targetBone morphogenic proteinMorphogenic proteinMiceCalcificationDCBLD2StenosisExpressionLittermatesDiseaseBMP signalingProgression
2018
LRG1 is a novel regulator of endothelial activation and is shear dependent: A Potential therapeutic target?
Pang K, Fhu C, Ghim M, Tay H, Hou H, Lu Q, Warboys C, Wang X, Weinberg P. LRG1 is a novel regulator of endothelial activation and is shear dependent: A Potential therapeutic target? Atherosclerosis 2018, 275: e37. DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2018.06.094.Peer-Reviewed Original Research53LRG1 is a novel regulator of endothelial activation and is shear dependent: a potential therapeutic target?
Pang K, Fhu C, Ghim M, Tay H, Hou H, Lu Q, Warboys C, Wang X, Weinberg P. 53LRG1 is a novel regulator of endothelial activation and is shear dependent: a potential therapeutic target? Cardiovascular Research 2018, 114: s13-s14. DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvy060.023.Peer-Reviewed Original Research