2023
Disturbed flow increases endothelial inflammation and permeability via a Frizzled-4-β-catenin-dependent pathway
Rickman M, Ghim M, Pang K, von Huelsen Rocha A, Drudi E, Sureda-Vives M, Ayoub N, Tajadura-Ortega V, George S, Weinberg P, Warboys C. Disturbed flow increases endothelial inflammation and permeability via a Frizzled-4-β-catenin-dependent pathway. Journal Of Cell Science 2023, 136: jcs260449. PMID: 36846872, PMCID: PMC10112981, DOI: 10.1242/jcs.260449.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBeta CateninEndothelial CellsFrizzled ReceptorsHumansInflammationPermeabilitySwineWnt Signaling PathwayConceptsEndothelial dysfunctionEndothelial cellsFrizzled-4Β-cateninCultured human aortic endothelial cellsR-spondinsHuman aortic endothelial cellsPro-inflammatory genesEndothelial paracellular permeabilityDisturbed flowAortic endothelial cellsCultured endothelial cellsRole of WntEndothelial inflammationAortic archEarly atherogenesisCanonical Wnt pathwayDysfunctionReduced expressionWnt5a signalingParacellular permeabilityWnt pathwayInhibitionKnockdownExpression
2022
NO Synthesis but Not Apoptosis, Mitosis or Inflammation Can Explain Correlations between Flow Directionality and Paracellular Permeability of Cultured Endothelium
Ghim M, Yang S, David K, Eustaquio J, Warboys C, Weinberg P. NO Synthesis but Not Apoptosis, Mitosis or Inflammation Can Explain Correlations between Flow Directionality and Paracellular Permeability of Cultured Endothelium. International Journal Of Molecular Sciences 2022, 23: 8076. PMID: 35897652, PMCID: PMC9332325, DOI: 10.3390/ijms23158076.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
The Role of Tricellular Junctions in the Transport of Macromolecules Across Endothelium
Ghim M, Mohamied Y, Weinberg P. The Role of Tricellular Junctions in the Transport of Macromolecules Across Endothelium. Cardiovascular Engineering And Technology 2020, 12: 101-113. PMID: 32820467, PMCID: PMC7904563, DOI: 10.1007/s13239-020-00483-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDensity lipoproteinHigh-density lipoproteinLow-density lipoproteinNew therapeutic strategiesEffects of agonistsEndothelial barrier functionConclusionThese dataInfluence of agonistsTherapeutic strategiesVascular endotheliumEndotheliumBarrier functionEndothelial monolayersNormal physiologyTransendothelial transportAgonistsLipoproteinDiseaseFurther investigation