2019
PET-Based Imaging of Ischemic Heart Disease
Chen K, Miller EJ, Sadeghi MM. PET-Based Imaging of Ischemic Heart Disease. PET Clinics 2019, 14: 211-221. PMID: 30826019, PMCID: PMC6426655, DOI: 10.1016/j.cpet.2018.12.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsComputed Tomography AngiographyCoronary Artery DiseaseCoronary CirculationCost-Benefit AnalysisFractional Flow Reserve, MyocardialHumansMultimodal ImagingMyocardial IschemiaMyocardial Perfusion ImagingPositron-Emission TomographyPrognosisRadiopharmaceuticalsSensitivity and SpecificityTomography, Emission-Computed, Single-PhotonConceptsIschemic heart diseaseHeart diseaseCoronary artery diseaseCardiac nuclear imagingCoronary flow reserveAtherosclerotic plaque vulnerabilityMyocardial blood flowCT myocardial perfusionArtery diseaseIschemic cardiomyopathyMicrovascular diseaseVascular calcificationFlow reserveVascular remodelingMyocardial viabilityPlaque vulnerabilityBlood flowMyocardial perfusionMolecular imaging toolDiseaseNuclear imagingImaging toolPETImagingPrognosis
2016
Rac2 Modulates Atherosclerotic Calcification by Regulating Macrophage Interleukin-1&bgr; Production
Ceneri N, Zhao L, Young BD, Healy A, Coskun S, Vasavada H, Yarovinsky TO, Ike K, Pardi R, Qin L, Qin L, Tellides G, Hirschi K, Meadows J, Soufer R, Chun HJ, Sadeghi M, Bender JR, Morrison AR. Rac2 Modulates Atherosclerotic Calcification by Regulating Macrophage Interleukin-1&bgr; Production. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis And Vascular Biology 2016, 37: 328-340. PMID: 27834690, PMCID: PMC5269510, DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.116.308507.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAortaAortic DiseasesApolipoproteins EAtherosclerosisCells, CulturedCoronary Artery DiseaseCoronary VesselsFemaleGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansInflammation MediatorsInterleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist ProteinInterleukin-1betaMacrophagesMaleMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMuscle, Smooth, VascularMyocytes, Smooth MuscleNeuropeptidesPhenotypePlaque, AtheroscleroticPrognosisRac GTP-Binding ProteinsRac1 GTP-Binding ProteinSignal TransductionTransfectionUp-RegulationVascular CalcificationConceptsCoronary calcium burdenIL-1β expressionCalcium burdenSerum IL-1β levelsElevated IL-1βIL-1β levelsCoronary artery diseaseInterleukin-1β expressionCalcified coronary arteryCardiovascular deathCardiovascular eventsArtery diseaseIndependent predictorsClinical outcomesVascular calcificationCoronary arteryIL-1βPlaque calciumAtherosclerotic calcificationExperimental atherogenesisInflammatory regulatorsMacrophage interleukinAtherosclerotic plaquesTherapeutic targetProgressive calcification