2011
Integrin-Targeted Imaging of Inflammation in Vascular Remodeling
Razavian M, Marfatia R, Mongue-Din H, Tavakoli S, Sinusas AJ, Zhang J, Nie L, Sadeghi MM. Integrin-Targeted Imaging of Inflammation in Vascular Remodeling. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis And Vascular Biology 2011, 31: 2820-2826. PMID: 21940943, PMCID: PMC3228522, DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.111.231654.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsApolipoproteins ECalcium ChlorideCarotid Artery DiseasesCells, CulturedDisease Models, AnimalFemaleFluorescent DyesHumansInflammationIntegrin alphaVIntegrin alphaVbeta3Leukocytes, MononuclearMacrophagesMiceMice, KnockoutPeptides, CyclicRNA, MessengerTomography, Emission-Computed, Single-PhotonTomography, X-Ray ComputedConceptsVessel wall inflammationCarotid arteryWall inflammationTomography/CT imagingConsiderable macrophage infiltrationLeft carotid arteryMacrophage marker expressionReal-time polymerase chain reactionAdventitial exposureImaging of inflammationAntiinflammatory treatmentVascular eventsMacrophage infiltrationLeft carotidPolymerase chain reactionVascular diseaseContralateral arteryVascular remodelingHigh riskMurine carotid arteriesInflammationArteryFlow cytometryHuman monocytesMRNA expression
2000
Simvastatin Modulates Cytokine-Mediated Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule Induction: Involvement of an Inhibitory G Protein
Sadeghi M, Collinge M, Pardi R, Bender J. Simvastatin Modulates Cytokine-Mediated Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule Induction: Involvement of an Inhibitory G Protein. The Journal Of Immunology 2000, 165: 2712-2718. PMID: 10946302, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.165.5.2712.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdjuvants, ImmunologicBiological TransportCell Adhesion MoleculesCells, CulturedCholesterolCytokinesDrug SynergismEndothelium, VascularE-SelectinGene Expression RegulationGTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, Gi-GoHumansHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsIntercellular Adhesion Molecule-1Interleukin-1NF-kappa BRNA, MessengerSignal TransductionSimvastatinSodium FluorideUmbilical VeinsVascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1ConceptsEffect of simvastatinCytokine-induced expressionIL-1Endothelial CAMsEndothelial cell adhesion molecules E-selectinNF-kappaBProinflammatory cytokines IL-1Cell adhesion molecules E-selectinAdhesion molecules E-selectinPotent immune modulatorG protein activator NaFCytokines IL-1G protein-coupled pathwayInhibitory G proteinCytokine-mediated activationSelectin mRNA levelsBasal toneProinflammatory cytokinesGialpha proteinsImmune modulatorsTNF-alphaICAM-1Pertussis toxinE-selectinEndothelial response
1994
Heterogeneous activation thresholds to cytokines in genetically distinct endothelial cells: evidence for diverse transcriptional responses.
Bender JR, Sadeghi MM, Watson C, Pfau S, Pardi R. Heterogeneous activation thresholds to cytokines in genetically distinct endothelial cells: evidence for diverse transcriptional responses. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1994, 91: 3994-3998. PMID: 7513430, PMCID: PMC43709, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.91.9.3994.Peer-Reviewed Original Research