2014
Fibroblast growth factor receptor 1 is a key inhibitor of TGFβ signaling in the endothelium
Chen PY, Qin L, Tellides G, Simons M. Fibroblast growth factor receptor 1 is a key inhibitor of TGFβ signaling in the endothelium. Science Signaling 2014, 7: ra90. PMID: 25249657, DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.2005504.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell TransdifferentiationCoronary VesselsEndothelium, VascularExtracellular MatrixFibroblastsGraft RejectionHeart TransplantationHeterograftsHindlimbHuman Umbilical Vein Endothelial CellsHumansIschemiaMesodermMiceMice, Mutant StrainsMicroRNAsMuscle, Smooth, VascularNeointimaReceptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 1Receptors, Fibroblast Growth FactorSignal TransductionSmad2 ProteinTransforming Growth Factor betaTransplantation ChimeraConceptsFibroblast growth factor receptor 1Growth factor receptor 1Factor receptor 1Extracellular matrixSmooth muscle cellsMuscle cellsEndothelial cell-specific knockoutKey regulatorReceptor 1TGFβ signalingCell-specific knockoutDecreased abundanceMesenchymal transitionKey inhibitorVascular homeostasisGrowth factorDevelopment of EndMTRecurrence of stenosisTGFβGrowth of neointimaCellsNeointima formationEndMTVascular lumenSignalingPTP1b Is a Physiologic Regulator of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Signaling in Endothelial Cells
Lanahan AA, Lech D, Dubrac A, Zhang J, Zhuang ZW, Eichmann A, Simons M. PTP1b Is a Physiologic Regulator of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Signaling in Endothelial Cells. Circulation 2014, 130: 902-909. PMID: 24982127, PMCID: PMC6060619, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.114.009683.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAortaCell MovementCell ProliferationDisease Models, AnimalEndothelial CellsFemaleHindlimbHuman Umbilical Vein Endothelial CellsIschemiaMaleMiceMice, Mutant StrainsNeovascularization, PhysiologicPrimary Cell CultureProtein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 1RNA, Small InterferingSignal TransductionVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2ConceptsPhosphotyrosine phosphatase 1BVascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 signalingExtracellular signal-regulated kinaseGrowth factor signalingVEGF-dependent activationSignal-regulated kinaseNull miceVascular endothelial growth factor signalingRegulation of angiogenesisEndothelial traffickingEndothelial-specific deletionFactor signalingEndothelial VEGFR2Phosphatase 1BEndothelial cellsKey regulatorReceptor 2 signalingVEGFR2 signalingSignalingImportant roleEndothelial knockoutPhysiologic regulatorHindlimb ischemia mouse modelRegulationImpaired blood flow recovery
2012
Endothelial Nuclear Factor-&kgr;B–Dependent Regulation of Arteriogenesis and Branching
Tirziu D, Jaba IM, Yu P, Larrivée B, Coon BG, Cristofaro B, Zhuang ZW, Lanahan AA, Schwartz MA, Eichmann A, Simons M. Endothelial Nuclear Factor-&kgr;B–Dependent Regulation of Arteriogenesis and Branching. Circulation 2012, 126: 2589-2600. PMID: 23091063, PMCID: PMC3514045, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.112.119321.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornBecaplerminBrainDisease Models, AnimalEndothelial CellsHindlimbHuman Umbilical Vein Endothelial CellsHumansHypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha SubunitIschemiaMiceMice, TransgenicNeovascularization, PathologicNeovascularization, PhysiologicNF-kappa B p50 SubunitProto-Oncogene Proteins c-sisRetinaVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AConceptsNuclear factor-κB activationCollateral formationReduced adhesion molecule expressionHypoxia-inducible factor-1α levelsDistal tissue perfusionVascular endothelial growth factorAdhesion molecule expressionPlatelet-derived growth factor-BBEndothelial growth factorGrowth factor-BBMolecule expressionMonocyte influxCollateral networkTissue perfusionImmature vesselsArterial networkBaseline levelsNFκB activationNuclear factorFactor-BBGrowth factor