2022
Macrophage-Derived 25-Hydroxycholesterol Promotes Vascular Inflammation, Atherogenesis, and Lesion Remodeling
Canfrán-Duque A, Rotllan N, Zhang X, Andrés-Blasco I, Thompson B, Sun J, Price N, Fernández-Fuertes M, Fowler J, Gómez-Coronado D, Sessa W, Giannarelli C, Schneider R, Tellides G, McDonald J, Fernández-Hernando C, Suárez Y. Macrophage-Derived 25-Hydroxycholesterol Promotes Vascular Inflammation, Atherogenesis, and Lesion Remodeling. Circulation 2022, 147: 388-408. PMID: 36416142, PMCID: PMC9892282, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.122.059062.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAtherosclerosisCholesterolHumansHydroxycholesterolsInflammationMacrophagesMiceMice, KnockoutPlaque, AtheroscleroticConceptsLipid-loaded macrophagesLineage-tracing mouse modelsSREBP transcriptional activityCholesterol biosynthetic intermediatesWestern diet feedingAccessible cholesterolDifferent macrophage populationsTranscriptomic analysisKey immune regulatorsPlasma membraneAtherosclerosis progressionImmune activationTranscriptional activityGene expressionDiet feedingInflammatory responseMouse bone marrowLiver X receptorBiosynthetic intermediatesSterol metabolismApoptosis susceptibilityToll-like receptor 4Proinflammatory gene expressionHuman coronary atherosclerotic lesionsMouse atherosclerotic plaques
2015
Endothelial Glucocorticoid Receptor Suppresses Atherogenesis—Brief Report
Goodwin JE, Zhang X, Rotllan N, Feng Y, Zhou H, Fernández-Hernando C, Yu J, Sessa WC. Endothelial Glucocorticoid Receptor Suppresses Atherogenesis—Brief Report. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis And Vascular Biology 2015, 35: 779-782. PMID: 25810297, PMCID: PMC4375730, DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.114.304525.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAortaAortic DiseasesApolipoproteins EAtherosclerosisBody WeightBrachiocephalic TrunkCholesterolDiet, High-FatDisease Models, AnimalEndothelial CellsGenotypeMacrophagesMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutPhenotypeReceptors, GlucocorticoidSeverity of Illness IndexTime FactorsTriglyceridesConceptsEndothelial glucocorticoid receptorGlucocorticoid receptorHigh-fat diet feedingApoE knockout backgroundSevere atherosclerotic lesionsGroups of micePathogenesis of atherosclerosisAortic sinusTotal cholesterolAtherosclerosis progressionBrachiocephalic arteryControl miceInflammatory milieuTonic inhibitionDiet feedingMacrophage recruitmentAtherosclerotic lesionsBody weightMiceKnockout backgroundReceptorsLesionsAtherosclerosisInflammationArtery
2010
Telmisartan regresses left ventricular hypertrophy in caveolin-1-deficient mice
Kreiger M, Di Lorenzo A, Teutsch C, Kauser K, Sessa WC. Telmisartan regresses left ventricular hypertrophy in caveolin-1-deficient mice. Laboratory Investigation 2010, 90: 1573-1581. PMID: 20585312, PMCID: PMC3248785, DOI: 10.1038/labinvest.2010.116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCav-1 KO miceAngiotensin receptor blockersKO miceCardiac functionLV hypertrophyWT miceCardiac hypertrophyΒ-myosin heavy chainBody weight ratioTibial length ratioNatriuretic peptide ACaveolin-1-deficient miceCav-1 KOReceptor blockersPerivascular fibrosisVentricular hypertrophyVentricular weightAngiotensin IIIntramyocardial vesselsSpontaneous modelUnique genetic modelHypertrophyMiceTreatmentCaveolin-1
1999
Molecular control of nitric oxide synthases in the cardiovascular system
Papapetropoulos A, Rudic R, Sessa W. Molecular control of nitric oxide synthases in the cardiovascular system. Cardiovascular Research 1999, 43: 509-520. PMID: 10690323, DOI: 10.1016/s0008-6363(99)00161-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBlood PressureCardiovascular DiseasesCardiovascular SystemCentral Nervous SystemGene Expression RegulationHomeostasisHumansImmune SystemMiceMice, KnockoutNeovascularization, PathologicNitric OxideNitric Oxide SynthaseNitric Oxide Synthase Type INitric Oxide Synthase Type IINitric Oxide Synthase Type IIIRatsVasomotor SystemNitric Oxide in Endothelial Dysfunction and Vascular Remodeling: Clinical Correlates and Experimental Links
Rudic R, Sessa W. Nitric Oxide in Endothelial Dysfunction and Vascular Remodeling: Clinical Correlates and Experimental Links. American Journal Of Human Genetics 1999, 64: 673-677. PMID: 10052999, PMCID: PMC1377782, DOI: 10.1086/302304.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1996
Elevated blood pressures in mice lacking endothelial nitric oxide synthase
Shesely E, Maeda N, Kim H, Desai K, Krege J, Laubach V, Sherman P, Sessa W, Smithies O. Elevated blood pressures in mice lacking endothelial nitric oxide synthase. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1996, 93: 13176-13181. PMID: 8917564, PMCID: PMC24066, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.93.23.13176.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnalysis of VarianceAnimalsBlood PressureCattleChimeraDNA PrimersEndothelium, VascularFemaleGenotypeHeterozygoteHypertensionIsoenzymesKidneyLipopolysaccharidesMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutNitric Oxide SynthasePolymerase Chain ReactionReninRNA, MessengerStem CellsTranscription, GeneticConceptsEndothelial nitric oxide synthaseBlood pressureNitric oxide synthaseHeart rateENOS proteinOxide synthaseENOS mutant miceLipopolysaccharide-induced deathElevated blood pressureNormal blood pressurePlasma renin concentrationBlood pressure regulationLower body weightKidney renin mRNAAnti-eNOS antibodiesAppropriate genetic controlsENOS locusENOS genotypesRenin concentrationVascular toneFemale miceRenin mRNAENOS geneENOS mutationBody weight