2012
A Designed Zinc-finger Transcriptional Repressor of Phospholamban Improves Function of the Failing Heart
Zhang HS, Liu D, Huang Y, Schmidt S, Hickey R, Guschin D, Su H, Jovin IS, Kunis M, Hinkley S, Liang Y, Hinh L, Spratt SK, Case CC, Rebar EJ, Ehrlich BE, Ehrlich B, Gregory P, Giordano F. A Designed Zinc-finger Transcriptional Repressor of Phospholamban Improves Function of the Failing Heart. Molecular Therapy 2012, 20: 1508-1515. PMID: 22828502, PMCID: PMC3412484, DOI: 10.1038/mt.2012.80.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenoviridaeAnimalsBlotting, WesternCalcium-Binding ProteinsCell LineHeart FailureHumansKineticsMyocytes, CardiacRatsReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionTranscription FactorsZinc FingersConceptsHeart failureZinc finger protein transcription factorsSingle gene regulationZinc finger transcriptional repressorDiverse DNA sequencesProtein transcription factorsDisease-related genesDisease-related proteinsGene repressionZFP TFsTranscriptional repressorTranscription factorsDNA sequencesPotent repressionPLN expressionHuman diseasesRepressorContractile functionDrug targetsFailing HeartTherapeutic inhibitionAnimal modelsReuptake kineticsRepressionTherapeutic interventions
2007
Endothelial-Specific Expression of Mitochondrial Thioredoxin Improves Endothelial Cell Function and Reduces Atherosclerotic Lesions
Zhang H, Luo Y, Zhang W, He Y, Dai S, Zhang R, Huang Y, Bernatchez P, Giordano FJ, Shadel G, Sessa WC, Min W. Endothelial-Specific Expression of Mitochondrial Thioredoxin Improves Endothelial Cell Function and Reduces Atherosclerotic Lesions. American Journal Of Pathology 2007, 170: 1108-1120. PMID: 17322393, PMCID: PMC1864879, DOI: 10.2353/ajpath.2007.060960.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAortaApolipoproteins EAtherosclerosisCells, CulturedEndothelial CellsFlow CytometryImmunoblottingImmunohistochemistryMiceMice, TransgenicMicroscopy, ConfocalMitochondrial ProteinsNitric OxideReactive Oxygen SpeciesReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionThioredoxinsVasodilationConceptsTg miceAtherosclerotic lesionsOxidative stressNitric oxide levelsEC functionDeficient mouse modelEndothelial cell functionAtherosclerosis developmentEnhanced vasodilationVascular EC functionEndothelium functionApolipoprotein EControl littermatesMouse modelOxide levelsMice showCapacity of ECEndothelial-specific expressionEndothelial cellsCritical roleReactive oxygen speciesCell functionMiceTotal antioxidantsLesions
2004
Endothelial-specific expression of caveolin-1 impairs microvascular permeability and angiogenesis
Bauer PM, Yu J, Chen Y, Hickey R, Bernatchez PN, Looft-Wilson R, Huang Y, Giordano F, Stan RV, Sessa WC. Endothelial-specific expression of caveolin-1 impairs microvascular permeability and angiogenesis. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2004, 102: 204-209. PMID: 15615855, PMCID: PMC544041, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0406092102.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBlood VesselsCaveolin 1CaveolinsDogsEndotheliumMiceMice, TransgenicNeovascularization, PhysiologicReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionSignal TransductionVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2ConceptsEndothelial-specific expressionCav-1Function of caveolaeMitogen-activated protein kinaseCaveolin-1 geneAkt-Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase PathwayCaveolae biogenesisPhosphorylation of AktOrganelle numberProtein kinaseCav-1 expressionCaveolae numberEndothelial barrier functionSynthase pathwayEssential roleEndothelial nitric oxide synthase activationExogenous VEGFPhosphorylationCritical roleNitric oxide synthase activationAngiogenic responseSynthase activationTransgenic miceExpressionPathway