2013
Activation of Hypoxia‐Inducible Factor‐2 in Adipocytes Results in Pathological Cardiac Hypertrophy
Lin Q, Huang Y, Booth CJ, Haase VH, Johnson RS, Simon M, Giordano FJ, Yun Z. Activation of Hypoxia‐Inducible Factor‐2 in Adipocytes Results in Pathological Cardiac Hypertrophy. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2013, 2: e000548. PMID: 24326162, PMCID: PMC3886757, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.113.000548.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdipocytesAnimalsBasic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription FactorsCardiomegalyCytokinesDisease Models, AnimalGene Expression RegulationGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha SubunitInflammation MediatorsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMice, TransgenicMyocytes, CardiacPhenotypeSignal TransductionTime FactorsVon Hippel-Lindau Tumor Suppressor ProteinConceptsPathological cardiac hypertrophyCardiac hypertrophyHypoxia-inducible factor-2Hypoxia-signaling pathwayHypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) pathwayVon Hippel-Lindau (VHL) geneTranscription factorsUncharacterized mechanismAdipose tissueAdipocytes resultsHIF activationObesity-associated cardiomyopathyChemotactic protein-1Protein 1Activated T cellsDirect roleEssential roleCardiomyopathy-associated genesFactor 2Genetic deletionFactor pathwayUndefined mechanismDeletionNuclear factorGenes
2012
IL-13 receptor α2-arginase 2 pathway mediates IL-13-induced pulmonary hypertension
Cho WK, Lee CM, Kang MJ, Huang Y, Giordano FJ, Lee PJ, Trow TK, Homer RJ, Sessa WC, Elias JA, Lee CG. IL-13 receptor α2-arginase 2 pathway mediates IL-13-induced pulmonary hypertension. American Journal Of Physiology - Lung Cellular And Molecular Physiology 2012, 304: l112-l124. PMID: 23125252, PMCID: PMC3543640, DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00101.2012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPulmonary hypertensionIL-13Human pulmonary artery smooth muscle cellsDevelopment of PHPulmonary artery smooth muscle cellsRight ventricle systolic pressurePathogenesis of PHArtery smooth muscle cellsExpression of ARG2Pulmonary arterial hypertensionPulmonary vascular remodelingVentricle systolic pressurePotential therapeutic targetIL-13 treatmentSmooth muscle cellsNull mutant miceArterial hypertensionEffector cytokinesMedial thickeningSystolic pressureHemodynamic changesPulmonary arterySmall-interfering RNAVascular remodelingArginase-2
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 ResearchConceptsEndothelial-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