2019
PET-Based Imaging of Ischemic Heart Disease
Chen K, Miller EJ, Sadeghi MM. PET-Based Imaging of Ischemic Heart Disease. PET Clinics 2019, 14: 211-221. PMID: 30826019, PMCID: PMC6426655, DOI: 10.1016/j.cpet.2018.12.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsComputed Tomography AngiographyCoronary Artery DiseaseCoronary CirculationCost-Benefit AnalysisFractional Flow Reserve, MyocardialHumansMultimodal ImagingMyocardial IschemiaMyocardial Perfusion ImagingPositron-Emission TomographyPrognosisRadiopharmaceuticalsSensitivity and SpecificityTomography, Emission-Computed, Single-PhotonConceptsIschemic heart diseaseHeart diseaseCoronary artery diseaseCardiac nuclear imagingCoronary flow reserveAtherosclerotic plaque vulnerabilityMyocardial blood flowCT myocardial perfusionArtery diseaseIschemic cardiomyopathyMicrovascular diseaseVascular calcificationFlow reserveVascular remodelingMyocardial viabilityPlaque vulnerabilityBlood flowMyocardial perfusionMolecular imaging toolDiseaseNuclear imagingImaging toolPETImagingPrognosis
2011
Age-Related Macular Degeneration and Incident Cardiovascular Disease: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis
Fernandez AB, Wong TY, Klein R, Collins D, Burke G, Cotch MF, Klein B, Sadeghi MM, Chen J. Age-Related Macular Degeneration and Incident Cardiovascular Disease: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Ophthalmology 2011, 119: 765-770. PMID: 22197438, PMCID: PMC3314126, DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2011.09.044.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAge-related macular degenerationIncident coronary heart diseaseCoronary heart diseaseEarly age-related macular degenerationRisk of CHDCVD eventsMulti-Ethnic StudyRisk factorsMacular degenerationLate age-related macular degenerationNon-AMD groupCVD risk factorsCardiovascular disease eventsIncident cardiovascular diseaseProspective cohort studyHistory of CVDCox regression modelMulti-ethnic cohortMean followCohort studyRetinal photographsClinical followHeart diseaseCardiovascular diseaseDisease events
2008
Targeted imaging of hypoxia-induced integrin activation in myocardium early after infarction
Kalinowski L, Dobrucki LW, Meoli DF, Dione DP, Sadeghi MM, Madri JA, Sinusas AJ. Targeted imaging of hypoxia-induced integrin activation in myocardium early after infarction. Journal Of Applied Physiology 2008, 104: 1504-1512. PMID: 18356482, DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00861.2007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActinsAnimalsBiomarkersBiotransformationDogsHeterocyclic Compounds, 1-RingHypoxiaImidazolesImmunohistochemistryIntegrin alphaVbeta3IntegrinsMaleMyocardial InfarctionMyocardial IschemiaMyocardiumNeovascularization, PhysiologicOrganometallic CompoundsOrganotechnetium CompoundsRadiopharmaceuticalsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyTechnetium Tc 99m SestamibiTomography, Emission-Computed, Single-PhotonConceptsMyocardial infarctionInfarct regionCanine studyIschemic heart diseaseCoronary artery occlusionAcute myocardial infarctionMarkers of angiogenesisEx vivo analysisExpression/activationPotential novel targetHypoxia-induced angiogenesisVivo SPECT imagingAlphavbeta3 integrinBRU59-21Artery occlusionNovel noninvasive approachHeart diseaseHistological evidenceMyocardial hypoxiaMyocardial uptakeRP748Rodent studiesAngiogenic therapyInfarctionMyocardial angiogenesis
2002
3-Hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl CoA reductase inhibitors prevent high glucose-induced proliferation of mesangial cells via modulation of Rho GTPase/ p21 signaling pathway: Implications for diabetic nephropathy
Danesh FR, Sadeghi MM, Amro N, Philips C, Zeng L, Lin S, Sahai A, Kanwar YS. 3-Hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl CoA reductase inhibitors prevent high glucose-induced proliferation of mesangial cells via modulation of Rho GTPase/ p21 signaling pathway: Implications for diabetic nephropathy. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2002, 99: 8301-8305. PMID: 12048257, PMCID: PMC123062, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.122228799.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell DifferentiationCell MembraneCells, CulturedCyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p21Cyclin-Dependent KinasesCyclinsDiabetic NephropathiesDNA ReplicationEnzyme InhibitorsGlomerular MesangiumGlucoseHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsModels, BiologicalProtein PrenylationProtein TransportRatsRho GTP-Binding ProteinsSignal TransductionSimvastatinTransfectionConceptsDiabetic nephropathyMesangial cellsP21 protein expressionProtein expressionCdk2 kinase activityReductase inhibitorsExposure of MCsHigh glucose-induced proliferationProliferation of MCsUse of statinsHMG-CoA reductase inhibitorsLipid-lowering agentsCoronary heart diseaseCholesterol-lowering effectCoA reductase inhibitorsGlucose-induced proliferationGlomerular mesangial cellsRat mesangial cellsCholesterol-lowering propertiesStatin therapyHeart diseaseClinical dataCell cycle levelMC proliferationHigh glucose