2010
Matrix Metalloproteinase Activation Predicts Amelioration of Remodeling After Dietary Modification in Injured Arteries
Tavakoli S, Razavian M, Zhang J, Nie L, Marfatia R, Dobrucki LW, Sinusas AJ, Robinson S, Edwards DS, Sadeghi MM. Matrix Metalloproteinase Activation Predicts Amelioration of Remodeling After Dietary Modification in Injured Arteries. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis And Vascular Biology 2010, 31: 102-109. PMID: 20947820, PMCID: PMC3005135, DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.110.216036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsApolipoproteins ECarotid Artery InjuriesCarotid Artery, CommonDietary FatsDisease Models, AnimalEnzyme ActivationFemaleInflammationMatrix Metalloproteinase InhibitorsMatrix MetalloproteinasesMiceMice, KnockoutMolecular ImagingProtease InhibitorsTime FactorsTomography, Emission-Computed, Single-PhotonX-Ray MicrotomographyConceptsHigh-fat dietMatrix metalloproteinase activationDietary modificationGroups of animalsMMP activationVascular remodelingMetalloproteinase activationCarotid artery wire injuryMonocyte/macrophage infiltrationMicro-single photon emissionCarotid neointima formationSingle photon emissionMacrophage infiltrationVascular injuryWire injuryNeointimal areaCarotid arteryNeointima formationInjured arteriesHistological analysisSurgeryWeeksNoninvasive imagingDietArtery
2008
Molecular Imaging of Activated Matrix Metalloproteinases in Vascular Remodeling
Zhang J, Nie L, Razavian M, Ahmed M, Dobrucki LW, Asadi A, Edwards DS, Azure M, Sinusas AJ, Sadeghi MM. Molecular Imaging of Activated Matrix Metalloproteinases in Vascular Remodeling. Circulation 2008, 118: 1953-1960. PMID: 18936327, PMCID: PMC2637824, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.108.789743.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAngioplasty, BalloonAnimalsApolipoproteins EAutoradiographyCarotid Artery InjuriesCarotid Artery, CommonDisease Models, AnimalFemaleFluorescent Antibody TechniqueIndiumMatrix Metalloproteinase 2Matrix Metalloproteinase 9MiceMice, Mutant StrainsSensitivity and SpecificityTomography, Emission-Computed, Single-PhotonConceptsVascular remodelingCarotid arteryCommon carotid artery injuryInjury-induced vascular remodelingCarotid wire injuryCarotid artery injuryMicroSPECT/CTMatrix metalloproteinase activationVessel wall areaArtery injuryCarotid injurySham surgerySignificant hyperplasiaContralateral arteryWire injuryFocal uptakeHyperplastic processesMicroSPECT imagingQuantitative autoradiographyTracer uptakeMetalloproteinase activationMMP activityArteryInjuryMatrix metalloproteinases
2004
Detection of Injury-Induced Vascular Remodeling by Targeting Activated αvβ3 Integrin In Vivo
Sadeghi MM, Krassilnikova S, Zhang J, Gharaei AA, Fassaei HR, Esmailzadeh L, Kooshkabadi A, Edwards S, Yalamanchili P, Harris TD, Sinusas AJ, Zaret BL, Bender JR. Detection of Injury-Induced Vascular Remodeling by Targeting Activated αvβ3 Integrin In Vivo. Circulation 2004, 110: 84-90. PMID: 15210600, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.0000133319.84326.70.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsApolipoproteins EArterial Occlusive DiseasesCarbocyaninesCarotid StenosisCell ProliferationCells, CulturedEndothelium, VascularFemaleHeterocyclic Compounds, 1-RingHumansIntegrin alphaVbeta3MiceMice, KnockoutOrganometallic CompoundsRadioactive TracersSulfonamidesTomography, Emission-Computed, Single-PhotonConceptsCounts/pixelCarotid areaCarotid artery wire injuryEndothelial cellsIntegrin expressionInjury-induced remodelingCell proliferationDetection of injuryVascular cell proliferationCultured endothelial cellsCarotid injuryBeta3 integrin expressionWire injuryVascular proliferationRP748Vascular remodelingApolipoprotein EKi67 stainingRenal clearanceEC bindingProliferation indexSpecific radiotracersInjuryProliferative processesWeeks