2013
NO triggers RGS4 degradation to coordinate angiogenesis and cardiomyocyte growth
Jaba IM, Zhuang ZW, Li N, Jiang Y, Martin KA, Sinusas AJ, Papademetris X, Simons M, Sessa WC, Young LH, Tirziu D. NO triggers RGS4 degradation to coordinate angiogenesis and cardiomyocyte growth. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2013, 123: 1718-1731. PMID: 23454748, PMCID: PMC3613910, DOI: 10.1172/jci65112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptation, BiologicalAnimalsCell EnlargementCells, CulturedCoronary VesselsEndothelium, VascularHeart VentriclesMechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1MiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicMultiprotein ComplexesMyocytes, CardiacNeovascularization, PhysiologicNG-Nitroarginine Methyl EsterNitric OxideNitric Oxide SynthasePlacenta Growth FactorPregnancy ProteinsProteinsProteolysisProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyRGS ProteinsSignal TransductionTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesConceptsCardiomyocyte growthAkt/mTORC1 signalingNovel NO-dependent mechanismProteasomal degradationCoordination of angiogenesisMTORC1 signalingConditional overexpressionMurine cardiac tissueG proteinsTransgenic expressionAkt/Physiological mechanismsMyocyte growthVessel growthGrowth factorTransgenic miceHypertrophic responseAngiogenesisKnockout miceMyocardial hypertrophyExpressionGrowthCardiac hypertrophyNOS inhibitor L-NAMEInduction
2011
Challenging the Surgical Rodent Hindlimb Ischemia Model with the Miniinterventional Technique
Zhuang ZW, Shi J, Rhodes JM, Tsapakos MJ, Simons M. Challenging the Surgical Rodent Hindlimb Ischemia Model with the Miniinterventional Technique. Journal Of Vascular And Interventional Radiology 2011, 22: 1437-1446. PMID: 21459613, PMCID: PMC3367666, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2010.12.039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBlood Flow VelocityBone Marrow TransplantationChemokinesCytokinesDisease Models, AnimalEmbolization, TherapeuticFemoral ArteryHindlimbInflammation MediatorsIschemiaLaser-Doppler FlowmetryLigationMaleMuscle, SkeletalNeovascularization, PhysiologicRatsRats, Inbred LewRecovery of FunctionRegional Blood FlowTime FactorsConceptsMarrow mononuclear cellsLaser Doppler imagingRight femoral arterySurgical ligationFemoral arteryHindlimb ischemia modelSL groupInterventional embolizationIschemia modelBone marrow mononuclear cellsGranulocyte colony-stimulating factorPreserves tissue integrityColony-stimulating factorVivo microscopic imagesHindlimb ischemic modelChemokine assaysMassive scarringInflammatory infiltrationIL-18Lewis ratsNerve degenerationIL-13IL-6Mononuclear cellsIschemic model
2010
Tissue-Engineered Lungs for in Vivo Implantation
Petersen TH, Calle EA, Zhao L, Lee EJ, Gui L, Raredon MB, Gavrilov K, Yi T, Zhuang ZW, Breuer C, Herzog E, Niklason LE. Tissue-Engineered Lungs for in Vivo Implantation. Science 2010, 329: 538-541. PMID: 20576850, PMCID: PMC3640463, DOI: 10.1126/science.1189345.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLung tissueLung matrixAcellular lung matrixNative lung tissueTissue-engineered lungsLung transplantationPrimary therapyAdult lung tissueAdult ratsPulmonary epitheliumVascular endotheliumFunctional lungLung regenerationVascular compartmentLungSeeded endothelial cellsMechanical characteristicsEndothelial cellsVivo implantationRatsEpitheliumTissueCellular componentsExtracellular matrixGas exchange
2006
Arteriogenesis: Noninvasive Quantification with Multi–Detector Row CT Angiography and Three-dimensional Volume Rendering in Rodents
Zhuang ZW, Gao L, Murakami M, Pearlman JD, Sackett TJ, Simons M, de Muinck ED. Arteriogenesis: Noninvasive Quantification with Multi–Detector Row CT Angiography and Three-dimensional Volume Rendering in Rodents. Radiology 2006, 240: 698-707. PMID: 16926325, DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2403050976.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBone marrow-derived mononuclear cellsTotal arterial areaBlood vessel areaCT angiographyNonischemic legsBMC groupArterial areaMarrow-derived mononuclear cellsTotal blood vessel areaMulti-detector row CT angiographyVessel areaRight femoral arteryUnpaired Student's t-testTotal blood vessel volumeBlood vessel densityMulti-detector rowArterial growthBlood vessel volumeStudent's t-testTwo-way analysisRow CT angiographyBMC injectionBarium sulfate suspensionLewis ratsMore arteries