2022
Differential BMP Signaling Mediates the Interplay Between Genetics and Leaflet Numbers in Aortic Valve Calcification
Jung JJ, Ahmad AA, Rajendran S, Wei L, Zhang J, Toczek J, Nie L, Kukreja G, Salarian M, Gona K, Ghim M, Chakraborty R, Martin KA, Tellides G, Heistad D, Sadeghi MM. Differential BMP Signaling Mediates the Interplay Between Genetics and Leaflet Numbers in Aortic Valve Calcification. JACC Basic To Translational Science 2022, 7: 333-345. PMID: 35540096, PMCID: PMC9079798, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacbts.2021.12.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBicuspid aortic valveCalcific aortic valve diseaseAortic valve calcificationValve calcificationHuman Calcific Aortic Valve DiseaseAortic valve diseaseValve diseaseAortic valveCAVD progressionTherapeutic targetBone morphogenic proteinMorphogenic proteinMiceCalcificationDCBLD2StenosisExpressionLittermatesDiseaseBMP signalingProgression
2018
Inhibiting Integrin α5 Cytoplasmic Domain Signaling Reduces Atherosclerosis and Promotes Arteriogenesis
Budatha M, Zhang J, Zhuang ZW, Yun S, Dahlman JE, Anderson DG, Schwartz MA. Inhibiting Integrin α5 Cytoplasmic Domain Signaling Reduces Atherosclerosis and Promotes Arteriogenesis. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2018, 7: e007501. PMID: 29382667, PMCID: PMC5850249, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.117.007501.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAortaAortic DiseasesAtherosclerosisCyclic Nucleotide Phosphodiesterases, Type 4Disease Models, AnimalExtracellular MatrixFibronectinsFibrosisGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHindlimbInflammation MediatorsIntegrin alpha2Integrin alpha5IschemiaLeukocytesMaleMatrix MetalloproteinasesMice, Inbred C57BLMice, Knockout, ApoEMuscle, SkeletalNeovascularization, PhysiologicNF-kappa BPhenotypePlaque, AtheroscleroticSignal TransductionVascular RemodelingConceptsEndothelial inflammatory activationAtherosclerotic plaque sizeInflammatory activationPlaque stabilityVascular remodelingEndothelial NF-κB activationSmooth muscle cell contentPlaque sizeFemoral artery ligationMuscle cell contentTreatment of atherosclerosisInflammatory gene expressionPotential therapeutic targetFibrous cap thicknessNF-κB activationSmaller atherosclerotic plaquesArtery ligationAortic rootHindlimb ischemiaCompensatory remodelingAtherosclerotic plaquesTherapeutic targetLeukocyte contentMetalloproteinase expressionEndothelial basement membrane
2015
Impaired LRP6-TCF7L2 Activity Enhances Smooth Muscle Cell Plasticity and Causes Coronary Artery Disease
Srivastava R, Zhang J, Go GW, Narayanan A, Nottoli TP, Mani A. Impaired LRP6-TCF7L2 Activity Enhances Smooth Muscle Cell Plasticity and Causes Coronary Artery Disease. Cell Reports 2015, 13: 746-759. PMID: 26489464, PMCID: PMC4626307, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2015.09.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery diseaseLRP6 activityArtery diseaseObstructive coronary artery diseaseHigh-fat dietVascular smooth muscle cell differentiationMuscle cell plasticitySmooth muscle cell differentiationAtherosclerotic burdenMedial hyperplasiaCarotid injuryArterial diseaseVascular obstructionNeointima formationTherapeutic targetWnt3a administrationIntact WntVSMC differentiationKnockout backgroundDiseaseMiceVessel wallNon-canonical WntCoreceptor LRP6Cell plasticity
2013
Transmembrane protein ESDN promotes endothelial VEGF signaling and regulates angiogenesis
Nie L, Guo X, Esmailzadeh L, Zhang J, Asadi A, Collinge M, Li X, Kim JD, Woolls M, Jin SW, Dubrac A, Eichmann A, Simons M, Bender JR, Sadeghi MM. Transmembrane protein ESDN promotes endothelial VEGF signaling and regulates angiogenesis. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2013, 123: 5082-5097. PMID: 24177422, PMCID: PMC3859420, DOI: 10.1172/jci67752.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntigens, CDBlood VesselsCadherinsCells, CulturedEar, ExternalEndothelium, VascularHindlimbHuman Umbilical Vein Endothelial CellsHumansIschemiaMembrane ProteinsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutNeovascularization, PhysiologicNeuropilinsProtein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 1Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 2Retinal VesselsRNA InterferenceRNA, Small InterferingVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2ZebrafishZebrafish ProteinsConceptsSmooth muscle cell-derived neuropilin-like proteinAberrant blood vessel formationNormal vascular developmentProtein tyrosineTC-PTPTransmembrane proteinTherapeutic targetBlood vessel formationVEGF responseNegative regulatorDevelopmental angiogenesisVEGFR-2Vascular developmentAttractive therapeutic targetESDNAngiogenesis regulationVE-cadherinVessel formationEC proliferationComplex formationRegulatorProteinNeuropilin expressionVEGF receptorsEndothelial VEGF