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
2014
PTP1b Is a Physiologic Regulator of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Signaling in Endothelial Cells
Lanahan AA, Lech D, Dubrac A, Zhang J, Zhuang ZW, Eichmann A, Simons M. PTP1b Is a Physiologic Regulator of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Signaling in Endothelial Cells. Circulation 2014, 130: 902-909. PMID: 24982127, PMCID: PMC6060619, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.114.009683.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAortaCell MovementCell ProliferationDisease Models, AnimalEndothelial CellsFemaleHindlimbHuman Umbilical Vein Endothelial CellsIschemiaMaleMiceMice, Mutant StrainsNeovascularization, PhysiologicPrimary Cell CultureProtein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 1RNA, Small InterferingSignal TransductionVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2ConceptsPhosphotyrosine phosphatase 1BVascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 signalingExtracellular signal-regulated kinaseGrowth factor signalingVEGF-dependent activationSignal-regulated kinaseNull miceVascular endothelial growth factor signalingRegulation of angiogenesisEndothelial traffickingEndothelial-specific deletionFactor signalingEndothelial VEGFR2Phosphatase 1BEndothelial cellsKey regulatorReceptor 2 signalingVEGFR2 signalingSignalingImportant roleEndothelial knockoutPhysiologic regulatorHindlimb ischemia mouse modelRegulationImpaired blood flow recoveryNetrin-1 controls sympathetic arterial innervation
Brunet I, Gordon E, Han J, Cristofaro B, Broqueres-You D, Liu C, Bouvrée K, Zhang J, del Toro R, Mathivet T, Larrivée B, Jagu J, Pibouin-Fragner L, Pardanaud L, Machado MJ, Kennedy TE, Zhuang Z, Simons M, Levy BI, Tessier-Lavigne M, Grenz A, Eltzschig H, Eichmann A. Netrin-1 controls sympathetic arterial innervation. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2014, 124: 3230-3240. PMID: 24937433, PMCID: PMC4071369, DOI: 10.1172/jci75181.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornDCC ReceptorFemaleGrowth ConesMaleMesenteric ArteriesMiceMice, KnockoutMice, Mutant StrainsMice, TransgenicModels, NeurologicalMyocytes, Smooth MuscleNerve Growth FactorsNetrin-1PregnancyReceptors, Cell SurfaceSympathetic Nervous SystemTumor Suppressor ProteinsVasoconstrictionConceptsSmooth muscle cellsArterial innervationNetrin-1Resistance arteriesAutonomic sympathetic nervesArterial smooth muscle cellsPeripheral resistance arteriesBlood flow regulationOnset of innervationBlood flow controlCell type-specific deletionAxon guidance cue netrin-1Guidance cue netrin-1Sympathetic nervesSympathetic innervationVascular toneColorectal cancerPeripheral organsSympathetic neuronsBlood supplyInnervationMuscle cellsSympathetic growth conesArteryGrowth cones
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