2012
Intermedin is overexpressed in hepatocellular carcinoma and regulates cell proliferation and survival
Guo X, Schmitz JC, Kenney BC, Uchio EM, Kulkarni S, H. CH. Intermedin is overexpressed in hepatocellular carcinoma and regulates cell proliferation and survival. Cancer Science 2012, 103: 1474-1480. PMID: 22625651, PMCID: PMC7659195, DOI: 10.1111/j.1349-7006.2012.02341.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatocellular carcinomaCell proliferationHepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) clinical samplesRat ischemic modelEarly-stage diseaseHuman hepatocellular carcinoma tumorsSNU-398 cellsHuman umbilical vascular endothelial cellsRole of intermedinDownregulation of Gli1Real-time RT-PCRDose-dependent mannerHepatocellular carcinoma tumorsVascular endothelial cellsMRNA expression levelsStage diseaseExtracellular signal-regulated kinaseSK-Hep-1Ischemic modelIMD expressionBenign liverCarcinoma tumorsImmunohistochemical analysisTherapeutic targetSignal-regulated kinase
2007
ESDN Is a Marker of Vascular Remodeling and Regulator of Cell Proliferation in Graft Arteriosclerosis
Sadeghi MM, Esmailzadeh L, Zhang J, Guo X, Asadi A, Krassilnikova S, Fassaei HR, Luo G, Al‐Lamki R, Takahashi T, Tellides G, Bender JR, Rodriguez ER. ESDN Is a Marker of Vascular Remodeling and Regulator of Cell Proliferation in Graft Arteriosclerosis. American Journal Of Transplantation 2007, 7: 2098-2105. PMID: 17697260, DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2007.01919.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBiomarkersCell ProliferationCells, CulturedCoronary Artery DiseaseCoronary VesselsDisease Models, AnimalHumansImmunohistochemistryMembrane ProteinsMiceMice, SCIDMuscle, Smooth, VascularReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNATissue TransplantationTransplantation, HomologousUp-RegulationConceptsGraft arteriosclerosisVascular remodelingCell proliferationSevere combined immunodeficient (SCID) miceInjury-induced vascular remodelingCombined Immunodeficient MiceHuman coronary arteriesVascular smooth muscle cell culturesVascular cell proliferationSmooth muscle cell culturesCell reconstitutionCoronary arteryImmunodeficient miceVSMC proliferationNormal arteriesArteryHuman coronaryMuscle cell culturesDiagnostic targetsHuman arteriesHigh levelsRemodelingSmooth muscle cell-derived neuropilin-like proteinArteriosclerosisProliferation