2024
Endothelial TGF-β Signaling Regulates Endothelial-Mesenchymal Transition During Arteriovenous Fistula Remodeling in Mice With Chronic Kidney Disease
Zhang W, Gonzalez L, Li X, Bai H, Li Z, Taniguchi R, Langford J, Ohashi Y, Thaxton C, Aoyagi Y, Yatsula B, Martin K, Goodwin J, Tellides G, Long X, Shu C, Dardik A. Endothelial TGF-β Signaling Regulates Endothelial-Mesenchymal Transition During Arteriovenous Fistula Remodeling in Mice With Chronic Kidney Disease. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis And Vascular Biology 2024, 44: 2509-2526. PMID: 39297205, PMCID: PMC11593991, DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.124.320933.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic kidney diseaseTGF-b signalingArteriovenous fistula patencyArteriovenous fistulaKidney diseaseAVF patencyEndothelial cellsAssociated with endothelial injuryArteriovenous fistula diameterImprove AVF patencyIncreased outward remodelingReduced patencyInduced endothelial-to-mesenchymal transitionAortocaval fistula modelSmooth muscle cell proliferationArteriovenous fistula failureAttenuated EndMTEnd-stage kidney diseaseHuman arteriovenous fistulaeSmooth muscle cellsMuscle cell proliferationEndothelial-to-mesenchymal transitionMouse endothelial cellsInhibition of EndMTEndothelial-mesenchymal transitionEarly thrombus formation is required of eccentric and heterogenous neointimal hyperplasia under disturbed flow
Bai H, Li Z, Zhang W, Thaxton C, Ohashi Y, Gonzalez L, Kano M, Yatsula B, Hwa J, Dardik A. Early thrombus formation is required of eccentric and heterogenous neointimal hyperplasia under disturbed flow. Journal Of Thrombosis And Haemostasis 2024 PMID: 39173878, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtha.2024.07.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEndothelial cell lossArteriovenous fistulaSmooth muscle cellsNeointimal hyperplasiaHeterogeneous neointimaCell lossThrombus formationMT/mG reporter miceHuman arteriovenous fistulaeInhibit neointimal hyperplasiaEarly thrombus formationAntiplatelet therapyC57BL/6 miceReporter miceAVF failureWistar ratsVenous systemJuxta-anastomotic areaMuscle cellsAnimal modelsVenous outflowEarly thrombusEndothelial cellsArterial inflowThrombusDisturbed flow in the juxta-anastomotic area of an arteriovenous fistula correlates with endothelial loss, acute thrombus formation, and neointimal hyperplasia
Bai H, Varsanik M, Thaxton C, Ohashi Y, Gonzalez L, Zhang W, Aoyagi Y, Kano M, Yatsula B, Li Z, Pocivavsek L, Dardik A. Disturbed flow in the juxta-anastomotic area of an arteriovenous fistula correlates with endothelial loss, acute thrombus formation, and neointimal hyperplasia. AJP Heart And Circulatory Physiology 2024, 326: h1446-h1461. PMID: 38578237, PMCID: PMC11380968, DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00054.2024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndothelial cell lossOutflow veinChronic kidney diseaseJuxta-anastomotic areaMouse AVF modelNeointimal hyperplasiaThrombus formationAcute thrombus formationCell lossHuman AVF maturationGene OntologyAVF maturationAVF patencyEarly thrombus formationArteriovenous fistulaC57BL/6 miceClinical failureWistar ratsEndothelial lossKidney diseaseImmune responseEndothelial cellsHyperplasiaMiceAVF
2020
TGFβ (Transforming Growth Factor-Beta)–Activated Kinase 1 Regulates Arteriovenous Fistula Maturation
Hu H, Lee SR, Bai H, Guo J, Hashimoto T, Isaji T, Guo X, Wang T, Wolf K, Liu S, Ono S, Yatsula B, Dardik A. TGFβ (Transforming Growth Factor-Beta)–Activated Kinase 1 Regulates Arteriovenous Fistula Maturation. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis And Vascular Biology 2020, 40: e203-e213. PMID: 32460580, PMCID: PMC7316601, DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.119.313848.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAortaArteriovenous Shunt, SurgicalCells, CulturedCollagen Type IEndothelial CellsFibronectinsHumansJNK Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesMaleMAP Kinase Kinase KinasesMechanotransduction, CellularMice, Inbred C57BLP38 Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesPhosphorylationStress, MechanicalVascular PatencyVascular RemodelingVena Cava, InferiorConceptsArteriovenous fistulaAVF maturationNoncanonical TGFβSuccessful AVF maturationArteriovenous fistula maturationNovel therapeutic approachesTAK1 functionsFistula maturationHemodialysis accessDeposition of ECMLuminal diameterMouse endothelial cellsMaturation failureTherapeutic approachesLumen dilationControl veinsWall thickeningAVF modelOptimal conduitArterial magnitudesEndothelial cellsTAK1 phosphorylationCollagen 1Growth factorLaminar shear stress
2018
Molecular identity of arteries, veins, and lymphatics
Wolf K, Hu H, Isaji T, Dardik A. Molecular identity of arteries, veins, and lymphatics. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2018, 69: 253-262. PMID: 30154011, PMCID: PMC6309638, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2018.06.195.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsMeSH KeywordsAnimalsArteriesBiomarkersCOUP Transcription Factor IIEphrin-B2Gene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGestational AgeHomeodomain ProteinsHumansIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsLymphangiogenesisLymphatic VesselsMembrane ProteinsNeovascularization, PhysiologicReceptor, EphB4Receptors, NotchSignal TransductionTumor Suppressor ProteinsVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2Vascular Surgical ProceduresVeinsConceptsMolecular identityEphrin-B2 expressionVessel identityVascular identityMolecular determinantsVenous identityArterial-venous identityCritical molecular determinantsEph-B4Specific molecular markersEmbryonic developmentMolecular mechanismsMolecular markersArterial identityUndifferentiated cellsEphrin-B2Adult vesselsDifferent functionsPostsurgical environmentExpressionEndothelial cellsStructural differencesCellsNew therapeutic approachesLymphatic vessels
2010
Expression and localization of vascular endothelial growth factor in normal abdominal aorta and abdominal aortic aneurysm.
Nishibe T, Dardik A, Kondo Y, Kudo F, Muto A, Nishi M, Nishibe M, Shigematsu H. Expression and localization of vascular endothelial growth factor in normal abdominal aorta and abdominal aortic aneurysm. International Angiology 2010, 29: 260-5. PMID: 20502414.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVascular endothelial growth factorAbdominal aortic aneurysmSmooth muscle cellsAortic aneurysmEndothelial growth factorEndothelial cellsAbdominal aortaPositive vascular endothelial growth factorNormal abdominal aortaAbdominal aortic aneurysm surgeryLocalization of VEGFExpression of VEGFGrowth factorNormal aortic samplesAbdominal aortic aneurysm samplesAortic aneurysm surgeryAneurysm samplesHuman abdominal aortic aneurysmImmunofluorescent double stainingAbdominal aorta samplesAneurysm surgeryRegulators of angiogenesisNormal human aortaAneurysm formationAutopsy specimens
2006
Presence of prostacyclin receptor in arteriosclerotic human femoral artery.
Muto A, Kondo Y, Yamamoto Y, Yamada H, Washimi O, Miyauchi Y, Kudo F, Dardik A, Nishibe T. Presence of prostacyclin receptor in arteriosclerotic human femoral artery. International Angiology 2006, 25: 175-8. PMID: 16763535.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsFemoral arteryVascular endothelial cellsEndothelial cellsArteriosclerosis obliteransHuman femoral arteriesProstacyclin analogueIP receptorProstacyclin receptorLuminal sideVon Willebrand factorIschemic symptomsVascular eventsRelaxant effectLower extremitiesCardiovascular homeostasisLimb amputationAtherosclerotic lesionsPositive cellsArterySingle immunohistochemistryWillebrand factorReceptorsStrong expressionObliteransPatients
2003
Shear stress stimulated endothelial cell derived PDGF and IL-1 alpha both stimulate SMC chemotaxis via the MAPK pathway
Dardik A, Yamashita A, Aziz F, Paszkowiak J, Asada H, Sumpio B. Shear stress stimulated endothelial cell derived PDGF and IL-1 alpha both stimulate SMC chemotaxis via the MAPK pathway. Journal Of Surgical Research 2003, 114: 249. DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2003.08.159.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPlatelet-derived growth factor-BBIL-1SMC migrationEndothelial cellsMAPK inhibitor PD98059Pathogenesis of atherosclerosisSMC chemotaxisSmooth muscle cell migrationIL-1 alphaInterleukin-1 alphaSimilar degreeInhibitor PD98059Muscle cell migrationMAPK pathwayHemodynamic forcesGrowth factor-BBAortic endothelial cellsSS stimulationBovine aortic endothelial cellsArterial levelsNeointimal hyperplasiaParacrine mechanismsSMC mitogenBoyden chamberSoluble factorsShear Stress and Cyclic Strain May Suppress Apoptosis in Endothelial Cells by Different Pathways
Haga M, Chen A, Gortler D, Dardik A, Sumpio B. Shear Stress and Cyclic Strain May Suppress Apoptosis in Endothelial Cells by Different Pathways. Endothelium 2003, 10: 149-157. PMID: 13129818, DOI: 10.1080/10623320390233463.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsApoptosisBcl-Associated Death ProteinCarrier ProteinsCattleCells, CulturedCulture Media, Serum-FreeEndothelial CellsEnzyme InhibitorsHemodynamicsPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesPhosphoinositide-3 Kinase InhibitorsPhosphorylationProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesProto-Oncogene ProteinsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktSignal TransductionStress, MechanicalTranscription, GeneticConceptsPhosphorylation of AktEndothelial cellsPI3K inhibitionInhibition of apoptosisK inhibitionHemodynamic forcesAortic endothelial cellsBovine aortic endothelial cellsEffect of SSArterial levelsIntimal hyperplasiaDownstream target BadNormal endotheliumMaximal stimulationAkt phosphorylationLaminar shear stressApoptosisDownstream phosphorylationAktInhibitionCell survivalEC growthSerum withdrawalAlternate pathwayPhosphorylation of Bad
1999
Neutralizing TGF-β1 antibody infusion in neonatal rat delays in vivo glomerular capillary formation 1 1 See Editorial by Abrahamson, p. 1597
Liu A, Dardik A, Ballermann B. Neutralizing TGF-β1 antibody infusion in neonatal rat delays in vivo glomerular capillary formation 1 1 See Editorial by Abrahamson, p. 1597. Kidney International 1999, 56: 1334-1348. PMID: 10504486, DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1755.1999.00661.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornBinding, CompetitiveCapillariesCell DifferentiationEndothelial Growth FactorsEndothelium, VascularFemaleImmunoglobulin GInjections, Intra-ArterialIodine RadioisotopesKidney GlomerulusLymphokinesMicroinjectionsMicroscopy, ElectronNephronsNeutralization TestsPregnancyRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyTime FactorsTransforming Growth Factor betaVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AVascular Endothelial Growth FactorsVon Willebrand FactorChronic in vitro shear stress stimulates endothelial cell retention on prosthetic vascular grafts and reduces subsequent in vivo neointimal thickness
Dardik A, Liu A, Ballermann B. Chronic in vitro shear stress stimulates endothelial cell retention on prosthetic vascular grafts and reduces subsequent in vivo neointimal thickness. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 1999, 29: 157-167. PMID: 9882800, DOI: 10.1016/s0741-5214(99)70357-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenoviridaeAnimalsBeta-GalactosidaseBlood Vessel ProsthesisCell AdhesionCells, CulturedEndothelium, VascularFemaleGenetic VectorsHemorheologyHemostasisIn Vitro TechniquesMicroscopy, Electron, ScanningPolyurethanesRatsRats, Inbred F344Stress, MechanicalThrombosisTransfectionTunica IntimaConceptsProsthetic vascular graftsNeointimal thicknessDyne/cm2 shear stressEndothelial cellsGraft thrombosisEndothelial cell monolayersEndothelial cell retentionHemostasis timeVascular graftsCell monolayersAlpha-smooth muscle actinFischer 344 rat aortaGraft patency rateReplication-deficient adenoviral vectorLuminal surfaceAortic interposition graftsImmediate graft thrombosisChronic shear stressCultured endothelial cellsGraft failureInterposition graftMacrophage infiltrationPatency ratesCell-seeded graftsRat aorta
1998
Shear stress and the endothelium.
Ballermann B, Dardik A, Eng E, Liu A. Shear stress and the endothelium. Kidney International Supplement 1998, 67: s100-8. PMID: 9736263, DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1755.1998.06720.x.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsEndothelial nitric oxide synthaseChronic shear stressEndothelial cellsBlood flowGrowth factorWall distentionNitric oxide synthaseTranscription factor nuclear factorPlatelet-derived growth factorVascular endothelial cellsAcute shear stressInflammatory cytokinesMCP-1Oxide synthaseICAM-1Cyclooxygenase IIAcute releaseStructural remodelingTissue factorNitric oxideNuclear factorTransmural pressureC-fosVascular prosthesesEvidence of differentiationShear stress and the endothelium
Ballermann B, Dardik A, Eng E, Liu A. Shear stress and the endothelium. Kidney International 1998, 54: s100-s108. DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1755.1998.06720.x.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsEndothelial nitric oxide synthaseChronic shear stressEndothelial cellsBlood flowGrowth factorWall distentionTranscription factor nuclear factorNitric oxide synthasePlatelet-derived growth factorVascular endothelial cellsAcute shear stressInflammatory cytokinesMCP-1Oxide synthaseICAM-1Cyclooxygenase IIAcute releaseStructural remodelingTissue factorNitric oxideNuclear factorTransmural pressureC-fosRapid cytoskeletal remodelingVascular prostheses