2005
Homocysteine promotes p38-dependent chemotaxis in bovine aortic smooth muscle cells
Akasaka K, Akasaka N, Di Luozzo G, Sasajima T, Sumpio BE. Homocysteine promotes p38-dependent chemotaxis in bovine aortic smooth muscle cells. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2005, 41: 517-522. PMID: 15838488, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2004.12.043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEffect of homocysteineMigration of SMCsLevels of homocysteineProgressive intimal thickeningAortic smooth muscle cellsSmooth muscle cell migrationBovine aortic smooth muscle cellsPotential therapeutic implicationsSmooth muscle cellsP38 activationExposure of SMCMuscle cell migrationSMC chemotaxisRisk factorsSelective blockadeIntimal thickeningTherapeutic implicationsP38-dependent pathwaySMC proliferationBoyden chamberChemotactic potentialMuscle cellsHomocysteineFetal bovine serumP38 inhibitorShear stress-stimulated endothelial cells induce smooth muscle cell chemotaxis via platelet-derived growth factor-BB and interleukin-1α
Dardik A, Yamashita A, Aziz F, Asada H, Sumpio BE. Shear stress-stimulated endothelial cells induce smooth muscle cell chemotaxis via platelet-derived growth factor-BB and interleukin-1α. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2005, 41: 321-331. PMID: 15768016, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2004.11.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSignal transduction pathwaysPlatelet-derived growth factorSMC chemotaxisCell signal transduction pathwaysMitogen-activated protein kinase pathwaySmooth muscle cell chemotaxisERK1/2 phosphorylationPDGF-BBExtracellular signal-regulated protein kinase 1/2Pathway inhibitor PD98059Protein kinase pathwayEndothelial cellsERK1/2 signal transduction pathwayProtein kinase 1/2Vascular smooth muscle cell migrationBovine aortic endothelial cellsKinase pathwayInhibitor PD98059Smooth muscle cell migrationHemodynamic forcesKinase 1/2Platelet-derived growthMuscle cell migrationWestern blot analysisTarget pathways
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 factors