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TET2 Protects Against Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Apoptosis and Intimal Thickening in Transplant Vasculopathy
Ostriker AC, Xie Y, Chakraborty R, Sizer AJ, Bai Y, Ding M, Song WL, Huttner A, Hwa J, Martin KA. TET2 Protects Against Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Apoptosis and Intimal Thickening in Transplant Vasculopathy. Circulation 2021, 144: 455-470. PMID: 34111946, PMCID: PMC8643133, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.120.050553.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAllograftsAnimalsApoptosisBiomarkersDioxygenasesDisease Models, AnimalDisease SusceptibilityDNA-Binding ProteinsHeart TransplantationHumansImmunohistochemistryInterferon-gammaMiceMice, KnockoutMyocytes, Smooth MuscleSignal TransductionSTAT1 Transcription FactorTunica IntimaVascular DiseasesConceptsCoronary allograft vasculopathyGraft arteriopathyIntimal thickeningCAV progressionRole of TET2VSMC apoptosisTransplant samplesGraft modelHigh-dose ascorbic acidTET2 expressionVSMC phenotypeContext of transplantCoronary blood flowEffect of IFNγTET2 activityTET2 depletionSmooth muscle cell apoptosisVascular smooth muscle cell apoptosisMuscle cell apoptosisAllograft vasculopathyDevastating sequelaeMedial thinningAortic graftHeart transplantTransplant failure
2017
Clonal hematopoiesis associated with TET2 deficiency accelerates atherosclerosis development in mice
Fuster JJ, MacLauchlan S, Zuriaga MA, Polackal MN, Ostriker AC, Chakraborty R, Wu CL, Sano S, Muralidharan S, Rius C, Vuong J, Jacob S, Muralidhar V, Robertson AA, Cooper MA, Andrés V, Hirschi KK, Martin KA, Walsh K. Clonal hematopoiesis associated with TET2 deficiency accelerates atherosclerosis development in mice. Science 2017, 355: 842-847. PMID: 28104796, PMCID: PMC5542057, DOI: 10.1126/science.aag1381.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTET2-deficient cellsLow-density lipoprotein receptor-deficient miceLipoprotein receptor-deficient miceClonal hematopoiesisBlood cellsAtherosclerotic cardiovascular diseaseAtherosclerotic plaque sizeReceptor-deficient miceBone marrow reconstitutionInterleukin-1β secretionMutant blood cellsAtherosclerosis developmentNLRP3 inhibitorAtheroprotective activityCardiovascular diseaseMarrow reconstitutionChimeric micePlaque sizeClonal expansionMiceMarked increaseCausal roleTET2 deficiencySomatic mutationsHematopoietic cells