2016
Excessive Adventitial Remodeling Leads to Early Aortic Maladaptation in Angiotensin-Induced Hypertension
Bersi M, Bellini C, Wu J, Montaniel KR, Harrison DG, Humphrey JD. Excessive Adventitial Remodeling Leads to Early Aortic Maladaptation in Angiotensin-Induced Hypertension. Hypertension 2016, 67: 890-896. PMID: 27001298, PMCID: PMC4833633, DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.115.06262.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAngiotensin II infusion modelAngiotensin-Induced HypertensionMost clinical assessmentsIntimal-medial thickeningWild-type miceNormal mechanical functionBlood pressureArterial stiffeningThoracic aortaInflammatory responseClinical assessmentEnd organsExuberant productionBlood flowCentral arteriesAdventitial collagenHypertensionWall stressExcessive accumulationInfusion modelMechanical functionWeeksCollagen resultsInflammationArtery
2014
Dysfunctional Mechanosensing in Aneurysms
Humphrey JD, Milewicz DM, Tellides G, Schwartz MA. Dysfunctional Mechanosensing in Aneurysms. Science 2014, 344: 477-479. PMID: 24786066, PMCID: PMC4360903, DOI: 10.1126/science.1253026.Peer-Reviewed Original Research