2017
Combined HMG-COA reductase and prenylation inhibition in treatment of CCM
Nishimura S, Mishra-Gorur K, Park J, Surovtseva YV, Sebti SM, Levchenko A, Louvi A, Gunel M. Combined HMG-COA reductase and prenylation inhibition in treatment of CCM. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2017, 114: 5503-5508. PMID: 28500274, PMCID: PMC5448170, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1702942114.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAstrocytesDiphosphonatesDrosophilaDrug Evaluation, PreclinicalDrug Therapy, CombinationEndothelial CellsFatty Acids, MonounsaturatedFemaleFluvastatinHemangioma, Cavernous, Central Nervous SystemHigh-Throughput Screening AssaysHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsImidazolesIndolesMaleMAP Kinase Signaling SystemMicePregnancyProtein PrenylationZoledronic AcidConceptsCerebral cavernous malformationsTreatment of CCMsCommon vascular anomaliesPotential pharmacological treatment optionsFocal neurological deficitsPharmacological treatment optionsCCM diseaseAcute mouse modelCentral nervous systemNeurological deficitsHemorrhagic strokePharmacological therapyLesion burdenVascular deficitsSymptomatic lesionsCombination therapyTreatment optionsVascular anomaliesGlial cellsCavernous malformationsMouse modelPrimary astrocytesNervous systemDrug AdministrationSustained inhibition
2011
Loss of cerebral cavernous malformation 3 (Ccm3) in neuroglia leads to CCM and vascular pathology
Louvi A, Chen L, Two AM, Zhang H, Min W, Günel M. Loss of cerebral cavernous malformation 3 (Ccm3) in neuroglia leads to CCM and vascular pathology. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2011, 108: 3737-3742. PMID: 21321212, PMCID: PMC3048113, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1012617108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeural cellsCerebral cavernous malformationsCell-nonautonomous mechanismsPathogenesis of CCMsRho GTPase signalingCell-autonomous mechanismsCell-autonomous roleCerebral cavernous malformation 3Cell death 10Central nervous systemConditional mouse mutantsNonautonomous functionsCytoskeletal remodelingRNA sequencingCCM3/Mouse mutantsNeurovascular unitNonautonomous mechanismsProper developmentVascular lesionsGene 1Function mutationsNervous systemAutonomous mechanismsLate functions