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Angiophagy Prevents Early Embolus Washout But Recanalizes Microvessels Through Embolus Extravasation
Grutzendler J, Murikinati S, Hiner B, Ji L, Lam CK, Yoo T, Gupta S, Hafler BP, Adelman RA, Yuan P, Rodriguez G. Angiophagy Prevents Early Embolus Washout But Recanalizes Microvessels Through Embolus Extravasation. Science Translational Medicine 2014, 6: 226ra31. PMID: 24598589, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.3006585.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBrainCerebrovascular CirculationCoronary CirculationEmbolismFibrinFibrinolysisFundus OculiGreen Fluorescent ProteinsHemodynamicsHumansKidney TubulesLungMacrophagesMiceMice, TransgenicMicrocirculationMicrogliaMicroscopy, Electron, TransmissionMicrovesselsMonocytesPhagocytosisRetinaRetinal VesselsThrombosisConceptsBlood flow reestablishmentHours of occlusionVascular occlusive disordersDifferent therapeutic strategiesEmbolic occlusionOcclusive disordersVessel recanalizationAlveolar spaceTherapeutic strategiesTherapeutic targetHemodynamic pressureFibrinolytic systemPerivascular spacesEmboliRenal tubulesBlood clotsMicrovascular wallMost human organsOcclusionLungExtravasationKidneyEndotheliumMicrovasculatureWashout
2021
Caveolae-mediated Tie2 signaling contributes to CCM pathogenesis in a brain endothelial cell-specific Pdcd10-deficient mouse model
Zhou HJ, Qin L, Jiang Q, Murray KN, Zhang H, Li B, Lin Q, Graham M, Liu X, Grutzendler J, Min W. Caveolae-mediated Tie2 signaling contributes to CCM pathogenesis in a brain endothelial cell-specific Pdcd10-deficient mouse model. Nature Communications 2021, 12: 504. PMID: 33495460, PMCID: PMC7835246, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-20774-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebral cavernous malformationsCCM lesionsSmooth muscle actin-positive pericytesEndothelial cell lossRegions of brainCCM pathogenesisPost-capillary venulesCerebral hemorrhagePharmacological blockadeVascular abnormalitiesEC-specific deletionCavernous malformationsMouse modelCell lossMicrovascular bedGenetic deletionLesion formationLesionsVascular dynamicsBarrier functionMicrovascular structureTwo-photon microscopyTie2PathogenesisMice