2017
Myocardial perfusion imaging: Lessons learned and work to be done—update
Iskandrian AE, Dilsizian V, Garcia EV, Beanlands RS, Cerqueira M, Soman P, Berman DS, Cuocolo A, Einstein AJ, Morgan CJ, Hage FG, Schelbert HR, Bax JJ, Wu JC, Shaw LJ, Sadeghi MM, Tamaki N, Kaufmann PA, Gropler R, Dorbala S, Van Decker W. Myocardial perfusion imaging: Lessons learned and work to be done—update. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 2017, 25: 39-52. PMID: 29110288, DOI: 10.1007/s12350-017-1093-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmmoniaCoronary Artery DiseaseCoronary CirculationCoronary VesselsDatabases, FactualFractional Flow Reserve, MyocardialHumansMicrocirculationMultimodal ImagingMyocardial IschemiaMyocardial Perfusion ImagingNitrogen RadioisotopesPositron Emission Tomography Computed TomographyPositron-Emission TomographyPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisPyridazinesRubidium RadioisotopesTomography, Emission-Computed, Single-PhotonUnited States
2016
Rac2 Modulates Atherosclerotic Calcification by Regulating Macrophage Interleukin-1&bgr; Production
Ceneri N, Zhao L, Young BD, Healy A, Coskun S, Vasavada H, Yarovinsky TO, Ike K, Pardi R, Qin L, Qin L, Tellides G, Hirschi K, Meadows J, Soufer R, Chun HJ, Sadeghi M, Bender JR, Morrison AR. Rac2 Modulates Atherosclerotic Calcification by Regulating Macrophage Interleukin-1&bgr; Production. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis And Vascular Biology 2016, 37: 328-340. PMID: 27834690, PMCID: PMC5269510, DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.116.308507.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAortaAortic DiseasesApolipoproteins EAtherosclerosisCells, CulturedCoronary Artery DiseaseCoronary VesselsFemaleGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansInflammation MediatorsInterleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist ProteinInterleukin-1betaMacrophagesMaleMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMuscle, Smooth, VascularMyocytes, Smooth MuscleNeuropeptidesPhenotypePlaque, AtheroscleroticPrognosisRac GTP-Binding ProteinsRac1 GTP-Binding ProteinSignal TransductionTransfectionUp-RegulationVascular CalcificationConceptsCoronary calcium burdenIL-1β expressionCalcium burdenSerum IL-1β levelsElevated IL-1βIL-1β levelsCoronary artery diseaseInterleukin-1β expressionCalcified coronary arteryCardiovascular deathCardiovascular eventsArtery diseaseIndependent predictorsClinical outcomesVascular calcificationCoronary arteryIL-1βPlaque calciumAtherosclerotic calcificationExperimental atherogenesisInflammatory regulatorsMacrophage interleukinAtherosclerotic plaquesTherapeutic targetProgressive calcification
2012
Molecular Imaging of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptors in Graft Arteriosclerosis
Zhang J, Razavian M, Tavakoli S, Nie L, Tellides G, Backer JM, Backer MV, Bender JR, Sadeghi MM. Molecular Imaging of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptors in Graft Arteriosclerosis. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis And Vascular Biology 2012, 32: 1849-1855. PMID: 22723442, PMCID: PMC3401339, DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.112.252510.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGraft arteriosclerosisArtery graftVascular remodelingAllogeneic human peripheral blood mononuclear cellsHuman coronary artery segmentsHuman peripheral blood mononuclear cellsPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsSevere combined immunodeficiency miceVEGF receptorsVascular endothelial growth factor receptorLate organ failureHuman coronary artery graftsSolid organ transplantationCoronary artery graftsEndothelial growth factor receptorBlood mononuclear cellsCoronary artery segmentsCombined immunodeficiency miceReceptor 2 expressionVEGF receptor-2 expressionMolecular imagingSignificant neointima formationVascular endothelial growth factor signalingVEGF receptor 1Growth factor receptor
2010
VEGF Blockade Inhibits Lymphocyte Recruitment and Ameliorates Immune-Mediated Vascular Remodeling
Zhang J, Silva T, Yarovinsky T, Manes TD, Tavakoli S, Nie L, Tellides G, Pober JS, Bender JR, Sadeghi MM. VEGF Blockade Inhibits Lymphocyte Recruitment and Ameliorates Immune-Mediated Vascular Remodeling. Circulation Research 2010, 107: 408-417. PMID: 20538685, PMCID: PMC2929975, DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.109.210963.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAngiogenesis InhibitorsAnimalsAntibodies, MonoclonalAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedArteriesBevacizumabCD3 ComplexCoronary VesselsHumansJurkat CellsLymphocytesMiceMice, SCIDReceptors, Vascular Endothelial Growth FactorT-LymphocytesTransplantation, HeterologousVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AConceptsVascular endothelial growth factorRole of VEGFAdhesion molecule-1T cellsVascular remodelingHuman T cellsMolecule-1Recombinant intercellular adhesion molecule-1Human arteriesVascular cell adhesion molecule-1Intercellular adhesion molecule-1Cell adhesion molecule-1Inhibition of VEGFT cell accumulationPeripheral blood mononuclearEffects of VEGFSubpopulation of CD3Novel therapeutic approachesEndothelial growth factorT cell activationT cell linesVEGFR-1 mRNAT cell captureLymphocyte recruitmentBlood mononuclear
2007
ESDN Is a Marker of Vascular Remodeling and Regulator of Cell Proliferation in Graft Arteriosclerosis
Sadeghi MM, Esmailzadeh L, Zhang J, Guo X, Asadi A, Krassilnikova S, Fassaei HR, Luo G, Al‐Lamki R, Takahashi T, Tellides G, Bender JR, Rodriguez ER. ESDN Is a Marker of Vascular Remodeling and Regulator of Cell Proliferation in Graft Arteriosclerosis. American Journal Of Transplantation 2007, 7: 2098-2105. PMID: 17697260, DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2007.01919.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBiomarkersCell ProliferationCells, CulturedCoronary Artery DiseaseCoronary VesselsDisease Models, AnimalHumansImmunohistochemistryMembrane ProteinsMiceMice, SCIDMuscle, Smooth, VascularReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNATissue TransplantationTransplantation, HomologousUp-RegulationConceptsGraft arteriosclerosisVascular remodelingCell proliferationSevere combined immunodeficient (SCID) miceInjury-induced vascular remodelingCombined Immunodeficient MiceHuman coronary arteriesVascular smooth muscle cell culturesVascular cell proliferationSmooth muscle cell culturesCell reconstitutionCoronary arteryImmunodeficient miceVSMC proliferationNormal arteriesArteryHuman coronaryMuscle cell culturesDiagnostic targetsHuman arteriesHigh levelsRemodelingSmooth muscle cell-derived neuropilin-like proteinArteriosclerosisProliferation
2006
The pathobiology of the vessel wall: Implications for imaging
Sadeghi MM. The pathobiology of the vessel wall: Implications for imaging. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 2006, 13: 402-414. PMID: 16750785, DOI: 10.1016/j.nuclcard.2006.03.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVascular diseaseVessel wallDiagnostic approachMagnetic resonance imaging angiographyDiseased coronary segmentsMolecular imaging targetsNovel therapeutic approachesNovel diagnostic approachCommon vasculopathyCoronary arteryCoronary segmentsTherapeutic approachesAnimal modelsAnimal studiesVascular pathophysiologyVascular imagingMajor causeVessel wall biologyIntravascular imagingDiseaseImaging targetsPathologyAccessible targetsMolecular imagingSingle-modality imaging
2005
αvβ3‐Targeted detection of arteriopathy in transplanted human coronary arteries: an autoradiographic study
Zhang J, Krassilnikova S, Gharaei AA, Fassaei HR, Esmailzadeh L, Asadi A, Edwards DS, Harris TD, Azure M, Tellides G, Sinusas AJ, Zaret BL, Bender JR, Sadeghi MM. αvβ3‐Targeted detection of arteriopathy in transplanted human coronary arteries: an autoradiographic study. The FASEB Journal 2005, 19: 1857-1859. PMID: 16150802, DOI: 10.1096/fj.05-4130fje.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAortaAutoradiographyCarotid Artery DiseasesCell MovementCell ProliferationCell TransplantationCells, CulturedChimeraCoronary VesselsDensitometryEndothelium, VascularHeart TransplantationHeterocyclic Compounds, 1-RingHumansImmunohistochemistryIntegrin alphaVbeta3Ki-67 AntigenLeukocytes, MononuclearMiceMice, SCIDMicroscopy, FluorescenceOrganometallic CompoundsRecombinant Fusion ProteinsTime FactorsTissue TransplantationUp-RegulationVascular DiseasesConceptsPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsGraft arteriopathyHuman coronary arteriesCoronary arteryAllogeneic human peripheral blood mononuclear cellsHuman/mouse chimeric modelAlphavbeta3 expressionHuman peripheral blood mononuclear cellsProliferative processesSevere combined immunodeficiency miceLate graft failureBlood mononuclear cellsCombined immunodeficiency miceAlphavbeta3 integrinSpecificity of uptakeCardiac transplantationConcentric narrowingGraft failureMononuclear cellsImmunodeficiency miceVascular remodelingNeointima formationNative aortaChimeric modelAutoradiographic study
2004
Noninvasive imaging of myocardial angiogenesis following experimental myocardial infarction
Meoli DF, Sadeghi MM, Krassilnikova S, Bourke BN, Giordano FJ, Dione DP, Su H, Edwards DS, Liu S, Harris TD, Madri JA, Zaret BL, Sinusas AJ. Noninvasive imaging of myocardial angiogenesis following experimental myocardial infarction. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2004, 113: 1684-1691. PMID: 15199403, PMCID: PMC420502, DOI: 10.1172/jci20352.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCells, CulturedCoronary VesselsDiagnostic ImagingDogsEndothelial CellsEndothelium, VascularHemodynamicsIndium RadioisotopesIntegrin alphaVbeta3MaleMolecular StructureMyocardial InfarctionMyocardiumNeovascularization, PhysiologicQuinolonesRadiopharmaceuticalsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyTechnetium Tc 99m SestamibiTomography, Emission-Computed, Single-PhotonConceptsMyocardial angiogenesisMyocardial infarctionRadiotracer uptakeInjury-induced angiogenesisChronic rat modelNoninvasive imaging strategiesTherapeutic myocardial angiogenesisExperimental myocardial infarctionFocal radiotracer uptakePotential novel targetSignificant clinical utilityAlphavbeta3 integrinRisk stratificationHistological evidenceHypoperfused regionsRat modelMyocardial radiotracer uptakeClinical utilityNoninvasive evaluationAngiogenic therapyCanine modelInfarct regionInfarctionNovel targetNoninvasive imaging