2024
Abstract 146: Phosphodiesterase 10A Mediates Arterial Calcification Through A P38/MAPK-MMP3 Signaling
Jin Y, Xie Y, Berezowitz A, Davis S, Flores A, Wang X, Guzman R, Cai Y. Abstract 146: Phosphodiesterase 10A Mediates Arterial Calcification Through A P38/MAPK-MMP3 Signaling. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis And Vascular Biology 2024, 44: a146-a146. DOI: 10.1161/atvb.44.suppl_1.146.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVascular smooth muscle cellsChronic kidney diseasePeripheral arterial diseaseArtery calcificationInhibition of PDE10AMedial arterial calcificationVascular calcificationAssociated with increased cardiovascular morbidityCalcifying vascular smooth muscle cellsMatrix metallopeptidaseSmooth muscle cellsVSMCs in vitroCyclic nucleotides cAMPArteries in vivoMMP-3 upregulationCardiovascular morbidityCalcification in vivoArtery diseaseVon Kossa stainingKidney diseaseMuscle cellsRodent modelsVSMC calcificationInducible isoformCalcium assaySmooth muscle cell-specific matrix metalloproteinase 3 deletion reduces osteogenic transformation and medial artery calcification
Xie Y, Lin T, Jin Y, Berezowitz A, Wang X, Lu J, Cai Y, Guzman R. Smooth muscle cell-specific matrix metalloproteinase 3 deletion reduces osteogenic transformation and medial artery calcification. Cardiovascular Research 2024, 120: 658-670. PMID: 38454645, PMCID: PMC11074797, DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvae035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSmooth muscle cellsPeripheral arterial diseaseVascular smooth muscle cellsMedial calcificationMMP-3Osteogenic transformationRodent modelsAssociated with increased morbiditySmooth muscle cell calcificationChronic kidney diseaseEx vivo organ culture modelMMP-3 expressionOrgan culture modelMedial arterial calcificationTargeting MMP-3Matrix metalloproteinase 3MMP-3 proteinArtery calcificationArtery diseaseKidney diseaseVascular calcificationMuscle cellsTherapeutic strategiesCalcification mediumVitamin D3
2021
Recovery of limb perfusion and function after hindlimb ischemia is impaired by arterial calcification
Zettervall SL, Wang X, Monk S, Lin T, Cai Y, Guzman RJ. Recovery of limb perfusion and function after hindlimb ischemia is impaired by arterial calcification. Physiological Reports 2021, 9: e15008. PMID: 34405571, PMCID: PMC8371346, DOI: 10.14814/phy2.15008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral artery diseaseMedial artery calcificationFemoral artery ligationVehicle-injected ratsMedial calcificationHindlimb ischemiaArtery calcificationLimb ischemiaArtery ligationFunctional recoveryArterial calcificationLaser Doppler perfusion imagingAcute limb ischemiaChronic kidney diseaseRecovery of perfusionVascular smooth muscle cellsSmooth muscle cellsLower extremity vesselsAmputation rateArtery diseaseArterial stiffnessClinical outcomesImpaired perfusionKidney diseaseLimb perfusion
2018
Inhibition of endo-lysosomal function exacerbates vascular calcification
Cai Y, Wang XL, Flores AM, Lin T, Guzman RJ. Inhibition of endo-lysosomal function exacerbates vascular calcification. Scientific Reports 2018, 8: 3377. PMID: 29467541, PMCID: PMC5821871, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-17540-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVascular smooth muscle cellsVascular calcificationAortic rings ex vivoChronic kidney diseaseMedial artery calcificationSmooth muscle cellsLysosomal inhibitor chloroquineCardiovascular morbidityArtery calcificationPathologic responseDiabetes mellitusAortic ringsKidney diseaseMedial calcificationVitamin D3Osteogenic transformationVSMC calcificationLysosomal marker lysosomeProtective roleLysosome inhibitionInhibitor chloroquineMembrane protein 2Ex vivoMuscle cellsCalcification
2016
Dorsomorphin homologue 1, a highly selective small-molecule bone morphogenetic protein inhibitor, suppresses medial artery calcification
Lin T, Wang XL, Zettervall SL, Cai Y, Guzman RJ. Dorsomorphin homologue 1, a highly selective small-molecule bone morphogenetic protein inhibitor, suppresses medial artery calcification. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2016, 66: 586-593. PMID: 27374065, PMCID: PMC5201454, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2016.03.462.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAorta, ThoracicAortic DiseasesBone Morphogenetic Protein Receptors, Type IBone Morphogenetic ProteinsCells, CulturedHumansMuscle, Smooth, VascularMyocytes, Smooth MuscleOrgan Culture TechniquesOsteogenesisPhosphatesPyrazolesQuinolinesRats, Sprague-DawleySignal TransductionVascular CalcificationConceptsMedial artery calcificationSmooth muscle cellsArtery calcificationMedial calcificationOrgan culture modelVascular patientsVascular calcificationWestern blotCalcium accumulationHuman aortic smooth muscle cellsChronic kidney diseaseCulture modelVascular smooth muscle cellsAortic smooth muscle cellsQuantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reactionReverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionSMC markersTranscription-polymerase chain reactionHuman smooth muscle cellsAortic medial calcificationMuscle myosin heavy chainHomologue 1Bone morphogenetic proteinKidney diseasePolymerase chain reaction