2014
Silver Lining in the Dark Cloud of Aneurysm Disease
Chau KH, Bender JR, Elefteriades JA. Silver Lining in the Dark Cloud of Aneurysm Disease. Cardiology 2014, 128: 327-332. PMID: 24942201, DOI: 10.1159/000358123.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAortic AneurysmAtherosclerosisHumansHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsMatrix MetalloproteinasesMetabolic Networks and PathwaysTransforming Growth Factor betaConceptsAortic aneurysmCarotid intima-media thicknessIntima-media thicknessClinical findingsArterial calcificationAneurysm diseaseAortic rootClinical dataProtective effectPharmacologic evidenceMatrix metalloproteinasesAneurysmsAtherosclerosisEarly indicatorDiseaseMolecular mechanismsEvidencePatientsSilver liningDiagnosisCalcificationMetalloproteinasesGenetic studies
2001
INHIBITION OF INTERFERON-γ–MEDIATED MICROVASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL CELL MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX CLASS II GENE ACTIVATION BY HMG-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS1
Sadeghi M, Tiglio A, Sadigh K, O’Donnell L, Collinge M, Pardi R, Bender J. INHIBITION OF INTERFERON-γ–MEDIATED MICROVASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL CELL MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX CLASS II GENE ACTIVATION BY HMG-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS1. Transplantation 2001, 71: 1262-1268. PMID: 11397960, DOI: 10.1097/00007890-200105150-00014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCholesterolEndothelium, VascularGene Expression RegulationGenes, MHC Class IIHumansHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsInterferon-gammaMicrocirculationNuclear ProteinsPromoter Regions, GeneticSimvastatinTrans-ActivatorsTranscriptional ActivationConceptsMicrovascular endothelial cellsClass II transactivatorInhibitory effectVascular diseaseSimvastatin pretreatmentIFN-gammaReductase inhibitorsClass II major histocompatibility complex moleculesCardiac transplant patientsGraft vascular diseaseLate graft failureHMG-CoA reductase inhibitorsHuman leukocyte antigenEffect of simvastatinMajor histocompatibility complex moleculesHLA-DR inductionSTAT-1 phosphorylationCoA reductase inhibitorsHistocompatibility complex moleculesHuman microvascular endothelial cellsInhibition of interferonTranscription-polymerase chain reaction analysisCardiac transplantationTransplant patientsGraft failure
2000
Simvastatin Modulates Cytokine-Mediated Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule Induction: Involvement of an Inhibitory G Protein
Sadeghi M, Collinge M, Pardi R, Bender J. Simvastatin Modulates Cytokine-Mediated Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule Induction: Involvement of an Inhibitory G Protein. The Journal Of Immunology 2000, 165: 2712-2718. PMID: 10946302, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.165.5.2712.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdjuvants, ImmunologicBiological TransportCell Adhesion MoleculesCells, CulturedCholesterolCytokinesDrug SynergismEndothelium, VascularE-SelectinGene Expression RegulationGTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, Gi-GoHumansHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsIntercellular Adhesion Molecule-1Interleukin-1NF-kappa BRNA, MessengerSignal TransductionSimvastatinSodium FluorideUmbilical VeinsVascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1ConceptsEffect of simvastatinCytokine-induced expressionIL-1Endothelial CAMsEndothelial cell adhesion molecules E-selectinNF-kappaBProinflammatory cytokines IL-1Cell adhesion molecules E-selectinAdhesion molecules E-selectinPotent immune modulatorG protein activator NaFCytokines IL-1G protein-coupled pathwayInhibitory G proteinCytokine-mediated activationSelectin mRNA levelsBasal toneProinflammatory cytokinesGialpha proteinsImmune modulatorsTNF-alphaICAM-1Pertussis toxinE-selectinEndothelial response