2013
Altered vascular activation due to deficiency of the NADPH oxidase component p22phox
Wang H, Albadawi H, Siddiquee Z, Stone J, Panchenko M, Watkins M, Stone J. Altered vascular activation due to deficiency of the NADPH oxidase component p22phox. Cardiovascular Pathology 2013, 23: 35-42. PMID: 24035466, DOI: 10.1016/j.carpath.2013.08.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCarotid Artery InjuriesCarotid Artery, CommonCase-Control StudiesCasein Kinase IalphaCells, CulturedCoronary VesselsCytochrome b GroupElastic TissueFemaleGranulomatous Disease, ChronicHeterogeneous-Nuclear Ribonucleoprotein Group CHumansHyperplasiaInfantMaleMatrix Metalloproteinase 12MiceMice, KnockoutMuscle, Smooth, VascularNADPH OxidasesNeointimaReactive Oxygen SpeciesRNA InterferenceTissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-1TransfectionConceptsWild-type littermatesElastic fiber lossVascular activationDeficient miceIntimal hyperplasiaNADPH oxidase complexCoronary artery smooth muscle cellsNicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) oxidaseArtery smooth muscle cellsHuman coronary artery smooth muscle cellsAdenine Dinucleotide Phosphate OxidaseBasal blood pressureCarotid artery ligationExpression ratioSmooth muscle cellsLung biopsyBlood pressureFiber lossArtery ligationCarotid ligationCarotid arteryTissue inhibitorHuman patientsMuscle cellsMice
1998
Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Upregulates the Expression of Matrix Metalloproteinases in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells
Wang H, Keiser J. Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Upregulates the Expression of Matrix Metalloproteinases in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells. Circulation Research 1998, 83: 832-840. PMID: 9776730, DOI: 10.1161/01.res.83.8.832.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAortaBiocompatible MaterialsCell DivisionCell MovementCells, CulturedCollagenCollagenasesDrug CombinationsEndothelial Growth FactorsEndothelium, VascularEnzyme ActivationEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayExtracellular MatrixGelsGene Expression Regulation, EnzymologicHumansLamininLymphokinesMatrix Metalloproteinase 1Matrix Metalloproteinase 9Muscle, Smooth, VascularNeovascularization, PhysiologicPhosphorylationProteoglycansProto-Oncogene ProteinsReceptor Protein-Tyrosine KinasesRNA, MessengerVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-1Vascular Endothelial Growth FactorsConceptsHuman smooth muscle cellsKinase insert domain-containing receptorSmooth muscle cellsVascular smooth muscle cellsSMC migrationSignal transduction pathwaysVascular endothelial growth factorExtracellular matrix barriersMuscle cellsNorthern blot analysisMajor cell typesEffects of VEGFGrowth factorDomain-containing receptorTransduction pathwaysInsert domain-containing receptorFlt-1Endothelial cellsMolecular characterization of rabbit CPP32 and its function in vascular smooth muscle cell apoptosis
Wang H, Keiser J. Molecular characterization of rabbit CPP32 and its function in vascular smooth muscle cell apoptosis. American Journal Of Physiology 1998, 274: h1132-h1140. PMID: 9575916, DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.1998.274.4.h1132.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCPP32 mRNASmooth muscle cellsDEVD-CHOSNP treatmentSignal transduction eventsCell death detection enzyme-linked immunosorbentDegradation of PARPApoptotic cell deathRabbit smooth muscle cellsVascular smooth muscle cell apoptosisCultured arterial smooth muscle cellsCaspase membersSmooth muscle cell apoptosisDNA fragmentation analysisMuscle cell apoptosisSubstrate recognitionTransduction eventsCPP32 proteinArterial smooth muscle cellsCultured smooth muscle cellsVascular smooth muscle cellsProtease familyDegenerate primersApoptosis pathwayCentral playerCollagen biosynthesis by neointimal smooth muscle cells cultured from rabbit aortic explants 15 weeks after de‐endothelialization
WANG H, LI Z, MOORE S, ALAVI M. Collagen biosynthesis by neointimal smooth muscle cells cultured from rabbit aortic explants 15 weeks after de‐endothelialization. International Journal Of Experimental Pathology 1998, 79: 47-53. PMID: 9614349, PMCID: PMC3219429, DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2613.1998.00048.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeointimal smooth muscle cellsSmooth muscle cellsArterial neointimaCollagen accumulationMuscle cellsConfluent smooth muscle cellsBalloon catheter injuryExtracellular matrix accumulationCatheter injuryDe-endothelializationNormal aortaProcollagen IIIMatrix accumulationAortic neointimaMRNA expression