2024
A Concept of “Athero-Oncology”: Tumor-Like Smooth Muscle Cells Drive Atherosclerosis
Chatterjee P, Martin K. A Concept of “Athero-Oncology”: Tumor-Like Smooth Muscle Cells Drive Atherosclerosis. Circulation 2024, 149: 1899-1902. PMID: 38857330, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.124.069446.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
The age of bone marrow dictates the clonality of smooth muscle-derived cells in atherosclerotic plaques
Kabir I, Zhang X, Dave J, Chakraborty R, Qu R, Chandran R, Ntokou A, Gallardo-Vara E, Aryal B, Rotllan N, Garcia-Milian R, Hwa J, Kluger Y, Martin K, Fernández-Hernando C, Greif D. The age of bone marrow dictates the clonality of smooth muscle-derived cells in atherosclerotic plaques. Nature Aging 2023, 3: 64-81. PMID: 36743663, PMCID: PMC9894379, DOI: 10.1038/s43587-022-00342-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAnimalsAtherosclerosisBone MarrowHumansIntegrin beta3MiceMuscle, SmoothMyocytes, Smooth MusclePlaque, AtheroscleroticConceptsAtherosclerotic plaquesBone marrowSmooth muscle-derived cellsSMC progenitorsAtherosclerotic plaque cellsSmooth muscle cell progenitorsPredominant risk factorCause of deathNovel therapeutic strategiesTNF receptor 1Muscle-derived cellsAged bone marrowAged BMEffect of agePlaque burdenAged miceRisk factorsTumor necrosisTherapeutic strategiesPlaque cellsMyeloid cellsReceptor 1Integrin β3Cell progenitorsAtherosclerosis
2017
Clonal hematopoiesis associated with TET2 deficiency accelerates atherosclerosis development in mice
Fuster JJ, MacLauchlan S, Zuriaga MA, Polackal MN, Ostriker AC, Chakraborty R, Wu CL, Sano S, Muralidharan S, Rius C, Vuong J, Jacob S, Muralidhar V, Robertson AA, Cooper MA, Andrés V, Hirschi KK, Martin KA, Walsh K. Clonal hematopoiesis associated with TET2 deficiency accelerates atherosclerosis development in mice. Science 2017, 355: 842-847. PMID: 28104796, PMCID: PMC5542057, DOI: 10.1126/science.aag1381.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTET2-deficient cellsLow-density lipoprotein receptor-deficient miceLipoprotein receptor-deficient miceClonal hematopoiesisBlood cellsAtherosclerotic cardiovascular diseaseAtherosclerotic plaque sizeReceptor-deficient miceBone marrow reconstitutionInterleukin-1β secretionMutant blood cellsAtherosclerosis developmentNLRP3 inhibitorAtheroprotective activityCardiovascular diseaseMarrow reconstitutionChimeric micePlaque sizeClonal expansionMiceMarked increaseCausal roleTET2 deficiencySomatic mutationsHematopoietic cells
2013
Ten-Eleven Translocation-2 (TET2) Is a Master Regulator of Smooth Muscle Cell Plasticity
Liu R, Jin Y, Tang WH, Qin L, Zhang X, Tellides G, Hwa J, Yu J, Martin KA. Ten-Eleven Translocation-2 (TET2) Is a Master Regulator of Smooth Muscle Cell Plasticity. Circulation 2013, 128: 2047-2057. PMID: 24077167, PMCID: PMC3899790, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.113.002887.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAtherosclerosisCell DifferentiationCells, CulturedDioxygenasesDNA-Binding ProteinsEpigenesis, GeneticHumansKruppel-Like Factor 4Kruppel-Like Transcription FactorsMiceMice, KnockoutMuscle, Smooth, VascularMyocytes, Smooth MuscleNuclear ProteinsPromoter Regions, GeneticProto-Oncogene ProteinsTrans-ActivatorsWound HealingConceptsTen-Eleven Translocation-2SMC differentiationTET2 knockdownSmooth muscle cellsGene expressionTranslocation 2Smooth Muscle Cell PlasticityMaster epigenetic regulatorSMC gene expressionContractile gene expressionMuscle cell plasticityDedifferentiated smooth muscle cellsTET2 overexpressionContractile smooth muscle cellsHuman smooth muscle cellsChromatin accessibilityEpigenetic landscapeSMC plasticityChromatin immunoprecipitationEpigenetic regulatorsEpigenetic mechanismsCell plasticityMaster regulatorSMC phenotypeTranscriptional upregulation
2007
Regulation of vascular smooth muscle cell differentiation
Rzucidlo E, Martin K, Powell R. Regulation of vascular smooth muscle cell differentiation. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2007, 45: a25-a32. PMID: 17544021, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2007.03.001.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsVascular smooth muscle cell differentiationSmooth muscle cell differentiationMuscle cell differentiationCell differentiationPathogenesis of atherosclerosisMajor human diseasesLocal environmental cuesEnvironmental cuesContractile roleIntimal hyperplasiaDifferentiated stateVascular aneurysmsMolecular mechanismsVascular developmentPhenotypic switchingHuman diseasesVessel wallVSMCCritical roleDifferentiationEssential componentHypertensionAsthmaAtherosclerosisHyperplasia