2025
Lats1/2 Are Essential for Developmental Vascular Remodeling and Biomechanical Adaptation to Shear Stress.
Cowdin M, Pramanik T, Mohr-Allen S, Fu Y, Mills A, Spurgin S, Varner V, Davis G, Cleaver O. Lats1/2 Are Essential for Developmental Vascular Remodeling and Biomechanical Adaptation to Shear Stress. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis And Vascular Biology 2025 PMID: 40501385, DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.124.322258.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchShear stressLaminar shear stressCultured endothelial cellsEndothelial cellsResponse to shear stressCell shapeBlood flowShearHemodynamic forcesHippo pathway kinasesHuman pulmonary artery endothelial cellsPrimary human pulmonary artery endothelial cellsPulmonary artery endothelial cellsResponse to blood flowBiomechanical cuesMechanical cuesIn vitroArtery endothelial cellsCytoskeletal rearrangementsPhenotype in vivoMurine endothelial cellsFlowEmbryonic lethalityMRNA expression analysisPathway kinasesTranscriptional signatures of endothelial cells shape immune responses in cardiopulmonary health and disease
Fließer E, Jandl K, Chen S, Wang M, Schupp J, Kuebler W, Baker A, Kwapiszewska G. Transcriptional signatures of endothelial cells shape immune responses in cardiopulmonary health and disease. JCI Insight 2025, 10: e191059. PMID: 40401523, PMCID: PMC12128986, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.191059.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndothelial cellsCardiopulmonary vasculatureImmune responseImmune cell recruitmentRegulation of immune responsesFunction of endothelial cellsImmunoregulatory roleAntigen presentationCytokine secretionCell recruitmentCardiopulmonary healthDelivery of oxygenSingle-cell RNA sequencingImmunomodulatory propertiesCardiopulmonary diseaseClearance functionDisease pathogenesisTherapy targetTranscriptional signatureEC subpopulationsImmunomodulatory activityDiseaseLungVasculatureHeartHypoxia-induced Wnt5a-secreting fibroblasts promote colon cancer progression
Harada A, Yasumizu Y, Harada T, Fumoto K, Sato A, Maehara N, Sada R, Matsumoto S, Nishina T, Takeda K, Morii E, Kayama H, Kikuchi A. Hypoxia-induced Wnt5a-secreting fibroblasts promote colon cancer progression. Nature Communications 2025, 16: 3653. PMID: 40246836, PMCID: PMC12006413, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-58748-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsColon cancer progressionSingle-cell RNA-seq dataCancer progressionEndothelial cellsRNA-seq dataColon cancer aggressivenessSuppression of angiogenesisColon cancer growthColon cancer formationCancer aggressivenessInflammatory fibroblastsVEGF receptor1Cancer growthPromote tumorigenesisCancer formationWnt5aMeta-analysisWnt ligandsLuminal sideFibroblast subtypesColonHypoxic environmentFibroblastsCellsSpatial multi-omics profiling of breast cancer oligo-recurrent lung metastasis
Gao Y, Li B, Jin Y, Cheng J, Tian W, Ying L, Hong L, Xin S, Lin B, Liu C, Sun X, Zhang J, Zhang H, Xie J, Deng X, Dai X, Liu L, Zheng Y, Zhao P, Yu G, Fang W, Bao X. Spatial multi-omics profiling of breast cancer oligo-recurrent lung metastasis. Oncogene 2025, 44: 2268-2282. PMID: 40234722, DOI: 10.1038/s41388-025-03388-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLung metastasesTumor microenvironmentBreast cancerImaging mass cytometryHLA-DR+Primary BCTME componentsEndothelial cellsTumour microenvironment of BCEpithelial cellsPaired lung metastasesExhausted T cellsTriple-negative subtypeMultiplex immunofluorescence analysisPrimary breast cancerAnti-angiogenic therapyDevelopment of therapeutic optionsFormalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPEParaffin-embedded (FFPELung-specific metastasisOligo-metastasisMetastatic tumorsSurgical specimensMultiplex immunofluorescenceT cellsFluid Shear Stress–Regulated Vascular Remodeling: Past, Present, and Future
Deng H, Eichmann A, Schwartz M. Fluid Shear Stress–Regulated Vascular Remodeling: Past, Present, and Future. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis And Vascular Biology 2025, 45: 882-900. PMID: 40207366, PMCID: PMC12094896, DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.125.322557.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFluid shear stressShear stressVascular remodelingVascular bedCapillary densityOutward remodelingIn vivo animal modelsPotential therapeutic interventionsDownstream vascular bedArterial toneTherapeutic strategiesAnimal modelsPerfusion of tissuesAdequate perfusionUpstream arteriesEndothelial cellsVascular diseaseBlood flowTherapeutic interventionsClinical implicationsBlood vesselsTreat vascular diseasesFlowMetabolic stressBloodReduced Notch signaling in hypothalamic endothelial cells mediates obesity-induced alterations in glucose uptake and insulin signaling
Zhu Y, Mehlkop O, Backes H, Cremer A, Porniece M, Klemm P, Steuernagel L, Chen W, Johnen R, Wunderlich F, Jais A, Brüning J. Reduced Notch signaling in hypothalamic endothelial cells mediates obesity-induced alterations in glucose uptake and insulin signaling. Cell Reports 2025, 44: 115522. PMID: 40186867, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2025.115522.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsShort-term HFD feedingNotch signalingIntracellular domainGlucose uptakeBrain microvascular endothelial cellsNotch intracellular domainHFD feedingDownregulation of Notch signalingHigh-fat dietBlood-brain barrierReduced Notch signalingGLUT1 expressionInsulin signalingSystemic insulin sensitivityBlood-brain barrier permeabilityNotch activationInduced expressionObesity-induced alterationsCaveolae formationPleiotropic effectsEndothelial cellsMicrovascular endothelial cellsExpressionBlood-brain barrier functionCultured brain microvascular endothelial cellsEngineered microvascular basement membrane mimetic for real‐time neutrophil tracking in the microvascular wall
Morales L, Kim C, Pan Y, Scheuring S, Gonzalez A. Engineered microvascular basement membrane mimetic for real‐time neutrophil tracking in the microvascular wall. Bioengineering & Translational Medicine 2025 DOI: 10.1002/btm2.70008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMigration arrest and transendothelial trafficking of human pathogenic-like Th17 cells are mediated by differentially positioned chemokines
Parween F, Singh S, Kathuria N, Zhang H, Ashida S, Otaizo-Carrasquero F, Shamsaddini A, Gardina P, Ganesan S, Kabat J, Lorenzi H, Riley D, Myers T, Pittaluga S, Bielekova B, Farber J. Migration arrest and transendothelial trafficking of human pathogenic-like Th17 cells are mediated by differentially positioned chemokines. Nature Communications 2025, 16: 1978. PMID: 40000641, PMCID: PMC11861662, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-57002-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndothelial cellsTransendothelial migrationCCR2 ligandsFunction of CCR6Migration arrestChemokine receptor CCR6T cell receptor activationCerebrospinal fluid of patientsActivation-associated genesFluid of patientsActivated endothelial cellsEC surfaceTh17 signatureReceptor CCR6Th17 cellsT cellsChemokine receptorsCell extravasationInflammatory cytokinesReceptor activationCerebrospinal fluidCCR6ChemokinesMultiple sclerosisEnhanced expressionSuppression of endothelial ceramide de novo biosynthesis by Nogo-B contributes to cardiometabolic diseases
Rubinelli L, Manzo O, Sungho J, Del Gaudio I, Bareja R, Marino A, Palikhe S, Di Mauro V, Bucci M, Falcone D, Elemento O, Ersoy B, Diano S, Sasset L, Di Lorenzo A. Suppression of endothelial ceramide de novo biosynthesis by Nogo-B contributes to cardiometabolic diseases. Nature Communications 2025, 16: 1968. PMID: 40000621, PMCID: PMC11862206, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-56869-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNogo-BEndothelial dysfunctionHFD miceCardiometabolic diseasesSphingolipid signalingDevelopment of therapeutic strategiesBioactive sphingolipidsCeramide degradationSphingosine-1-phosphateHepatic glucose productionIn vivo evidenceEndothelial cellsEndothelial specific deletionCeramideBiosynthesisHigh-fat dietPathological implicationsSphingolipidsGlucose productionHFDIn vivoMale miceMetabolic dysfunctionTherapeutic strategiesMetabolic disordersEndothelial SHANK3 regulates tight junctions in the neonatal mouse blood-brain barrier through β-Catenin signaling
Kim Y, Kim M, Kim S, Lee R, Ujihara Y, Marquez-Wilkins E, Jiang Y, Yang E, Kim H, Lee C, Park C, Kim I. Endothelial SHANK3 regulates tight junctions in the neonatal mouse blood-brain barrier through β-Catenin signaling. Nature Communications 2025, 16: 1407. PMID: 39915488, PMCID: PMC11802743, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-56720-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlood-brain barrierNeuronal excitabilityB-cateninBarrier functionMouse blood-brain barrierReduced neuronal excitabilityMale mutant miceBlood-brain barrier permeabilityBrain endothelial cellsAutism spectrum disorderNeonatal micePotential therapeutic targetASD risk genesMutant miceTight junctionsImpaired sociabilityPathogenic mechanismsBrain parenchymaEndothelial cellsTherapeutic targetASD pathogenesisSHANK3Adult ageDisabling conditionMicecSTAR analysis identifies endothelial cell cycle as a key regulator of flow-dependent artery remodeling
Deng H, Rukhlenko O, Joshi D, Hu X, Junk P, Tuliakova A, Kholodenko B, Schwartz M. cSTAR analysis identifies endothelial cell cycle as a key regulator of flow-dependent artery remodeling. Science Advances 2025, 11: eado9970. PMID: 39752487, PMCID: PMC11698091, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.ado9970.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsShear stressCell cycle-dependent kinasesHigh shear stressLow shear stressOscillatory shear stressPhysiological shear stressFluid shear stressCell cycle arrestRegulatory networksTranscriptomic statesResponse to drug treatmentCycle arrestCell cycleEndothelial cell cycleDisease susceptibilityRegulatory mechanismsVessel behaviorCDK2Endothelial cellsIn vitroStressRegulationVascular endothelial cellsRemodelingCells
2024
Predicting lung aging using scRNA-Seq data
Song Q, Singh A, McDonough J, Adams T, Vos R, De Man R, Myers G, Ceulemans L, Vanaudenaerde B, Wuyts W, Yan X, Schupp J, Hagood J, Kaminski N, Bar-Joseph Z. Predicting lung aging using scRNA-Seq data. PLOS Computational Biology 2024, 20: e1012632. PMID: 39700255, PMCID: PMC11741621, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1012632.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInterplay between Netrin-1 and Norrin controls arteriovenous zonation of blood–retina barrier integrity
Furtado J, Geraldo L, Leser F, Bartkowiak B, Poulet M, Park H, Robinson M, Pibouin-Fragner L, Eichmann A, Boyé K. Interplay between Netrin-1 and Norrin controls arteriovenous zonation of blood–retina barrier integrity. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2024, 121: e2408674121. PMID: 39693351, PMCID: PMC11670198, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2408674121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlood-retina barrierBlood-retina barrier integrityGene expressionScRNA-seqEndothelial cellsNetrin-1 receptor UNC5BNetrin-1Cell gene expression programsSingle-cell RNA sequencingDevelopment of retinal diseasesWnt signaling componentsGene expression programsTight junction proteinsMutant endothelial cellsScaffold proteinTranscriptional activityLoss of functionRNA sequencingRetinal arteriolesRetina endothelial cellsRetinal diseasesHomologue 1Expression programsReceptor UNC5BEndothelial subtypesVascular endothelial cells derived from transgene-free pig induced pluripotent stem cells for vascular tissue engineering
Batty L, Park J, Qin L, Riaz M, Lin Y, Xu Z, Gao X, Li X, Lopez C, Zhang W, Hoareau M, Fallon M, Huang Y, Luo H, Luo J, Ménoret S, Li P, Jiang Z, Smith P, Sachs D, Tellides G, Anegon I, Pober J, Liu P, Qyang Y. Vascular endothelial cells derived from transgene-free pig induced pluripotent stem cells for vascular tissue engineering. Acta Biomaterialia 2024, 193: 171-184. PMID: 39681154, PMCID: PMC12212065, DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2024.12.033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThis study created transgene-free pig induced pluripotent stem cells for engineered blood vessels that prevent clots, opening new possibilities for modeling improved cardiovascular treatments.Intracellular endothelial cell metabolism in vascular function and dysfunction
Citrin K, Chaube B, Fernández-Hernando C, Suárez Y. Intracellular endothelial cell metabolism in vascular function and dysfunction. Trends In Endocrinology And Metabolism 2024 PMID: 39672762, PMCID: PMC12159263, DOI: 10.1016/j.tem.2024.11.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFatty acid oxidationEndothelial cellsIntracellular metabolic pathwaysInner lining of blood vesselsVascular functionCell metabolismMetabolic pathwaysEndothelial cell metabolismLipid handlingDesign new therapiesRegulate vascular toneInfluence disease progressionAcid oxidationMetabolic signaturesVascular toneNew therapiesLining of blood vesselsDisease progressionLeukocyte adhesionMetabolic changesVascular diseaseOxidative stressBlood vesselsIncreased permeabilityWound healingFully biologic endothelialized-tissue-engineered vascular conduits provide antithrombotic function and graft patency
Park J, Riaz M, Qin L, Zhang W, Batty L, Fooladi S, Kural M, Li X, Luo H, Xu Z, Wang J, Banno K, Gu S, Yuan Y, Anderson C, Ellis M, Zhou J, Luo J, Shi X, Shin J, Liu Y, Lee S, Yoder M, Elder R, Mak M, Thorn S, Sinusas A, Gruber P, Hwa J, Tellides G, Niklason L, Qyang Y. Fully biologic endothelialized-tissue-engineered vascular conduits provide antithrombotic function and graft patency. Cell Stem Cell 2024, 32: 137-143.e6. PMID: 39644899, PMCID: PMC11698629, DOI: 10.1016/j.stem.2024.11.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTissue-engineered vascular conduitsSingle-ventricle congenital heart defectsEndothelial cellsBiodegradable polymeric scaffoldsGraft patencyAutologous bone marrow cellsAntithrombotic functionCongenital heart defectsInferior vena cava graftHiPSC-derived endothelial cellsBone marrow cellsHuman umbilical arteryDecellularized human umbilical arteriesPolymeric scaffoldsHost endothelial cellsHuman induced pluripotent stem cell (hiPSC)-derived endothelial cellsUmbilical arteryHeart defectsVascular conduitsMarrow cellsFlow bioreactorVena cava graftNude ratsGraft stenosisClinical trialsEnhancing human capillary tube network assembly and maturation through upregulated expression of pericyte-derived TIMP-3
Yrigoin K, Bernard K, Castaño M, Cleaver O, Sumanas S, Davis G. Enhancing human capillary tube network assembly and maturation through upregulated expression of pericyte-derived TIMP-3. Frontiers In Cell And Developmental Biology 2024, 12: 1465806. PMID: 39544367, PMCID: PMC11560913, DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2024.1465806.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTIMP-3Endothelial cellsHuman pericytesPresence of doxycyclineCollagen type IVCo-culture modelIncreasing tube lengthHuman endothelial cellsStabilization networkTissue inhibitorNetwork assemblyPericyte recruitmentCapillary assemblyCo-assemblyType IVUpregulated expressionPericytesCo-cultureTube lengthDoxycycline additionEC-pericyte interactionsTube widthDoxycyclineNetwork of capillary tubesElectron tomography visualization of HIV-1 virions trapped by fusion inhibitors to host cells in infected tissues
Ladinsky M, Zhu L, Ullah I, Uchil P, Kumar P, Kay M, Bjorkman P. Electron tomography visualization of HIV-1 virions trapped by fusion inhibitors to host cells in infected tissues. Journal Of Virology 2024, 98: e01432-24. PMID: 39475277, PMCID: PMC11575291, DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01432-24.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHIV-1 virionsHIV-1 target cellsHIV-1Fusion inhibitorsTarget cellsBone marrow/liver/thymus miceHIV-1 pseudovirionsCo-receptorHost cell membraneTZM-bl cellsPre-hairpin intermediateVascular endothelial cellsCell surfaceHumanized miceTZM-blCell membraneInfected tissuesEnvEndothelial cellsViral envelopeBind host receptorsHost receptorsInhibitorsCo-receptor proteinsPresence of virionsShear stress is uncoupled from atheroprotective KLK10 in atherosclerotic plaques
Zhou Z, Korteland S, Tardajos-Ayllon B, Wu J, Chambers E, Weninck J, Simons M, Dunning M, Schenkel T, Diagbouga M, Wentzel J, Fragiadaki M, Evans P. Shear stress is uncoupled from atheroprotective KLK10 in atherosclerotic plaques. Atherosclerosis 2024, 398: 118622. PMID: 39413592, DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2024.118622.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsShear stressPhysiological shear stressComputational fluid dynamicsDiseased arteriesHealthy arteriesGene Ontology termsFluid dynamicsSingle-cell RNA sequencingApoptotic gene expressionEffect of physiological shear stressPromote vascular homeostasisOntology termsRNA sequencingFunctional enrichmentEndothelial cellsGene expressionRisk of cardiovascular complicationsIL-1β Induces Human Endothelial Surface Expression of IL-15 by Relieving let-7c-3p Suppression of Protein Translation.
Mullan C, Summer L, Lopez-Giraldez F, Tobiasova Z, Manes T, Yasothan S, Song G, Jane-Wit D, Saltzman W, Pober J. IL-1β Induces Human Endothelial Surface Expression of IL-15 by Relieving let-7c-3p Suppression of Protein Translation. The Journal Of Immunology 2024, 213: 1338-1348. PMID: 39302113, PMCID: PMC11493510, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.2400331.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIL-15Surface expressionIL-1BIL-15 transcriptsEndothelial cellsCD8 T cell activationExpression of IL-15EC surface expressionIL-15 transpresentationComplement activationGraft endothelial cellsActivity of CTLT cell activationIL-15 mRNAEndothelial surface expressionAbsence of complement activationCultured human endothelial cellsIL-1-mediated activationIL-15RAProtein translationAllograft rejectionRNA polymerase II-mediated transcriptionHuman endothelial cellsSuppression of protein translation
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