2020
TGFβ (Transforming Growth Factor-Beta)–Activated Kinase 1 Regulates Arteriovenous Fistula Maturation
Hu H, Lee SR, Bai H, Guo J, Hashimoto T, Isaji T, Guo X, Wang T, Wolf K, Liu S, Ono S, Yatsula B, Dardik A. TGFβ (Transforming Growth Factor-Beta)–Activated Kinase 1 Regulates Arteriovenous Fistula Maturation. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis And Vascular Biology 2020, 40: e203-e213. PMID: 32460580, PMCID: PMC7316601, DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.119.313848.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAortaArteriovenous Shunt, SurgicalCells, CulturedCollagen Type IEndothelial CellsFibronectinsHumansJNK Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesMaleMAP Kinase Kinase KinasesMechanotransduction, CellularMice, Inbred C57BLP38 Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesPhosphorylationStress, MechanicalVascular PatencyVascular RemodelingVena Cava, InferiorConceptsArteriovenous fistulaAVF maturationNoncanonical TGFβSuccessful AVF maturationArteriovenous fistula maturationNovel therapeutic approachesTAK1 functionsFistula maturationHemodialysis accessDeposition of ECMLuminal diameterMouse endothelial cellsMaturation failureTherapeutic approachesLumen dilationControl veinsWall thickeningAVF modelOptimal conduitArterial magnitudesEndothelial cellsTAK1 phosphorylationCollagen 1Growth factorLaminar shear stress
2003
Shear Stress and Cyclic Strain May Suppress Apoptosis in Endothelial Cells by Different Pathways
Haga M, Chen A, Gortler D, Dardik A, Sumpio B. Shear Stress and Cyclic Strain May Suppress Apoptosis in Endothelial Cells by Different Pathways. Endothelium 2003, 10: 149-157. PMID: 13129818, DOI: 10.1080/10623320390233463.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsApoptosisBcl-Associated Death ProteinCarrier ProteinsCattleCells, CulturedCulture Media, Serum-FreeEndothelial CellsEnzyme InhibitorsHemodynamicsPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesPhosphoinositide-3 Kinase InhibitorsPhosphorylationProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesProto-Oncogene ProteinsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktSignal TransductionStress, MechanicalTranscription, GeneticConceptsPhosphorylation of AktEndothelial cellsPI3K inhibitionInhibition of apoptosisK inhibitionHemodynamic forcesAortic endothelial cellsBovine aortic endothelial cellsEffect of SSArterial levelsIntimal hyperplasiaDownstream target BadNormal endotheliumMaximal stimulationAkt phosphorylationLaminar shear stressApoptosisDownstream phosphorylationAktInhibitionCell survivalEC growthSerum withdrawalAlternate pathwayPhosphorylation of Bad
1999
Chronic in vitro shear stress stimulates endothelial cell retention on prosthetic vascular grafts and reduces subsequent in vivo neointimal thickness
Dardik A, Liu A, Ballermann B. Chronic in vitro shear stress stimulates endothelial cell retention on prosthetic vascular grafts and reduces subsequent in vivo neointimal thickness. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 1999, 29: 157-167. PMID: 9882800, DOI: 10.1016/s0741-5214(99)70357-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenoviridaeAnimalsBeta-GalactosidaseBlood Vessel ProsthesisCell AdhesionCells, CulturedEndothelium, VascularFemaleGenetic VectorsHemorheologyHemostasisIn Vitro TechniquesMicroscopy, Electron, ScanningPolyurethanesRatsRats, Inbred F344Stress, MechanicalThrombosisTransfectionTunica IntimaConceptsProsthetic vascular graftsNeointimal thicknessDyne/cm2 shear stressEndothelial cellsGraft thrombosisEndothelial cell monolayersEndothelial cell retentionHemostasis timeVascular graftsCell monolayersAlpha-smooth muscle actinFischer 344 rat aortaGraft patency rateReplication-deficient adenoviral vectorLuminal surfaceAortic interposition graftsImmediate graft thrombosisChronic shear stressCultured endothelial cellsGraft failureInterposition graftMacrophage infiltrationPatency ratesCell-seeded graftsRat aorta