2018
Inhibiting Integrin α5 Cytoplasmic Domain Signaling Reduces Atherosclerosis and Promotes Arteriogenesis
Budatha M, Zhang J, Zhuang ZW, Yun S, Dahlman JE, Anderson DG, Schwartz MA. Inhibiting Integrin α5 Cytoplasmic Domain Signaling Reduces Atherosclerosis and Promotes Arteriogenesis. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2018, 7: e007501. PMID: 29382667, PMCID: PMC5850249, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.117.007501.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAortaAortic DiseasesAtherosclerosisCyclic Nucleotide Phosphodiesterases, Type 4Disease Models, AnimalExtracellular MatrixFibronectinsFibrosisGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHindlimbInflammation MediatorsIntegrin alpha2Integrin alpha5IschemiaLeukocytesMaleMatrix MetalloproteinasesMice, Inbred C57BLMice, Knockout, ApoEMuscle, SkeletalNeovascularization, PhysiologicNF-kappa BPhenotypePlaque, AtheroscleroticSignal TransductionVascular RemodelingConceptsEndothelial inflammatory activationAtherosclerotic plaque sizeInflammatory activationPlaque stabilityVascular remodelingEndothelial NF-κB activationSmooth muscle cell contentPlaque sizeFemoral artery ligationMuscle cell contentTreatment of atherosclerosisInflammatory gene expressionPotential therapeutic targetFibrous cap thicknessNF-κB activationSmaller atherosclerotic plaquesArtery ligationAortic rootHindlimb ischemiaCompensatory remodelingAtherosclerotic plaquesTherapeutic targetLeukocyte contentMetalloproteinase expressionEndothelial basement membrane
2016
An Osteopontin/CD44 Axis in RhoGDI2-Mediated Metastasis Suppression
Ahmed M, Sottnik JL, Dancik GM, Sahu D, Hansel DE, Theodorescu D, Schwartz MA. An Osteopontin/CD44 Axis in RhoGDI2-Mediated Metastasis Suppression. Cancer Cell 2016, 30: 432-443. PMID: 27593345, PMCID: PMC5154333, DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2016.08.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBladder cancer metastasisCancer metastasisLymph node metastasisPoor clinical outcomeTumor-associated macrophagesPrimary tumor growthPotential therapeutic targetOsteopontin expression correlatesNode metastasisClinical outcomesPrimary tumorCD44 axisTherapeutic targetTumor aggressivenessMetastasisTumor growthExpression correlatesTumor cellsRac-GEF Tiam1Osteopontin bindsMetastasis suppressionRac1 axisTumorsCD44RhoGDI2