2021
Recovery of limb perfusion and function after hindlimb ischemia is impaired by arterial calcification
Zettervall SL, Wang X, Monk S, Lin T, Cai Y, Guzman RJ. Recovery of limb perfusion and function after hindlimb ischemia is impaired by arterial calcification. Physiological Reports 2021, 9: e15008. PMID: 34405571, PMCID: PMC8371346, DOI: 10.14814/phy2.15008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral artery diseaseMedial artery calcificationFemoral artery ligationVehicle-injected ratsMedial calcificationHindlimb ischemiaArtery calcificationLimb ischemiaArtery ligationFunctional recoveryArterial calcificationLaser Doppler perfusion imagingAcute limb ischemiaChronic kidney diseaseRecovery of perfusionVascular smooth muscle cellsSmooth muscle cellsLower extremity vesselsAmputation rateArtery diseaseArterial stiffnessClinical outcomesImpaired perfusionKidney diseaseLimb perfusion
2019
Medial artery calcification increases neointimal hyperplasia after balloon injury
Marshall AP, Luo W, Wang XL, Lin T, Cai Y, Guzman RJ. Medial artery calcification increases neointimal hyperplasia after balloon injury. Scientific Reports 2019, 9: 8193. PMID: 31160618, PMCID: PMC6547750, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-44668-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAngioplasty, BalloonAnimalsBone Morphogenetic Protein 2CalcinosisCalcium ChlorideCarotid ArteriesCarotid Artery InjuriesCell ProliferationCoronary RestenosisDisease Models, AnimalHyperplasiaMaleMuscle, Smooth, VascularMyocytes, Smooth MuscleNeointimaProliferating Cell Nuclear AntigenRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyTunica IntimaConceptsSmooth muscle cellsNeointimal hyperplasiaBalloon injuryArterial calcificationCalcified arteriesMedial smooth muscle cellsCell nuclear antigen stainingBalloon catheter injuryMedial artery calcificationTime of injuryVascular smooth muscle cellsNeointimal cell proliferationCell proliferationCatheter injuryArtery calcificationMedial calcificationSubcutaneous injectionAntigen stainingVitamin D3Rat carotidEffect of calcificationArteryHyperplasiaAdventitial applicationInjury