2022
Dysregulation of TSP2-Rac1-WAVE2 axis in diabetic cells leads to cytoskeletal disorganization, increased cell stiffness, and dysfunction
Xing H, Huang Y, Kunkemoeller B, Dahl P, Muraleetharan O, Malvankar N, Murrell M, Kyriakides T. Dysregulation of TSP2-Rac1-WAVE2 axis in diabetic cells leads to cytoskeletal disorganization, increased cell stiffness, and dysfunction. Scientific Reports 2022, 12: 22474. PMID: 36577792, PMCID: PMC9797577, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-26337-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell-derived matricesCell stiffnessFamily verprolin-homologous protein 2Active Rac1Thrombospondin-2Homologous protein 2Less traction forceCytoskeleton organizationExtracellular matrix productionMajor cell populationF-actinCytoskeletal disorganizationRegulatory roleProtein 2Matrix productionCritical functionsECM productionArt microscopy techniquesNew functionsCell populationsSpindle-like shapeRac1Normal fibroblastsFibroblastsWound space
2004
The CC Chemokine Ligand, CCL2/MCP1, Participates in Macrophage Fusion and Foreign Body Giant Cell Formation
Kyriakides TR, Foster MJ, Keeney GE, Tsai A, Giachelli CM, Clark-Lewis I, Rollins BJ, Bornstein P. The CC Chemokine Ligand, CCL2/MCP1, Participates in Macrophage Fusion and Foreign Body Giant Cell Formation. American Journal Of Pathology 2004, 165: 2157-2166. PMID: 15579457, PMCID: PMC1618731, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9440(10)63265-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsForeign body giant cellsForeign body reactionCC chemokine ligand 2CCL2-null miceChemokine ligand 2CC chemokine ligandBlood-borne monocytesPeripheral blood monocytesWild-type miceCCL2/MCP1Chemokine ligandGiant cell formationMonocyte recruitmentBlood monocytesFBGC formationMacrophage fusionGiant cellsImplantation sitesBody reactionForeign body giant cell formationMiceInhibitory peptidesCCL2 functionMonocytesChemotactic signals