2015
Elevated follicular helper T Cells and expression of IL-21 in thyroid tissues are involved in the pathogenesis of Graves’ disease
Zhang J, Ren M, Zeng H, Guo Y, Zhuang Z, Feng Z, Yan H, Xu M, Liang W, Yang C, Cheng H, Ding H, Yan L. Elevated follicular helper T Cells and expression of IL-21 in thyroid tissues are involved in the pathogenesis of Graves’ disease. Immunologic Research 2015, 62: 163-174. PMID: 25894310, DOI: 10.1007/s12026-015-8647-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGD thyroid tissuesExpression of TfhFollicular helper T cellsThyroid follicular cellsPresence of TFHIL-21Helper T cellsThyroid tissueTSAb stimulationThyroid autoantibodiesIL-21RT cellsCAMP productionIL-21 stimulationPathogenesis of GDPathogenesis of GravesRelated factorsReal-time polymerase chain reactionNormal thyroid follicular cellsNormal thyroid tissueSerum levelsAutoimmune diseasesConfocal microscopyPolymerase chain reactionTfh
2011
Macrophage skewing by Phd2 haplodeficiency prevents ischaemia by inducing arteriogenesis
Takeda Y, Costa S, Delamarre E, Roncal C, Leite de Oliveira R, Squadrito ML, Finisguerra V, Deschoemaeker S, Bruyère F, Wenes M, Hamm A, Serneels J, Magat J, Bhattacharyya T, Anisimov A, Jordan BF, Alitalo K, Maxwell P, Gallez B, Zhuang ZW, Saito Y, Simons M, De Palma M, Mazzone M. Macrophage skewing by Phd2 haplodeficiency prevents ischaemia by inducing arteriogenesis. Nature 2011, 479: 122-126. PMID: 21983962, PMCID: PMC4659699, DOI: 10.1038/nature10507.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChallenging the Surgical Rodent Hindlimb Ischemia Model with the Miniinterventional Technique
Zhuang ZW, Shi J, Rhodes JM, Tsapakos MJ, Simons M. Challenging the Surgical Rodent Hindlimb Ischemia Model with the Miniinterventional Technique. Journal Of Vascular And Interventional Radiology 2011, 22: 1437-1446. PMID: 21459613, PMCID: PMC3367666, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2010.12.039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBlood Flow VelocityBone Marrow TransplantationChemokinesCytokinesDisease Models, AnimalEmbolization, TherapeuticFemoral ArteryHindlimbInflammation MediatorsIschemiaLaser-Doppler FlowmetryLigationMaleMuscle, SkeletalNeovascularization, PhysiologicRatsRats, Inbred LewRecovery of FunctionRegional Blood FlowTime FactorsConceptsMarrow mononuclear cellsLaser Doppler imagingRight femoral arterySurgical ligationFemoral arteryHindlimb ischemia modelSL groupInterventional embolizationIschemia modelBone marrow mononuclear cellsGranulocyte colony-stimulating factorPreserves tissue integrityColony-stimulating factorVivo microscopic imagesHindlimb ischemic modelChemokine assaysMassive scarringInflammatory infiltrationIL-18Lewis ratsNerve degenerationIL-13IL-6Mononuclear cellsIschemic model
2010
Tissue-Engineered Lungs for in Vivo Implantation
Petersen TH, Calle EA, Zhao L, Lee EJ, Gui L, Raredon MB, Gavrilov K, Yi T, Zhuang ZW, Breuer C, Herzog E, Niklason LE. Tissue-Engineered Lungs for in Vivo Implantation. Science 2010, 329: 538-541. PMID: 20576850, PMCID: PMC3640463, DOI: 10.1126/science.1189345.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLung tissueLung matrixAcellular lung matrixNative lung tissueTissue-engineered lungsLung transplantationPrimary therapyAdult lung tissueAdult ratsPulmonary epitheliumVascular endotheliumFunctional lungLung regenerationVascular compartmentLungSeeded endothelial cellsMechanical characteristicsEndothelial cellsVivo implantationRatsEpitheliumTissueCellular componentsExtracellular matrixGas exchangeERK1/2-Akt1 crosstalk regulates arteriogenesis in mice and zebrafish
Ren B, Deng Y, Mukhopadhyay A, Lanahan AA, Zhuang ZW, Moodie KL, Mulligan-Kehoe MJ, Byzova TV, Peterson RT, Simons M. ERK1/2-Akt1 crosstalk regulates arteriogenesis in mice and zebrafish. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2010, 120: 1217-1228. PMID: 20237411, PMCID: PMC2846043, DOI: 10.1172/jci39837.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAnimalsArteriesCarrier ProteinsMaleMiceMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3MorphogenesisNeovascularization, PhysiologicNeuropeptidesPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktSignal TransductionVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2ZebrafishZebrafish Proteins