2017
Shear Stress Induces Change in Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinase 5 Levels with Sustained Activation under Disturbed and Continuous Laminar Flow
Shalaby SY, Chitragari G, Sumpio BJ, Sumpio BE. Shear Stress Induces Change in Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinase 5 Levels with Sustained Activation under Disturbed and Continuous Laminar Flow. International Journal Of Angiology 2017, 26: 109-115. PMID: 28566937, PMCID: PMC5446257, DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1599057.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExtracellular signal-regulated kinase 5Pathogenesis of atherosclerosisExposure of HUVECERK5 activationVascular dysfunctionPattern of activationFro flowVascular remodelingConfluent HUVECsHours of exposurePhospho-ERK5Endothelial integrityActivation of ERK5Kinase 5Sustained activationEnd of experimentationERK5 phosphorylationHUVECActivationHoursExposureTransient phosphorylationCell lysatesDisturbed flow conditionsParallel plate flow chamber
2003
Role of PP2A in the regulation of p38 MAPK activation in bovine aortic endothelial cells exposed to cyclic strain
Lee T, Kim SJ, Sumpio BE. Role of PP2A in the regulation of p38 MAPK activation in bovine aortic endothelial cells exposed to cyclic strain. Journal Of Cellular Physiology 2003, 194: 349-355. PMID: 12548554, DOI: 10.1002/jcp.10211.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsP38 MAPK activationMAPK activationCatalytic subunitBovine aortic endothelial cellsPhospho-p38 MAPKOkadaic acidProtein phosphatase type 2AInhibitor of PP2AAortic endothelial cellsEndothelial cellsProtein kinaseRapid phosphorylationPP2AP38 mitogenRegulatory roleCell lysatesPhosphatase activityPP2AcMAPKPhosphorylationCyclic strainSubunitsType 2ACyclic strain resultsCells
1999
Thrombospondin-1 induces activation of focal adhesion kinase in vascular smooth muscle cells
Gahtan V, Wang X, Ikeda M, Willis A, Tuszynski G, Sumpio B. Thrombospondin-1 induces activation of focal adhesion kinase in vascular smooth muscle cells. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 1999, 29: 1031-1036. PMID: 10359937, DOI: 10.1016/s0741-5214(99)70244-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTyrosine phosphorylationAntiphosphotyrosine immunoblottingThrombospondin-1TSP-1-induced VSMC migrationFocal adhesion kinase (FAK) proteinSignal transduction pathwaysFocal adhesion kinaseFocal adhesion plaquesVSMC migrationExtracellular matrix proteinsPlatelet-derived growth factorCrude cell lysatesMolecular weight 68Adhesion kinaseTransduction pathwaysKinase proteinAdhesion plaquesVascular smooth muscle cell proliferationVascular smooth muscle cellsMatrix proteinsCell lysatesPhosphorylationSmooth muscle cell proliferationFAK antibodyProtein bands