2008
Synergistic Effect of Cool/Thaw Cycles on Vascular Cells in an In Vitro Model of Cryoplasty
Yiu WK, Cheng SW, Sumpio BE. Synergistic Effect of Cool/Thaw Cycles on Vascular Cells in an In Vitro Model of Cryoplasty. Journal Of Vascular And Interventional Radiology 2008, 19: 925-930. PMID: 18503909, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2008.02.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmooth muscle cellsAkt activationEndothelial cellsApoptotic smooth muscle cellsActivation of AktBovine aortic smooth muscle cellsAortic smooth muscle cellsSurvival responseDeoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP nick end labelingFetal bovine serumTerminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP nick end labelingTransferase-mediated dUTP nick end labelingImmunoblot analysisDUTP nick end labelingHigher apoptotic rateVascular cells
2005
Differential effects of orbital and laminar shear stress on endothelial cells
Dardik A, Chen L, Frattini J, Asada H, Aziz F, Kudo FA, Sumpio BE. Differential effects of orbital and laminar shear stress on endothelial cells. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2005, 41: 869-880. PMID: 15886673, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2005.01.020.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2001
Role of p38 MAP kinase in endothelial cell alignment induced by fluid shear stress
Azuma N, Akasaka N, Kito H, Ikeda M, Gahtan V, Sasajima T, Sumpio B. Role of p38 MAP kinase in endothelial cell alignment induced by fluid shear stress. AJP Heart And Circulatory Physiology 2001, 280: h189-h197. PMID: 11123233, DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.2001.280.1.h189.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnimalsCattleCells, CulturedEndothelium, VascularEnzyme InhibitorsImidazolesImmunoblottingImmunohistochemistryIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMitogen-Activated Protein KinasesMutationNeoplasm ProteinsP38 Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesPlasmidsProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesPyridinesStress, MechanicalTransfection
2000
Endothelial cell response to different mechanical forces
Azuma N, Duzgun S, Ikeda M, Kito H, Akasaka N, Sasajima T, Sumpio B. Endothelial cell response to different mechanical forces. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2000, 32: 789-794. PMID: 11013043, DOI: 10.1067/mva.2000.107989.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnimalsAortaCattleCells, CulturedEndothelium, VascularEnzyme ActivationFocal Adhesion Kinase 1Focal Adhesion Protein-Tyrosine KinasesFocal AdhesionsHumansImmunoblottingJNK Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesMechanoreceptorsMitogen-Activated Protein KinasesPhosphorylationProtein-Tyrosine KinasesSignal TransductionStress, Mechanical
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