2023
Acetate controls endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition
Zhu X, Wang Y, Soaita I, Lee H, Bae H, Boutagy N, Bostwick A, Zhang R, Bowman C, Xu Y, Trefely S, Chen Y, Qin L, Sessa W, Tellides G, Jang C, Snyder N, Yu L, Arany Z, Simons M. Acetate controls endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition. Cell Metabolism 2023, 35: 1163-1178.e10. PMID: 37327791, PMCID: PMC10529701, DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2023.05.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsEndothelial CellsEndotheliumHumansSignal TransductionTransforming Growth Factor betaVascular DiseasesConceptsTGF-β signalingChronic vascular diseaseTGF-β receptor ALK5Mesenchymal transitionInduction of EndMTVascular diseaseMolecular basisPositive feedback loopReceptor ALK5Cellular levelSMADs 2Novel targetEndMT inductionMetabolic modulationMetabolic basisFibrotic stateSignalingPotential treatmentEndMTTGFDiseaseActivationInductionACSS2PDK4
2021
Adventitial remodeling protects against aortic rupture following late smooth muscle-specific disruption of TGFβ signaling
Kawamura Y, Murtada S, Gao F, Liu X, Tellides G, Humphrey J. Adventitial remodeling protects against aortic rupture following late smooth muscle-specific disruption of TGFβ signaling. Journal Of The Mechanical Behavior Of Biomedical Materials 2021, 116: 104264. PMID: 33508556, PMCID: PMC7959590, DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2020.104264.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdventitiaAnimalsAortic RuptureHumansMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMuscle, Smooth, VascularMyocytes, Smooth MuscleTransforming Growth Factor betaConceptsAortic dissectionMouse modelAortic wallCompensatory changesThoracic aortic dissectionMuscle-specific disruptionSmooth muscle cellsLoss of TGFβMedial integrityAortic ruptureClinical presentationMuscle cellsQuantitative histologyMatrix turnoverTGFβ receptorsDissectionWall stressTGFβType IIndividual subjectsSpecific disruptionVivo valuesExaminationRupture
2019
Endothelial TGF-β signalling drives vascular inflammation and atherosclerosis
Chen PY, Qin L, Li G, Wang Z, Dahlman JE, Malagon-Lopez J, Gujja S, Cilfone N, Kauffman K, Sun L, Sun H, Zhang X, Aryal B, Canfran-Duque A, Liu R, Kusters P, Sehgal A, Jiao Y, Anderson D, Gulcher J, Fernandez-Hernando C, Lutgens E, Schwartz M, Pober J, Chittenden T, Tellides G, Simons M. Endothelial TGF-β signalling drives vascular inflammation and atherosclerosis. Nature Metabolism 2019, 1: 912-926. PMID: 31572976, PMCID: PMC6767930, DOI: 10.1038/s42255-019-0102-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAtherosclerosisCapillary PermeabilityCell LineDisease ProgressionEndothelium, VascularHumansMiceMice, KnockoutSignal TransductionTransforming Growth Factor betaVasculitisConceptsTGF-β signalingVascular inflammationDisease progressionPlaque growthProgressive vascular diseaseVessel wall inflammationChronic inflammatory responseSpecific therapeutic interventionsAtherosclerotic plaque growthHyperlipidemic micePlaque inflammationWall inflammationProinflammatory effectsVascular diseaseInflammatory responseVascular permeabilityAtherosclerotic plaquesAbnormal shear stressTherapeutic interventionsInflammationEndothelial TGFΒ signalingVessel wallAtherosclerosisLipid retention