2017
ASK1-dependent endothelial cell activation is critical in ovarian cancer growth and metastasis
Yin M, Zhou HJ, Zhang J, Lin C, Li H, Li X, Li Y, Zhang H, Breckenridge DG, Ji W, Min W. ASK1-dependent endothelial cell activation is critical in ovarian cancer growth and metastasis. JCI Insight 2017, 2: e91828. PMID: 28931753, PMCID: PMC5621912, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.91828.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTumor-associated macrophagesOvarian cancer growthOvarian cancerTranscoelomic metastasisCancer growthTumor growthOrthotopic ovarian cancer modelPeritoneal tumor growthInflammation-mediated tumorigenesisOvarian cancer modelEndothelial cell activationJunction protein VE-cadherinOvarian cancer progressionTAM infiltrationMacrophage infiltrationVascular leakageMacrophage transmigrationVascular permeabilityMouse modelVascular endotheliumMetastasis cancerTherapeutic targetMacrophage activationColon cancerCancer model
2010
Endothelial-Specific Transgenesis of TNFR2 Promotes Adaptive Arteriogenesis and Angiogenesis
Luo Y, Xu Z, Wan T, He Y, Jones D, Zhang H, Min W. Endothelial-Specific Transgenesis of TNFR2 Promotes Adaptive Arteriogenesis and Angiogenesis. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis And Vascular Biology 2010, 30: 1307-1314. PMID: 20395596, PMCID: PMC2889154, DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.110.204222.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptation, PhysiologicalAnimalsApoptosisCell ProliferationCell SurvivalDisease Models, AnimalEndothelial CellsFemoral ArteryHindlimbHumansIschemiaLigationMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMice, TransgenicMuscle, SkeletalNeovascularization, PhysiologicProtein-Tyrosine KinasesReceptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type IIRecovery of FunctionRegional Blood FlowTime FactorsVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2ConceptsFemoral artery ligation modelIschemic reserve capacityLimb perfusion recoveryTNFR2-deficient micePeripheral arterial diseaseCoronary artery diseaseIschemia-induced angiogenesisArtery ligation modelTNFR2 knockoutTNFR2-KOArtery diseaseActivation of TNFR2Adaptive angiogenesisArterial diseaseTg miceVascular diseaseLigation modelPerfusion recoveryAdaptive arteriogenesisVascular endotheliumLower limbsUpper limbGlobal deletionTNFR2Mice