2013
Altered vascular activation due to deficiency of the NADPH oxidase component p22phox
Wang H, Albadawi H, Siddiquee Z, Stone J, Panchenko M, Watkins M, Stone J. Altered vascular activation due to deficiency of the NADPH oxidase component p22phox. Cardiovascular Pathology 2013, 23: 35-42. PMID: 24035466, DOI: 10.1016/j.carpath.2013.08.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCarotid Artery InjuriesCarotid Artery, CommonCase-Control StudiesCasein Kinase IalphaCells, CulturedCoronary VesselsCytochrome b GroupElastic TissueFemaleGranulomatous Disease, ChronicHeterogeneous-Nuclear Ribonucleoprotein Group CHumansHyperplasiaInfantMaleMatrix Metalloproteinase 12MiceMice, KnockoutMuscle, Smooth, VascularNADPH OxidasesNeointimaReactive Oxygen SpeciesRNA InterferenceTissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-1TransfectionConceptsWild-type littermatesElastic fiber lossVascular activationDeficient miceIntimal hyperplasiaNADPH oxidase complexCoronary artery smooth muscle cellsNicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) oxidaseArtery smooth muscle cellsHuman coronary artery smooth muscle cellsAdenine Dinucleotide Phosphate OxidaseBasal blood pressureCarotid artery ligationExpression ratioSmooth muscle cellsLung biopsyBlood pressureFiber lossArtery ligationCarotid ligationCarotid arteryTissue inhibitorHuman patientsMuscle cellsMice
2008
Transgenic overexpression of a stable Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-1 variant
Fahim A, Wang H, Feng J, Ginsburg D. Transgenic overexpression of a stable Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-1 variant. Thrombosis Research 2008, 123: 785-792. PMID: 18774162, PMCID: PMC2670886, DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2008.07.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlasminogen activator inhibitor-1Plasma PAI-1 levelsPAI-1 levelsPAI-1 mRNAHigher plasma PAI-1 levelsTransgenic overexpressionEvidence of thrombosisActivator inhibitor-1PAI-1 variantsApparent thrombosisHistologic examinationSerine protease inhibitor gene familyPhysiologic effectsTransgenic miceChicken beta-actin promoterModerate expressionInhibitor-1High expressionBeta-actin promoterBiologic importanceThrombosisPhysiologic conditionsKidneyMiceLiver