2004
Delayed angiogenesis in aging rats and therapeutic effect of adenoviral gene transfer of VEGF.
Wang H, Keiser J, Olszewski B, Rosebury W, Robertson A, Kovesdi I, Gordon D. Delayed angiogenesis in aging rats and therapeutic effect of adenoviral gene transfer of VEGF. International Journal Of Molecular Medicine 2004, 13: 581-7. PMID: 15010860, DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.13.4.581.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdenoviridaeAgingAnimalsBlotting, NorthernCell DivisionEndothelium, VascularEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayGene Transfer TechniquesHumansImmunoblottingImmunohistochemistryNeovascularization, PathologicNeovascularization, PhysiologicRatsTime FactorsTransfectionVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2
2001
Expression of metalloproteinases and its inhibitor in later stage of rabbit neointima development.
Wang H, Liu C, Song Y, Gordon D, Alavi M, Moore S. Expression of metalloproteinases and its inhibitor in later stage of rabbit neointima development. International Journal Of Molecular Medicine 2001, 7: 105-12. PMID: 11115618, DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.7.1.105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnimalsBlotting, NorthernBlotting, WesternEndothelium, VascularGene Expression RegulationIn Situ HybridizationMaleMatrix Metalloproteinase 2Matrix Metalloproteinase 9MetalloendopeptidasesRabbitsRNA, MessengerTime FactorsTissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-1Tissue Inhibitor of MetalloproteinasesTunica Intima
1998
Molecular characterization of rabbit CPP32 and its function in vascular smooth muscle cell apoptosis
Wang H, Keiser J. Molecular characterization of rabbit CPP32 and its function in vascular smooth muscle cell apoptosis. American Journal Of Physiology 1998, 274: h1132-h1140. PMID: 9575916, DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.1998.274.4.h1132.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCPP32 mRNASmooth muscle cellsDEVD-CHOSNP treatmentSignal transduction eventsCell death detection enzyme-linked immunosorbentDegradation of PARPApoptotic cell deathRabbit smooth muscle cellsVascular smooth muscle cell apoptosisCultured arterial smooth muscle cellsCaspase membersSmooth muscle cell apoptosisDNA fragmentation analysisMuscle cell apoptosisSubstrate recognitionTransduction eventsCPP32 proteinArterial smooth muscle cellsCultured smooth muscle cellsVascular smooth muscle cellsProtease familyDegenerate primersApoptosis pathwayCentral playerExpression of Membrane-Type Matrix Metalloproteinase in Rabbit Neointimal Tissue and Its Correlation with Matrix-Metalloproteinase-2 Activation
Wang H, Keiser J. Expression of Membrane-Type Matrix Metalloproteinase in Rabbit Neointimal Tissue and Its Correlation with Matrix-Metalloproteinase-2 Activation. Journal Of Vascular Research 1998, 35: 45-54. PMID: 9482695, DOI: 10.1159/000025564.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsAortaBase SequenceBlotting, NorthernCells, CulturedDNA, ComplementaryEnzyme ActivationGelatinasesGene ExpressionHumansMaleMatrix Metalloproteinase 2Matrix Metalloproteinases, Membrane-AssociatedMetalloendopeptidasesMolecular Sequence DataMuscle, Smooth, VascularPolymerase Chain ReactionRabbitsRNA ProbesRNA, MessengerSequence HomologyConceptsBalloon catheter de-endothelializationMMP-2 activationArterial SMCsTemporal expression patternsMembrane-type matrix metalloproteinasesMembrane-type matrix metalloproteinaseNorthern blot analysisMatrix metalloproteinasesExtracellular matrix degradationRabbit cDNAMammalian cellsMT-MMP-1Matrix metalloproteinase-2 activationMT-MMP-1 expressionExpression patternsVascular neointimal formationSequence analysisMMP-2MMP cDNAPhenotypic alterationsCDNAPeak expressionRNA probesBlot analysisMatrix degradationCollagen biosynthesis by neointimal smooth muscle cells cultured from rabbit aortic explants 15 weeks after de‐endothelialization
WANG H, LI Z, MOORE S, ALAVI M. Collagen biosynthesis by neointimal smooth muscle cells cultured from rabbit aortic explants 15 weeks after de‐endothelialization. International Journal Of Experimental Pathology 1998, 79: 47-53. PMID: 9614349, PMCID: PMC3219429, DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2613.1998.00048.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeointimal smooth muscle cellsSmooth muscle cellsArterial neointimaCollagen accumulationMuscle cellsConfluent smooth muscle cellsBalloon catheter injuryExtracellular matrix accumulationCatheter injuryDe-endothelializationNormal aortaProcollagen IIIMatrix accumulationAortic neointimaMRNA expression
1997
Expression of syndecan-1 in rabbit neointima following de-endothelialization by a balloon catheter
Wang H, Moore S, Alavi M. Expression of syndecan-1 in rabbit neointima following de-endothelialization by a balloon catheter. Atherosclerosis 1997, 131: 141-147. PMID: 9199266, DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9150(97)06078-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSyndecan-1Low density lipoprotein retentionSyndecan-1 expressionArterial injuryBalloon catheterImmunohistochemical stainingEarly atherogenesisNeointimal cellsPositive cellsArterial neointimaRabbit aortaNormal aortaNeointimal tissueRabbit neointimaAortic neointimaNeointimaLipoprotein retentionCell membrane proteoglycansGrowth factorProtein levelsExtracellular matrix componentsNorthern blot analysisAortaBlot analysisInjury