2016
The neuropilin-like protein ESDN regulates insulin signaling and sensitivity
Li X, Jung JJ, Nie L, Razavian M, Zhang J, Samuel V, Sadeghi MM. The neuropilin-like protein ESDN regulates insulin signaling and sensitivity. AJP Heart And Circulatory Physiology 2016, 310: h1184-h1193. PMID: 26921437, PMCID: PMC4867389, DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00782.2015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAnimalsAntigens, CDAorta, ThoracicCell MovementCell ProliferationCells, CulturedDose-Response Relationship, DrugEnzyme ActivationFemaleGenotypeGRB10 Adaptor ProteinInsulinInsulin ResistanceMaleMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMitogen-Activated Protein KinasesMuscle, Smooth, VascularMyocytes, Smooth MuscleNeuropilinsPhenotypePhosphorylationProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktReceptor, InsulinSignal TransductionTime FactorsUbiquitinationConceptsSignal transductionNovel regulatorSmooth muscle cell-derived neuropilin-like proteinInsulin receptorInsulin receptor signal transductionMitogen-activated protein kinase activationSrc homology 2Novel regulatory mechanismReceptor signal transductionProtein kinase BInsulin signal transductionProtein kinase activationInsulin receptor phosphorylationPleckstrin homologyHomology 2Adaptor proteinTransmembrane proteinGrowth factor receptorKinase activationVascular smooth muscle cell proliferationRegulatory mechanismsKinase BInsulin signalingReceptor phosphorylationNovel therapeutic avenuesIntegrin β3 inhibition is a therapeutic strategy for supravalvular aortic stenosis
Misra A, Sheikh AQ, Kumar A, Luo J, Zhang J, Hinton RB, Smoot L, Kaplan P, Urban Z, Qyang Y, Tellides G, Greif DM. Integrin β3 inhibition is a therapeutic strategy for supravalvular aortic stenosis. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2016, 213: 451-463. PMID: 26858344, PMCID: PMC4813675, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20150688.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmooth muscle cellsMutant miceTherapeutic strategiesAortic stenosis patientsAortic smooth muscle cellsSupravalvular aortic stenosisAttractive therapeutic strategyIntegrin β3 levelsAortic pathologyAortic stenosisStenosis patientsArterial diseaseLumen lossPathological featuresArterial mediaLarge arteriesAortic mediaElastin deficiencyPharmacological inhibitionMuscle cellsStenosisMicePathological stenosisExplant culturesSVAS patients
2015
Impaired LRP6-TCF7L2 Activity Enhances Smooth Muscle Cell Plasticity and Causes Coronary Artery Disease
Srivastava R, Zhang J, Go GW, Narayanan A, Nottoli TP, Mani A. Impaired LRP6-TCF7L2 Activity Enhances Smooth Muscle Cell Plasticity and Causes Coronary Artery Disease. Cell Reports 2015, 13: 746-759. PMID: 26489464, PMCID: PMC4626307, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2015.09.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery diseaseLRP6 activityArtery diseaseObstructive coronary artery diseaseHigh-fat dietVascular smooth muscle cell differentiationMuscle cell plasticitySmooth muscle cell differentiationAtherosclerotic burdenMedial hyperplasiaCarotid injuryArterial diseaseVascular obstructionNeointima formationTherapeutic targetWnt3a administrationIntact WntVSMC differentiationKnockout backgroundDiseaseMiceVessel wallNon-canonical WntCoreceptor LRP6Cell plasticity
2014
Netrin-1 controls sympathetic arterial innervation
Brunet I, Gordon E, Han J, Cristofaro B, Broqueres-You D, Liu C, Bouvrée K, Zhang J, del Toro R, Mathivet T, Larrivée B, Jagu J, Pibouin-Fragner L, Pardanaud L, Machado MJ, Kennedy TE, Zhuang Z, Simons M, Levy BI, Tessier-Lavigne M, Grenz A, Eltzschig H, Eichmann A. Netrin-1 controls sympathetic arterial innervation. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2014, 124: 3230-3240. PMID: 24937433, PMCID: PMC4071369, DOI: 10.1172/jci75181.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornDCC ReceptorFemaleGrowth ConesMaleMesenteric ArteriesMiceMice, KnockoutMice, Mutant StrainsMice, TransgenicModels, NeurologicalMyocytes, Smooth MuscleNerve Growth FactorsNetrin-1PregnancyReceptors, Cell SurfaceSympathetic Nervous SystemTumor Suppressor ProteinsVasoconstrictionConceptsSmooth muscle cellsArterial innervationNetrin-1Resistance arteriesAutonomic sympathetic nervesArterial smooth muscle cellsPeripheral resistance arteriesBlood flow regulationOnset of innervationBlood flow controlCell type-specific deletionAxon guidance cue netrin-1Guidance cue netrin-1Sympathetic nervesSympathetic innervationVascular toneColorectal cancerPeripheral organsSympathetic neuronsBlood supplyInnervationMuscle cellsSympathetic growth conesArteryGrowth cones
2013
Endothelial Cell–Dependent Regulation of Arteriogenesis
Moraes F, Paye J, Mac Gabhann F, Zhuang ZW, Zhang J, Lanahan AA, Simons M. Endothelial Cell–Dependent Regulation of Arteriogenesis. Circulation Research 2013, 113: 1076-1086. PMID: 23897694, PMCID: PMC3865810, DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.113.301340.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdult arteriogenesisCell-autonomous fashionGrowth factor signalingMouse linesCell-autonomous effectsKnockin mouse lineMorphogenetic defectsArterial morphogenesisCell type-specific deletionFactor signalingCell typesCre-driver mouse linesSynectinAttractive therapeutic strategyOcclusive atherosclerotic diseaseMuscle cellsEndothelial cellsRegulationArterial conduitsAtherosclerotic diseaseTherapeutic strategiesAdult miceClinical importanceArteriogenesisCells