2024
Endothelial HIFα-PDGF-B to smooth muscle Beclin1 signaling sustains pathological muscularization in pulmonary hypertension
Saddouk F, Kuzemczak A, Saito J, Greif D. Endothelial HIFα-PDGF-B to smooth muscle Beclin1 signaling sustains pathological muscularization in pulmonary hypertension. JCI Insight 2024, 9: e162449. PMID: 38652543, PMCID: PMC11141934, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.162449.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSmooth muscle cellsArteriole smooth muscle cellsPulmonary hypertensionPlatelet-derived growth factor-BDistal muscularizationSugen 5416Endothelial cellsHuman idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertensionHypoxia-induced pulmonary vascular remodelingPulmonary artery smooth muscle cellsIdiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertensionHypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)-1aArtery smooth muscle cellsDistal pulmonary arteriolesPulmonary arterial hypertensionPulmonary vascular remodelingDeletion of Hif1aLung endothelial cellsGrowth factor BEC-specific deletionPulmonary arteriolesArterial hypertensionLung lysatesMuscle cellsVascular remodeling
2022
JAGGED1/NOTCH3 activation promotes aortic hypermuscularization and stenosis in elastin deficiency
Dave JM, Chakraborty R, Ntokou A, Saito J, Saddouk FZ, Feng Z, Misra A, Tellides G, Riemer RK, Urban Z, Kinnear C, Ellis J, Mital S, Mecham R, Martin KA, Greif DM. JAGGED1/NOTCH3 activation promotes aortic hypermuscularization and stenosis in elastin deficiency. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2022, 132: e142338. PMID: 34990407, PMCID: PMC8884911, DOI: 10.1172/jci142338.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmooth muscle cellsSupravalvular aortic stenosisEndothelial cellsElastin insufficiencyObstructive arterial diseaseAortic smooth muscle cellsΓ-secretaseAortic vascular cellsPotential therapeutic targetNotch3 intracellular domainNotch ligand Jagged1Aortic stenosisArterial diseasePathological featuresPharmacological treatmentJag1 deletionLuminal obstructionMouse modelNotch3 activationTherapeutic targetSMC accumulationPathway upregulationAortic samplesMice displayNotch3 deletion