2004
The role of thrombospondin-1 in human disease1
Esemuede N, Lee T, Pierre-Paul D, Sumpio BE, Gahtan V. The role of thrombospondin-1 in human disease1. Journal Of Surgical Research 2004, 122: 135-142. PMID: 15522326, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2004.05.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThrombospondin-1Cell surface receptorsMatrix proteinsHuman diseasesCell typesExtracellular matrixHuman disease1Matricellular glycoproteinConflicting functions
2003
Thrombospondin‐1‐induced vascular smooth muscle cell chemotaxis: The role of the type 3 repeat and carboxyl terminal domains
Lee T, Nesselroth SM, Olson ET, Esemuede N, Lawler J, Sumpio BE, Gahtan V. Thrombospondin‐1‐induced vascular smooth muscle cell chemotaxis: The role of the type 3 repeat and carboxyl terminal domains. Journal Of Cellular Biochemistry 2003, 89: 500-506. PMID: 12761883, DOI: 10.1002/jcb.10524.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVSMC chemotaxisThrombospondin-1Acute phase reactantsSmooth muscle cell chemotaxisVascular diseaseVascular smooth muscle cell chemotaxisPhase reactantsExtracellular signal-regulated kinases 1Microchemotaxis chamberSignal-regulated kinases 1Serum-free mediumCell chemotaxisMatricellular glycoproteinActivate ERKWestern immunoblottingVSMCsT-testP38 activationP38 pathwayERKFusion proteinT3ChemotaxisKinase 1P38 kinase