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Endothelial Cell-Pericyte Interactions in the Pathogenesis of Cerebral Cavernous Malformations (CCMs).
Min W, Zhou JH. Endothelial Cell-Pericyte Interactions in the Pathogenesis of Cerebral Cavernous Malformations (CCMs). Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives In Medicine 2022, 13: a041188. PMID: 35667709, PMCID: PMC9760308, DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a041188.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebral cavernous malformationsCCM lesionsEndothelial cellsCavernous malformationsEndothelial cell-pericyte interactionsEC-specific deletionBrain vasculatureMice resultsLesion formationParenchymal cellsCCM formationLesionsPericytesPrimary defectFunction mutationsMalformationsUnexpected findingCell typesUbiquitous expressionCellsPatientsCaveolae-mediated Tie2 signaling contributes to CCM pathogenesis in a brain endothelial cell-specific Pdcd10-deficient mouse model
Zhou HJ, Qin L, Jiang Q, Murray KN, Zhang H, Li B, Lin Q, Graham M, Liu X, Grutzendler J, Min W. Caveolae-mediated Tie2 signaling contributes to CCM pathogenesis in a brain endothelial cell-specific Pdcd10-deficient mouse model. Nature Communications 2021, 12: 504. PMID: 33495460, PMCID: PMC7835246, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-20774-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebral cavernous malformationsCCM lesionsSmooth muscle actin-positive pericytesEndothelial cell lossRegions of brainCCM pathogenesisPost-capillary venulesCerebral hemorrhagePharmacological blockadeVascular abnormalitiesEC-specific deletionCavernous malformationsMouse modelCell lossMicrovascular bedGenetic deletionLesion formationLesionsVascular dynamicsBarrier functionMicrovascular structureTwo-photon microscopyTie2PathogenesisMice
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AIP1-Mediated Stress Signaling in Atherosclerosis and Arteriosclerosis
Zhang J, Zhou HJ, Ji W, Min W. AIP1-Mediated Stress Signaling in Atherosclerosis and Arteriosclerosis. Current Atherosclerosis Reports 2015, 17: 24. PMID: 25732743, PMCID: PMC5051342, DOI: 10.1007/s11883-015-0503-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome-wide association studiesHuman genome-wide association studiesApoptosis signal-regulating kinase 1Signal-regulated kinases 1EC-specific deletionEndothelial cellsStress signalingEndoplasmic reticulum stressAIP1 functionsKinase 1Association studiesAIP1Human cardiovascular diseaseVascular endothelial cellsReticulum stressProteinGene variantsMouse modelDAB2IPSignalingInflammatory responseDeletionRegulationStressCells