Pengwei Ren, PhD
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2026
Editorial: AntibodyPlus therapeutics in oncology: innovative mechanisms, therapeutic strategies, and clinical advances
Chen Y, Ren P, Chen H, He M. Editorial: AntibodyPlus therapeutics in oncology: innovative mechanisms, therapeutic strategies, and clinical advances. Frontiers In Oncology 2026, 16: 1896596. DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2026.1896596.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
2025
Short-term disruption of TGFβ signaling in adult mice renders the aorta vulnerable to hypertension-induced dissection
Jiang B, Ren P, He C, Wang M, Murtada S, Ruiz-Rodríguez M, Chen Y, Ramachandra A, Li G, Qin L, Assi R, Schwartz M, Humphrey J, Tellides G. Short-term disruption of TGFβ signaling in adult mice renders the aorta vulnerable to hypertension-induced dissection. JCI Insight 2025, 10: e182629. PMID: 39932797, PMCID: PMC11949005, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.182629.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2024
Heterogeneous Cardiac-Derived and Neural Crest–Derived Aortic Smooth Muscle Cells Exhibit Similar Transcriptional Changes After TGFβ Signaling Disruption
Ren P, Jiang B, Hassab A, Li G, Li W, Assi R, Tellides G. Heterogeneous Cardiac-Derived and Neural Crest–Derived Aortic Smooth Muscle Cells Exhibit Similar Transcriptional Changes After TGFβ Signaling Disruption. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis And Vascular Biology 2024, 45: 260-276. PMID: 39697172, PMCID: PMC12053597, DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.124.321706.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnimalsAortaAortic AneurysmCell LineageDisease Models, AnimalGene Expression ProfilingHomeobox Protein Nkx-2.5HumansMaleMarfan SyndromeMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMuscle, Smooth, VascularMyocytes, Smooth MuscleMyosin Heavy ChainsNeural CrestPhenotypeReceptor, Transforming Growth Factor-beta Type IIReceptors, Transforming Growth Factor betaSignal TransductionSingle-Cell AnalysisTranscription, GeneticTranscriptomeTransforming Growth Factor betaWnt1 Protein
2023
Everolimus combined with PD-1 blockade inhibits progression of triple-negative breast cancer
Li G, Hu J, Cho C, Cui J, Li A, Ren P, Zhou J, Wei W, Zhang T, Liu X, Liu W. Everolimus combined with PD-1 blockade inhibits progression of triple-negative breast cancer. Cellular Signalling 2023, 109: 110729. PMID: 37257766, DOI: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2023.110729.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFN (Fibronectin)-Integrin α5 Signaling Promotes Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm in a Mouse Model of Marfan Syndrome
Chen M, Cavinato C, Hansen J, Tanaka K, Ren P, Hassab A, Li D, Youshao E, Tellides G, Iyengar R, Humphrey J, Schwartz M. FN (Fibronectin)-Integrin α5 Signaling Promotes Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm in a Mouse Model of Marfan Syndrome. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis And Vascular Biology 2023, 43: e132-e150. PMID: 36994727, PMCID: PMC10133209, DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.123.319120.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHedgehog-induced ZFYVE21 promotes chronic vascular inflammation by activating NLRP3 inflammasomes in T cells
Jiang B, Wang S, Song G, Jiang Q, Fan M, Fang C, Li X, Soh C, Manes T, Cheru N, Qin L, Ren P, Jortner B, Wang Q, Quaranta E, Yoo P, Geirsson A, Davis R, Tellides G, Pober J, Jane-Wit D. Hedgehog-induced ZFYVE21 promotes chronic vascular inflammation by activating NLRP3 inflammasomes in T cells. Science Signaling 2023, 16: eabo3406-eabo3406. PMID: 36943921, PMCID: PMC10061549, DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.abo3406.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLonafarnib improves cardiovascular function and survival in a mouse model of Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome
Murtada S, Mikush N, Wang M, Ren P, Kawamura Y, Ramachandra A, Li D, Braddock D, Tellides G, Gordon L, Humphrey J. Lonafarnib improves cardiovascular function and survival in a mouse model of Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome. ELife 2023, 12: e82728. PMID: 36930696, PMCID: PMC10023154, DOI: 10.7554/elife.82728.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTrehalose attenuates abdominal aortic aneurysm formation by inducing autophagy in smooth muscle cells.
Jiang B, Li X, Wang M, Li G, Ren P, Wang Y, Xin S, Qin L. Trehalose attenuates abdominal aortic aneurysm formation by inducing autophagy in smooth muscle cells. Journal Of Geriatric Cardiology 2023, 20: 214-222. PMID: 37091261, PMCID: PMC10114191, DOI: 10.26599/1671-5411.2023.03.002.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
mTOR inhibition prevents angiotensin II–induced aortic rupture and pseudoaneurysm but promotes dissection in Apoe-deficient mice
He C, Jiang B, Wang M, Ren P, Murtada SI, Caulk AW, Li G, Qin L, Assi R, Lovoulos CJ, Schwartz MA, Humphrey JD, Tellides G. mTOR inhibition prevents angiotensin II–induced aortic rupture and pseudoaneurysm but promotes dissection in Apoe-deficient mice. JCI Insight 2022, 7: e155815. PMID: 35132962, PMCID: PMC8855820, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.155815.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Excessive adventitial stress drives inflammation-mediated fibrosis in hypertensive aortic remodelling in mice
Spronck B, Latorre M, Wang M, Mehta S, Caulk AW, Ren P, Ramachandra AB, Murtada SI, Rojas A, He CS, Jiang B, Bersi MR, Tellides G, Humphrey JD. Excessive adventitial stress drives inflammation-mediated fibrosis in hypertensive aortic remodelling in mice. Journal Of The Royal Society Interface 2021, 18: 20210336. PMID: 34314650, PMCID: PMC8315831, DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2021.0336.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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