Endothelial TGF-β Signaling Regulates Endothelial-Mesenchymal Transition During Arteriovenous Fistula Remodeling in Mice With Chronic Kidney Disease.
Zhang W, Gonzalez L, Li X, Bai H, Li Z, Taniguchi R, Langford J, Ohashi Y, Thaxton C, Yukihiko A, Yatsula B, Martin K, Goodwin J, Tellides G, Long X, Shu C, Dardik A. Endothelial TGF-β Signaling Regulates Endothelial-Mesenchymal Transition During Arteriovenous Fistula Remodeling in Mice With Chronic Kidney Disease. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis And Vascular Biology 2024 PMID: 39297205, DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.124.320933.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic kidney diseaseTGF-b signalingArteriovenous fistula patencyArteriovenous fistulaKidney diseaseAVF patencyEndothelial cellsAssociated with endothelial injuryArteriovenous fistula diameterImprove AVF patencyIncreased outward remodelingReduced patencyInduced endothelial-to-mesenchymal transitionAortocaval fistula modelSmooth muscle cell proliferationArteriovenous fistula failureAttenuated EndMTEnd-stage kidney diseaseHuman arteriovenous fistulaeSmooth muscle cellsMuscle cell proliferationEndothelial-to-mesenchymal transitionMouse endothelial cellsInhibition of EndMTEndothelial-mesenchymal transitionAbstract 3092: Smooth Muscle Cell Tgf-β Receptor Knockout Improves Arteriovenous Fistula Maturation Via Attenuation Of Autophagy
Zhang W, Bai H, Gonzalez L, Li Z, Ohashi Y, Thaxton C, aoyagi Y, Yatsula B, Kano M, Xie Y, Cai Y, Chang S, Dardik A. Abstract 3092: Smooth Muscle Cell Tgf-β Receptor Knockout Improves Arteriovenous Fistula Maturation Via Attenuation Of Autophagy. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis And Vascular Biology 2024, 44 DOI: 10.1161/atvb.44.suppl_1.3092.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic kidney diseaseSmooth muscle cellsEnd-stage renal diseaseArteriovenous fistulaHuman arteriovenous fistulaeControl miceC57BL/6J miceCKD showRate of primary failureBasilic vein transpositionTGF-bModel of arteriovenous fistulaTGF-b1 expressionArteriovenous fistula failureArteriovenous fistula maturationWild type miceControl C57BL/6J miceIncreased markers of autophagyTGF-b signalingVein transpositionAortocaval fistulaAVF maturationReceptor knockoutMT/mG miceSham nephrectomyAbstract 1130: Tenascin-C In Arteriovenous Fistula Failure: Unraveling Venous Remodeling Dynamics
Gonzalez L, Zhang W, Ohashi Y, Vazquez-Padron R, Dardik A. Abstract 1130: Tenascin-C In Arteriovenous Fistula Failure: Unraveling Venous Remodeling Dynamics. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis And Vascular Biology 2024, 44 DOI: 10.1161/atvb.44.suppl_1.1130.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHuman dermal microvascular endothelial cellsInferior vena cavaThrombomodulin expressionTNC expressionPost-AVF creationWild-type C57BL/6 miceMale wild-type C57BL/6 miceOne-year patency rateDecreased thrombomodulin expressionIncreased thrombomodulin expressionArteriovenous fistula failureTenascin-CSites of tissue injuryTranslational therapeutic strategiesDermal microvascular endothelial cellsNF-kB expressionMicrovascular endothelial cellsAVF patencyVena cavaAVF creationSham surgeryC57BL/6 miceFistula failureAVF failureSuperior patency