2024
Abstract 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
2022
Endothelial Cell TGF-β (Transforming Growth Factor-Beta) Signaling Regulates Venous Adaptive Remodeling to Improve Arteriovenous Fistula Patency
Taniguchi R, Ohashi Y, Lee JS, Hu H, Gonzalez L, Zhang W, Langford J, Matsubara Y, Yatsula B, Tellides G, Fahmy TM, Hoshina K, Dardik A. Endothelial Cell TGF-β (Transforming Growth Factor-Beta) Signaling Regulates Venous Adaptive Remodeling to Improve Arteriovenous Fistula Patency. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis And Vascular Biology 2022, 42: 868-883. PMID: 35510552, PMCID: PMC9233042, DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.122.317676.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsArteriovenous fistulaSMC proliferationAVF patencyCollagen densityMouse aortocaval fistula modelTGF-β receptor IArteriovenous fistula patencyAortocaval fistula modelInhibition of TGFPredetermined time pointsTGF-β inhibitionTGF-β signalingTGF-β receptorDisruption of TGFFistula patencyAVF failureWall thicknessVascular accessVenous remodelingSuccessful hemodialysisDoppler ultrasoundFistula modelReceptor IPatencyTGF