2023
Sex hormones impact early maturation and immune response in the arteriovenous fistula mouse model
Satam K, Ohashi Y, Thaxton C, Gonzalez L, Setia O, Bai H, Aoyagi Y, Xie Y, Zhang W, Yatsula B, Martin K, Cai Y, Dardik A. Sex hormones impact early maturation and immune response in the arteriovenous fistula mouse model. AJP Heart And Circulatory Physiology 2023, 325: h77-h88. PMID: 37145957, PMCID: PMC10243550, DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00049.2023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntact female miceAVF maturationSex hormonesT cellsFemale miceArteriovenous fistulaMale miceMouse modelHigher IL-10Arteriovenous fistula creationImmune cell recruitmentSex-specific therapiesHormone receptor signalingSex differencesHuman AVF maturationAVF surgeryMale patientsClinical outcomesFemale patientsFistula maturationIL-10C57BL/6 miceInferior outcomesVenous adaptationFistula creation
2021
Chapter 13 Assessment of female sex in preclinical vascular models
Gao M, Gorecka J, Liu J, Dardik A. Chapter 13 Assessment of female sex in preclinical vascular models. 2021, 349-385. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-822959-0.00005-5.ChaptersAneurysm formationSequelae of atherosclerosisArteriovenous fistula maturationPathophysiology of atherosclerosisCause of deathPositive vessel remodelingAtherosclerotic complicationsFistula maturationFemale sexVenous remodelingClinical trialsInflammatory responseSex hormonesCardiovascular diseaseDisease outcomePreclinical studiesAnimal modelsProtective roleAtherosclerosisLipid metabolismVessel remodelingFemale animalsOxidative stressNational InstituteNumber of participants