2024
mTORC1 Signaling in Brain Endothelial Progenitors Contributes to CCM Pathogenesis
Min W, Qin L, Zhang H, López-Giráldez F, Jiang N, Kim Y, Mohan V, Su M, Murray K, Grutzendler J, Zhou J. mTORC1 Signaling in Brain Endothelial Progenitors Contributes to CCM Pathogenesis. Circulation Research 2024, 135: e94-e113. PMID: 38957991, PMCID: PMC11293987, DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.123.324015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCerebral vascular malformationsEndothelial progenitor cellsBlood-brain barrier integritySingle-cell RNA sequencing analysisDisruption of blood-brain barrier integrityBarrier integrityResident endothelial progenitor cellsRNA sequencing analysisTissue immunofluorescence analysisEndothelial cellsEPC clustersStem cell markersFocal neurological deficitsBrain's neurovascular unitMTOR signalingHuman CCM lesionsMTORC1 signalingBlood-brain barrierCapillary endothelial cellsCCM pathogenesisVascular malformationsLesion signaturesNeurological deficitsCell markersClonal expansion
2023
Endothelial FIS1 DeSUMOylation Protects Against Hypoxic Pulmonary Hypertension
Zhou X, Jiang Y, Wang Y, Fan L, Zhu Y, Chen Y, Wang Y, Zhu Y, Wang H, Pan Z, Li Z, Zhu X, Ren R, Ge Z, Lai D, Lai E, Chen T, Wang K, Liang P, Qin L, Liu C, Qiu C, Simons M, Yu L. Endothelial FIS1 DeSUMOylation Protects Against Hypoxic Pulmonary Hypertension. Circulation Research 2023, 133: 508-531. PMID: 37589160, DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.122.321200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPulmonary hypertensionHypoxic pulmonary hypertensionPulmonary endothelial functionHuman pulmonary artery endothelial cellsPulmonary artery endothelial cellsPulmonary endotheliumArtery endothelial cellsEndothelial functionEndothelial cellsEndothelial mitochondriaSugen/hypoxia rat modelClinical specimensPulmonary endothelial dysfunctionHypoxia rat modelPulmonary arterial systemHypoxic stressVascular remodeling diseasePrevious clinical researchHuman embryonic stem cell-derived endothelial cellsMitochondrial oxygen consumption rateIntrinsic pathogenesisEndothelial dysfunctionExtracellular acidification rateHypoxic ratsPoor prognosis
2016
The Critical Role of SENP1‐Mediated GATA2 DeSUMOylation in Graft Arteriosclerosis by Promoting Endothelial Activation
Qiu C, Wang Y, Zhu X, Song L, Zhang H, Qin L, Tellides G, Min W, Yu L. The Critical Role of SENP1‐Mediated GATA2 DeSUMOylation in Graft Arteriosclerosis by Promoting Endothelial Activation. The FASEB Journal 2016, 30 DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.30.1_supplement.165.3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGraft arteriosclerosisEndothelial adhesion moleculesEC activationEndothelial activationAdhesion moleculesGA progressionNeointima formationClinical graft rejectionAorta transplantation modelEndothelial cell activationLeukocyte-endothelial adhesionConditional knockout miceDeficient graftsGraft failureGraft rejectionVasomotor dysfunctionEndothelial overexpressionEndothelial inflammationAllograft transplantationVascular occlusionEC dysfunctionTransplantation modelLeukocyte recruitmentVascular remodelingKnockout miceNucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors attenuate angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis by impairing receptor tyrosine kinases signaling in endothelial cells.
Song L, Zhu X, Qiu C, Qin L, Chow S, Yu L. Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors attenuate angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis by impairing receptor tyrosine kinases signaling in endothelial cells. The FASEB Journal 2016, 30 DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.30.1_supplement.300.2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAntiretroviral therapyReceptor tyrosine kinasesEndothelial cellsRole of ARTEndothelial mitochondrial dysfunctionHIV-positive patientsMicrovascular endothelial cellsVascular endothelial cellsAortic endothelial cellsNRTI treatmentTyrosine kinaseBlood vessel growthMicrovascular functionImmunodeficiency syndromeInhibitor administrationKaposi's sarcomaClinical challengeNoncommunicable diseasesNRTIsNotch1 pathwayAngiogenic pathwaysLymphangiogenic functionTumor angiogenesisLymphatic endothelial cellsReceptor signaling