2019
ARHGAP18: A Flow‐Responsive Gene That Regulates Endothelial Cell Alignment and Protects Against Atherosclerosis
Lay AJ, Coleman PR, Formaz‐Preston A, Ting KK, Roediger B, Weninger W, Schwartz MA, Vadas MA, Gamble JR. ARHGAP18: A Flow‐Responsive Gene That Regulates Endothelial Cell Alignment and Protects Against Atherosclerosis. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2019, 8: e010057. PMID: 30630384, PMCID: PMC6497359, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.118.010057.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsApolipoprotein EHigh-fat diet-induced modelIntercellular adhesion molecule-1Endothelial nitric oxide synthaseHigh-fat dietDevelopment of atherosclerosisNitric oxide synthaseDiet-induced modelAdhesion molecule-1Double mutant miceAortic diseaseAtherosclerosis developmentInflammatory phenotypeOxide synthaseMolecule-1AtherosclerosisEarly onsetProtective genesMiceFlow-responsive genesAtheroprotective regionsEndothelial cell alignmentAdaptive responseAnalysis of ECEC ability
2006
A mechanosensory complex that mediates the endothelial cell response to fluid shear stress
Tzima E, Irani‐Tehrani M, Kiosses W, Dejana E, Schultz D, Engelhardt B, Cao G, DeLisser H, Schwartz M. A mechanosensory complex that mediates the endothelial cell response to fluid shear stress. The FASEB Journal 2006, 20: a1378-a1378. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.20.5.a1378-c.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPECAM-1-null miceDownstream inflammatory genesPECAM-1VE-cadherinDevelopment of atherosclerosisICAM-1 expressionNF-kB activationInitiation of atherosclerosisBlood pressureVascular remodelingHigh-affinity stateInflammatory genesNF-κBCell responsesEndothelial cell responsesNull miceMechanosensory complexIntegrin activationAffinity stateAtherosclerosisVEGFR2Heterologous cellsPathway upstreamActivationSrc family kinases