2019
Caveolin-1 Regulates Atherogenesis by Attenuating Low-Density Lipoprotein Transcytosis and Vascular Inflammation Independently of Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Activation
Ramírez CM, Zhang X, Bandyopadhyay C, Rotllan N, Sugiyama MG, Aryal B, Liu X, He S, Kraehling JR, Ulrich V, Lin CS, Velazquez H, Lasunción MA, Li G, Suárez Y, Tellides G, Swirski FK, Lee WL, Schwartz MA, Sessa WC, Fernández-Hernando C. Caveolin-1 Regulates Atherogenesis by Attenuating Low-Density Lipoprotein Transcytosis and Vascular Inflammation Independently of Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Activation. Circulation 2019, 140: 225-239. PMID: 31154825, PMCID: PMC6778687, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.118.038571.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndothelial nitric oxide synthaseDiet-induced atherosclerosisNO productionVascular inflammationENOS activationEndothelial nitric oxide synthase activationNitric oxide synthase activationAthero-protective functionsLipid metabolic factorsEndothelial cell inflammationNitric oxide synthaseWild-type miceMice Lacking ExpressionProduction of NOExtracellular matrix remodelingInflammatory primingHyperlipidemic miceInflammatory pathwaysAortic archCell inflammationOxide synthaseMetabolic factorsMouse modelAtherosclerosisInflammation
2007
Matrix-specific p21-activated kinase activation regulates vascular permeability in atherogenesis
Orr AW, Stockton R, Simmers MB, Sanders JM, Sarembock IJ, Blackman BR, Schwartz MA. Matrix-specific p21-activated kinase activation regulates vascular permeability in atherogenesis. Journal Of Cell Biology 2007, 176: 719-727. PMID: 17312022, PMCID: PMC2064028, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200609008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsP21-activated kinaseP21-activated kinase activationAtherosclerosis-prone regionsCell-cell junctionsBasement membrane proteinsMembrane proteinsPAK phosphorylationActivation of PAKKinase activationPAK activationEndothelial permeabilityFibronectinActivationSubendothelial monocytesVivoKinasePhosphorylationProteinVascular permeabilityAtherogenesisRecruitmentCells