2024
Early thrombus formation is required for eccentric and heterogeneous neointimal hyperplasia under disturbed flow
Bai H, Li Z, Zhang W, Thaxton C, Ohashi Y, Gonzalez L, Kano M, Yatsula B, Hwa J, Dardik A. Early thrombus formation is required for eccentric and heterogeneous neointimal hyperplasia under disturbed flow. Journal Of Thrombosis And Haemostasis 2024, 22: 3614-3628. PMID: 39173878, PMCID: PMC11608155, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtha.2024.07.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEndothelial cell lossArteriovenous fistulaSmooth muscle cellsNeointimal hyperplasiaHeterogeneous neointimaCell lossThrombus formationMT/mG reporter miceHuman arteriovenous fistulaeInhibit neointimal hyperplasiaEarly thrombus formationAntiplatelet therapyC57BL/6 miceReporter miceAVF failureWistar ratsVenous systemJuxta-anastomotic areaMuscle cellsAnimal modelsVenous outflowEarly thrombusEndothelial cellsArterial inflowThrombusHeterogeneous gene expression during early arteriovenous fistula remodeling suggests that downregulation of metabolism predicts adaptive venous remodeling
Ohashi Y, Protack C, Aoyagi Y, Gonzalez L, Thaxton C, Zhang W, Kano M, Bai H, Yatsula B, Alves R, Hoshina K, Schneider E, Long X, Perry R, Dardik A. Heterogeneous gene expression during early arteriovenous fistula remodeling suggests that downregulation of metabolism predicts adaptive venous remodeling. Scientific Reports 2024, 14: 13287. PMID: 38858395, PMCID: PMC11164895, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-64075-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGene expression patternsArteriovenous fistula groupArteriovenous fistulaExpression patternsHeterogeneous gene expressionGene expression changesOutcomes of arteriovenous fistulaVenous remodelingArteriovenous fistula maturationPostoperative day 7Reduce patient morbidityRNA sequencingUpregulation of metabolismBioinformatics analysisGene expressionDownregulation of metabolismMetabolic pathwaysExpression changesGenesAVF maturationAVF remodelingFistula creationC57BL/6 miceClinical outcomesPatient morbidityDisturbed flow in the juxta-anastomotic area of an arteriovenous fistula correlates with endothelial loss, acute thrombus formation, and neointimal hyperplasia
Bai H, Varsanik M, Thaxton C, Ohashi Y, Gonzalez L, Zhang W, Aoyagi Y, Kano M, Yatsula B, Li Z, Pocivavsek L, Dardik A. Disturbed flow in the juxta-anastomotic area of an arteriovenous fistula correlates with endothelial loss, acute thrombus formation, and neointimal hyperplasia. AJP Heart And Circulatory Physiology 2024, 326: h1446-h1461. PMID: 38578237, PMCID: PMC11380968, DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00054.2024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndothelial cell lossOutflow veinChronic kidney diseaseJuxta-anastomotic areaMouse AVF modelNeointimal hyperplasiaThrombus formationAcute thrombus formationCell lossHuman AVF maturationGene OntologyAVF maturationAVF patencyEarly thrombus formationArteriovenous fistulaC57BL/6 miceClinical failureWistar ratsEndothelial lossKidney diseaseImmune responseEndothelial cellsHyperplasiaMiceAVF
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