2024
De Novo Elastin Assembly Alleviates Development of Supravalvular Aortic Stenosis—Brief Report
Ellis M, Riaz M, Huang Y, Anderson C, Hoareau M, Li X, Luo H, Lee S, Park J, Luo J, Batty L, Huang Q, Lopez C, Reinhardt D, Tellides G, Qyang Y. De Novo Elastin Assembly Alleviates Development of Supravalvular Aortic Stenosis—Brief Report. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis And Vascular Biology 2024, 44: 1674-1682. PMID: 38752350, PMCID: PMC11209776, DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.124.320790.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSupravalvular aortic stenosisVascular smooth muscle cellsSmooth muscle cellsMuscle cellsAortic stenosisMedial vascular smooth muscle cellsVascular proliferative diseasesEpigallocatechin gallate treatmentProliferative abnormalitiesPreclinical findingsHeart failureLuminal occlusionMouse modelCell hyperproliferationDefective elastinProliferative diseasesCardiovascular disordersFormation of elastinTherapeutic interventionsElastin assemblyElastin depositionStenosisMiceAortic mechanicsImproper formation
2019
Endothelial TGF-β signalling drives vascular inflammation and atherosclerosis
Chen PY, Qin L, Li G, Wang Z, Dahlman JE, Malagon-Lopez J, Gujja S, Cilfone N, Kauffman K, Sun L, Sun H, Zhang X, Aryal B, Canfran-Duque A, Liu R, Kusters P, Sehgal A, Jiao Y, Anderson D, Gulcher J, Fernandez-Hernando C, Lutgens E, Schwartz M, Pober J, Chittenden T, Tellides G, Simons M. Endothelial TGF-β signalling drives vascular inflammation and atherosclerosis. Nature Metabolism 2019, 1: 912-926. PMID: 31572976, PMCID: PMC6767930, DOI: 10.1038/s42255-019-0102-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTGF-β signalingVascular inflammationDisease progressionPlaque growthProgressive vascular diseaseVessel wall inflammationChronic inflammatory responseSpecific therapeutic interventionsAtherosclerotic plaque growthHyperlipidemic micePlaque inflammationWall inflammationProinflammatory effectsVascular diseaseInflammatory responseVascular permeabilityAtherosclerotic plaquesAbnormal shear stressTherapeutic interventionsInflammationEndothelial TGFΒ signalingVessel wallAtherosclerosisLipid retention