2023
Acetate controls endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition
Zhu X, Wang Y, Soaita I, Lee H, Bae H, Boutagy N, Bostwick A, Zhang R, Bowman C, Xu Y, Trefely S, Chen Y, Qin L, Sessa W, Tellides G, Jang C, Snyder N, Yu L, Arany Z, Simons M. Acetate controls endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition. Cell Metabolism 2023, 35: 1163-1178.e10. PMID: 37327791, PMCID: PMC10529701, DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2023.05.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsEndothelial CellsEndotheliumHumansSignal TransductionTransforming Growth Factor betaVascular DiseasesConceptsTGF-β signalingChronic vascular diseaseTGF-β receptor ALK5Mesenchymal transitionInduction of EndMTVascular diseaseMolecular basisPositive feedback loopReceptor ALK5Cellular levelSMADs 2Novel targetEndMT inductionMetabolic modulationMetabolic basisFibrotic stateSignalingPotential treatmentEndMTTGFDiseaseActivationInductionACSS2PDK4
2016
Complement C5 Inhibition Reduces T Cell–Mediated Allograft Vasculopathy Caused by Both Alloantibody and Ischemia Reperfusion Injury in Humanized Mice
Qin L, Li G, Kirkiles‐Smith N, Clark P, Fang C, Wang Y, Yu Z, Devore D, Tellides G, Pober J, Jane‐Wit D. Complement C5 Inhibition Reduces T Cell–Mediated Allograft Vasculopathy Caused by Both Alloantibody and Ischemia Reperfusion Injury in Humanized Mice. American Journal Of Transplantation 2016, 16: 2865-2876. PMID: 27104811, PMCID: PMC5075274, DOI: 10.1111/ajt.13834.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIschemia-reperfusion injuryAllograft vasculopathyEndothelial cell activationReperfusion injuryCell activationComplement C5 inhibitionNuclear factor kappa BSolid organ transplantsT cell infiltrationTerminal complement activationVCAM-1 expressionComplement C5 activationFactor kappa BNeutrophil infiltrationHumanized miceDiffuse stenosisIntraluminal thrombosisArterial graftsC5 inhibitionCell infiltrationHumanized modelNeointimal hyperplasiaOrgan transplantsAlloantibodiesNF-kB