Featured Publications
SUMOylation of VEGFR2 regulates its intracellular trafficking and pathological angiogenesis
Zhou HJ, Xu Z, Wang Z, Zhang H, Zhuang Z, Simons M, Min W. SUMOylation of VEGFR2 regulates its intracellular trafficking and pathological angiogenesis. Nature Communications 2018, 9: 3303. PMID: 30120232, PMCID: PMC6098000, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-05812-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCorneaCysteine EndopeptidasesDiabetes MellitusEndopeptidasesGene DeletionGene Knock-In TechniquesGene SilencingGolgi ApparatusHuman Umbilical Vein Endothelial CellsHumansIntracellular SpaceMaleMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutNeovascularization, PathologicProtein TransportRetinaSignal TransductionSUMO-1 ProteinSumoylationVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2ConceptsPathological angiogenesisPotential therapeutic targetRegulation of VEGFR2Non-sumoylated formEndothelial-specific deletionDiabetic miceHindlimb ischemiaTherapeutic targetDiabetic settingControl of angiogenesisEndothelial cellsAngiogenesisVEGFR2Surface expressionVEGFR2 activityTissue repairSENP1
2016
Tumor-associated macrophages drive spheroid formation during early transcoelomic metastasis of ovarian cancer
Yin M, Li X, Tan S, Zhou HJ, Ji W, Bellone S, Xu X, Zhang H, Santin AD, Lou G, Min W. Tumor-associated macrophages drive spheroid formation during early transcoelomic metastasis of ovarian cancer. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2016, 126: 4157-4173. PMID: 27721235, PMCID: PMC5096908, DOI: 10.1172/jci87252.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsErbB ReceptorsFemaleHeterograftsHumansIntercellular Adhesion Molecule-1Macrophage-1 AntigenMacrophagesMiceMice, NudeNeoplasm MetastasisNeoplasm ProteinsNeoplasm TransplantationOvarian NeoplasmsSpheroids, CellularVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-1ConceptsTumor-associated macrophagesOvarian cancerTranscoelomic metastasisTumor cellsICAM-1Mouse modelEpithelial ovarian cancerOvarian cancer growthOvarian cancer metastasisSpheroid formationOvarian cancer progressionVEGF/VEGFRTumor cell proliferationPharmacological blockadeMetastatic cancerColon cancerCancer growthMetastasisAntibody neutralizationTumor growthCancerClinical pathologyCancer metastasisCancer progressionΑMβ2 integrin
2015
Tetramethylpyrazine protects CoCl2-induced apoptosis in human umbilical vein endothelial cells by regulating the PHD2/HIF/1α-VEGF pathway
Yang C, Xu Y, Zhou H, Yang L, Yu S, Gao Y, Huang Y, Lu L, Liang X. Tetramethylpyrazine protects CoCl2-induced apoptosis in human umbilical vein endothelial cells by regulating the PHD2/HIF/1α-VEGF pathway. Molecular Medicine Reports 2015, 13: 1287-1296. PMID: 26676934, DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2015.4679.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
Diacylglycerol Kinase (DGK) Inhibitor II (R59949) Could Suppress Retinal Neovascularization and Protect Retinal Astrocytes in an Oxygen-Induced Retinopathy Model
Yang L, Xu Y, Li W, Yang B, Yu S, Zhou H, Yang C, Xu F, Wang J, Gao Y, Huang Y, Lu L, Liang X. Diacylglycerol Kinase (DGK) Inhibitor II (R59949) Could Suppress Retinal Neovascularization and Protect Retinal Astrocytes in an Oxygen-Induced Retinopathy Model. Journal Of Molecular Neuroscience 2014, 56: 78-88. PMID: 25451596, DOI: 10.1007/s12031-014-0469-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHypoxia-inducible factorVascular endothelial growth factorRetinal neovascularizationRetinopathy modelHIF-1α/VEGF pathwayOxygen-induced retinopathy modelExposure of hyperoxiaSuppress retinal neovascularizationPostnatal day 7Endothelial growth factorProlyl hydroxylasesOIR miceOIR modelRetinal astrocytesIntraperitoneal injectionPathologic neovascularizationVEGF pathwayDay 7Astrocyte morphologyHIF-1αNeovascularizationPHD-2Room airHIF-α subunitsGrowth factor
2012
TMP Prevents Retinal Neovascularization and Imparts Neuroprotection in an Oxygen-Induced Retinopathy ModelTMP Blocks Oxygen-Induced Retinopathy
Liang X, Zhou H, Ding Y, Li J, Yang C, Luo Y, Li S, Sun G, Liao X, Min W. TMP Prevents Retinal Neovascularization and Imparts Neuroprotection in an Oxygen-Induced Retinopathy ModelTMP Blocks Oxygen-Induced Retinopathy. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 2012, 53: 2157-2169. PMID: 22410554, PMCID: PMC4627509, DOI: 10.1167/iovs.11-9315.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornApoptosisDisease Models, AnimalDrugs, Chinese HerbalFluorescent Antibody Technique, IndirectGlial Fibrillary Acidic ProteinHypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha SubunitIn Situ Nick-End LabelingLigusticumMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMicroscopy, ConfocalNerve Tissue ProteinsNeuroprotective AgentsOxygenPyrazinesReperfusion InjuryRetinal NeovascularizationRetinal NeuronsReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AVasodilator AgentsConceptsEffects of tetramethylpyrazineVEGF mRNA expressionCell bodiesRetinal neovascularizationAvascular retinaMüller cellsMouse retinaHIF-1αMRNA expressionOxygen-induced retinopathy modelIschemia-induced cell deathHorizontal cell bodiesNeonatal C57BL/6J miceOuter plexiform layerPostnatal day 7Amacrine cell bodiesTUNEL-positive cellsMüller cell bodiesImparts NeuroprotectionNeurovascular recoveryNeurovascular repairControl miceC57BL/6J micePlexiform layerNormal saline