2021
TET2 Protects Against Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Apoptosis and Intimal Thickening in Transplant Vasculopathy
Ostriker AC, Xie Y, Chakraborty R, Sizer AJ, Bai Y, Ding M, Song WL, Huttner A, Hwa J, Martin KA. TET2 Protects Against Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Apoptosis and Intimal Thickening in Transplant Vasculopathy. Circulation 2021, 144: 455-470. PMID: 34111946, PMCID: PMC8643133, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.120.050553.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAllograftsAnimalsApoptosisBiomarkersDioxygenasesDisease Models, AnimalDisease SusceptibilityDNA-Binding ProteinsHeart TransplantationHumansImmunohistochemistryInterferon-gammaMiceMice, KnockoutMyocytes, Smooth MuscleSignal TransductionSTAT1 Transcription FactorTunica IntimaVascular DiseasesConceptsCoronary allograft vasculopathyGraft arteriopathyIntimal thickeningCAV progressionRole of TET2VSMC apoptosisTransplant samplesGraft modelHigh-dose ascorbic acidTET2 expressionVSMC phenotypeContext of transplantCoronary blood flowEffect of IFNγTET2 activityTET2 depletionSmooth muscle cell apoptosisVascular smooth muscle cell apoptosisMuscle cell apoptosisAllograft vasculopathyDevastating sequelaeMedial thinningAortic graftHeart transplantTransplant failure
2018
Technical Feasibility of a Murine Model of Sleeve Gastrectomy with Ileal Transposition
Ying LD, Breuer GA, Hubbard MO, Nadzam GS, Hwa J, Martin KA. Technical Feasibility of a Murine Model of Sleeve Gastrectomy with Ileal Transposition. Obesity Surgery 2018, 29: 593-600. PMID: 30353248, PMCID: PMC6365182, DOI: 10.1007/s11695-018-3555-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIleal transpositionSleeve gastrectomySham surgeryMouse modelReproducible mouse modelIntestinal identityQuantitative polymerase chain reactionBackgroundSleeve gastrectomySham procedureC57BL/6J miceObesogenic dietPolymerase chain reactionGastrectomyMurine modelPorcine modelWeight gainWeight lossMiceChain reactionMolecular pathwaysGene expression analysisWeeksFuture studiesLong-term survivabilityTechnical feasibility
2003
The mTOR/p70 S6K1 pathway regulates vascular smooth muscle cell differentiation
Martin K, Rzucidlo E, Merenick B, Fingar D, Brown D, Wagner R, Powell R. The mTOR/p70 S6K1 pathway regulates vascular smooth muscle cell differentiation. American Journal Of Physiology - Cell Physiology 2003, 286: c507-c517. PMID: 14592809, DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00201.2003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAorta, ThoracicBiomarkersCattleCell Cycle ProteinsCell DifferentiationCells, CulturedCyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p21Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p27CyclinsEndothelium, VascularExtracellular Matrix ProteinsImmunosuppressive AgentsMuscle ContractionMuscle, Smooth, VascularPhenotypeProtein KinasesRibosomal Protein S6 Kinases, 70-kDaSignal TransductionSirolimusTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesTumor Suppressor ProteinsConceptsVascular smooth muscle cellsVSMC differentiationVascular smooth muscle cell differentiationSmooth muscle cell differentiationVSMC gene expressionRapamycin-sensitive mTORMuscle cell differentiationContractile morphologyCyclin-dependent kinase inhibitorCell cycle withdrawalExtracellular matrix protein synthesisContractile proteinsMTOR pathway inhibitor rapamycinMuscle alpha-actinTranscriptional controlMatrix protein synthesisNovel functionGene expressionMigratory phenotypeRapamycin inductionMultiple speciesCell differentiationInhibitor rapamycinS6K1 pathwayProtein synthesis