2013
Endothelial Cell Sensing of Flow Direction
Wang C, Baker BM, Chen CS, Schwartz MA. Endothelial Cell Sensing of Flow Direction. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis And Vascular Biology 2013, 33: 2130-2136. PMID: 23814115, PMCID: PMC3812824, DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.113.301826.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActin CytoskeletonAnimalsAtherosclerosisCattleCell Culture TechniquesCell ShapeCells, CulturedEndothelial CellsEnzyme ActivationHemodynamicsInflammationMechanotransduction, CellularNF-kappa BNitric OxideNitric Oxide Synthase Type IIIOscillometryPhosphorylationProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktReactive Oxygen SpeciesRegional Blood FlowStress, MechanicalTime FactorsConceptsEndothelial cellsEndothelial nitric oxide synthaseEndothelial nitric oxide synthase pathwayNitric oxide synthase pathwayNitric oxide synthaseOxide synthase pathwayAtherosclerosis-prone regionsInflammatory activationInflammatory effectsOxide synthaseEndothelial cell responsesCell responsesReactive oxygen productionDisturbed flowNitric oxideNuclear factorSimilar effectsActivationCellsSynthase pathwayInability of cells
2008
Endothelial Cell PECAM-1 Promotes Atherosclerotic Lesions in Areas of Disturbed Flow in ApoE-Deficient Mice
Harry BL, Sanders JM, Feaver RE, Lansey M, Deem TL, Zarbock A, Bruce AC, Pryor AW, Gelfand BD, Blackman BR, Schwartz MA, Ley K. Endothelial Cell PECAM-1 Promotes Atherosclerotic Lesions in Areas of Disturbed Flow in ApoE-Deficient Mice. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis And Vascular Biology 2008, 28: 2003-2008. PMID: 18688018, PMCID: PMC2651147, DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.108.164707.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAorta, AbdominalAorta, ThoracicApolipoproteins EAtherosclerosisBone Marrow CellsBone Marrow TransplantationCells, CulturedDietary FatsDisease Models, AnimalDisease ProgressionEndothelial CellsHumansMacrophagesMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutNF-kappa BPlatelet Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule-1Regional Blood FlowRNA InterferenceRNA, Small InterferingStress, MechanicalVascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1ConceptsEndothelial PECAM-1PECAM-1Aortic archAbdominal aortaNF-kappaBVascular cell adhesion molecule-1 expressionCell adhesion molecule-1 expressionAdhesion molecule-1 expressionCell adhesion molecule-1ApoE-deficient miceAtherosclerotic lesion sizeBone marrow transplantationAtherosclerotic lesion formationMolecule-1 expressionVCAM-1 expressionAdhesion molecule-1Endothelial cell adhesion molecule-1NF-kappaB activityNuclear NF-kappaBDisturbed flowMarrow transplantationMacrophage infiltrationLesser curvatureWestern dietDeficient micep21-Activated Kinase Signaling Regulates Oxidant-Dependent NF-&kgr;B Activation by Flow
Orr AW, Hahn C, Blackman BR, Schwartz MA. p21-Activated Kinase Signaling Regulates Oxidant-Dependent NF-&kgr;B Activation by Flow. Circulation Research 2008, 103: 671-679. PMID: 18669917, PMCID: PMC2697905, DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.108.182097.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNF-kappaB activationReactive oxygen speciesProinflammatory transcription factor nuclear factorTranscription factor nuclear factorInflammatory gene expressionNF-kappaB pathwayAbility of ROSP21-activated kinaseDisturbed blood flowBlood flowSensitivity of cellsNuclear factorEndothelial cellsROS productionActivationOxygen speciesCellsDisturbed flowGene expressionCollagen