2018
Distinct roles of resident and nonresident macrophages in nonischemic cardiomyopathy
Liao X, Shen Y, Zhang R, Sugi K, Vasudevan NT, Alaiti MA, Sweet DR, Zhou L, Qing Y, Gerson SL, Fu C, Wynshaw-Boris A, Hu R, Schwartz MA, Fujioka H, Richardson B, Cameron MJ, Hayashi H, Stamler JS, Jain MK. Distinct roles of resident and nonresident macrophages in nonischemic cardiomyopathy. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2018, 115: e4661-e4669. PMID: 29712858, PMCID: PMC5960298, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1720065115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonischemic cardiomyopathyKruppel-like factor 4Resident macrophage proliferationNonresident macrophagesHeart failureCardiac functionMyeloid cellsBlood-borne macrophagesPreserves cardiac functionMacrophage proliferationPressure overload hypertrophyValvular diseaseOverload hypertrophyMyocardial angiogenesisAdaptive responseFirst weekMajor causeAngiogenic activityGenetic mutationsMacrophagesFactor 4CardiomyopathyKey transcription factorProliferationDistinct roles
2015
KLF4 is a key determinant in the development and progression of cerebral cavernous malformations
Cuttano R, Rudini N, Bravi L, Corada M, Giampietro C, Papa E, Morini MF, Maddaluno L, Baeyens N, Adams RH, Jain MK, Owens GK, Schwartz M, Lampugnani MG, Dejana E. KLF4 is a key determinant in the development and progression of cerebral cavernous malformations. EMBO Molecular Medicine 2015, 8: 6-24. PMID: 26612856, PMCID: PMC4718159, DOI: 10.15252/emmm.201505433.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBone Morphogenetic Protein 6Cell ProliferationDisease Models, AnimalDisease ProgressionEndothelial CellsHEK293 CellsHemangioma, Cavernous, Central Nervous SystemHumansKRIT1 ProteinKruppel-Like Factor 4Kruppel-Like Transcription FactorsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMicrotubule-Associated ProteinsMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 7MutationProto-Oncogene ProteinsRNA InterferenceSignal TransductionSmad1 ProteinTransforming Growth Factor betaConceptsKruppel-like factor 4Cerebral cavernous malformationsEndothelial cellsCavernous malformationsFamilial cerebral cavernous malformationsCentral nervous systemDouble knockout miceGrowth factor-beta/bone morphogenetic protein signalingCerebral hemorrhageMouse mortalityPharmacological treatmentCurrent therapiesVascular malformationsKnockout miceTherapeutic targetNervous systemMesenchymal transitionKLF4 transcriptional activityMalformationsCCM3 genesFactor 4Function mutationsEndMTMorphogenetic protein signalingBone morphogenetic protein (BMP) signaling