2019
Caveolin-1 Regulates Atherogenesis by Attenuating Low-Density Lipoprotein Transcytosis and Vascular Inflammation Independently of Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Activation
Ramírez CM, Zhang X, Bandyopadhyay C, Rotllan N, Sugiyama MG, Aryal B, Liu X, He S, Kraehling JR, Ulrich V, Lin CS, Velazquez H, Lasunción MA, Li G, Suárez Y, Tellides G, Swirski FK, Lee WL, Schwartz MA, Sessa WC, Fernández-Hernando C. Caveolin-1 Regulates Atherogenesis by Attenuating Low-Density Lipoprotein Transcytosis and Vascular Inflammation Independently of Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Activation. Circulation 2019, 140: 225-239. PMID: 31154825, PMCID: PMC6778687, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.118.038571.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndothelial nitric oxide synthaseDiet-induced atherosclerosisNO productionVascular inflammationENOS activationEndothelial nitric oxide synthase activationNitric oxide synthase activationAthero-protective functionsLipid metabolic factorsEndothelial cell inflammationNitric oxide synthaseWild-type miceMice Lacking ExpressionProduction of NOExtracellular matrix remodelingInflammatory primingHyperlipidemic miceInflammatory pathwaysAortic archCell inflammationOxide synthaseMetabolic factorsMouse modelAtherosclerosisInflammation
2014
Up-regulation of Thrombospondin-2 in Akt1-null Mice Contributes to Compromised Tissue Repair Due to Abnormalities in Fibroblast Function*
Bancroft T, Bouaouina M, Roberts S, Lee M, Calderwood DA, Schwartz M, Simons M, Sessa WC, Kyriakides TR. Up-regulation of Thrombospondin-2 in Akt1-null Mice Contributes to Compromised Tissue Repair Due to Abnormalities in Fibroblast Function*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2014, 290: 409-422. PMID: 25389299, PMCID: PMC4281743, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.618421.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell MovementFibroblastsGene Expression RegulationGenetic Complementation TestIntegrin beta1MiceMice, KnockoutNeuropeptidesNitric Oxide Synthase Type IIIPrimary Cell CultureProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktRac1 GTP-Binding ProteinRNA, Small InterferingSignal TransductionSkinThrombospondinsWound HealingWounds, Nonpenetrating
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