2016
Rac2 Modulates Atherosclerotic Calcification by Regulating Macrophage Interleukin-1&bgr; Production
Ceneri N, Zhao L, Young BD, Healy A, Coskun S, Vasavada H, Yarovinsky TO, Ike K, Pardi R, Qin L, Qin L, Tellides G, Hirschi K, Meadows J, Soufer R, Chun HJ, Sadeghi M, Bender JR, Morrison AR. Rac2 Modulates Atherosclerotic Calcification by Regulating Macrophage Interleukin-1&bgr; Production. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis And Vascular Biology 2016, 37: 328-340. PMID: 27834690, PMCID: PMC5269510, DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.116.308507.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAortaAortic DiseasesApolipoproteins EAtherosclerosisCells, CulturedCoronary Artery DiseaseCoronary VesselsFemaleGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansInflammation MediatorsInterleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist ProteinInterleukin-1betaMacrophagesMaleMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMuscle, Smooth, VascularMyocytes, Smooth MuscleNeuropeptidesPhenotypePlaque, AtheroscleroticPrognosisRac GTP-Binding ProteinsRac1 GTP-Binding ProteinSignal TransductionTransfectionUp-RegulationVascular CalcificationConceptsCoronary calcium burdenIL-1β expressionCalcium burdenSerum IL-1β levelsElevated IL-1βIL-1β levelsCoronary artery diseaseInterleukin-1β expressionCalcified coronary arteryCardiovascular deathCardiovascular eventsArtery diseaseIndependent predictorsClinical outcomesVascular calcificationCoronary arteryIL-1βPlaque calciumAtherosclerotic calcificationExperimental atherogenesisInflammatory regulatorsMacrophage interleukinAtherosclerotic plaquesTherapeutic targetProgressive calcification
2010
T Cell LFA-1 Engagement Induces HuR-Dependent Cytokine mRNA Stabilization through a Vav-1, Rac1/2, p38MAPK and MKK3 Signaling Cascade
Ramgolam VS, DeGregorio SD, Rao GK, Collinge M, Subaran SS, Markovic-Plese S, Pardi R, Bender JR. T Cell LFA-1 Engagement Induces HuR-Dependent Cytokine mRNA Stabilization through a Vav-1, Rac1/2, p38MAPK and MKK3 Signaling Cascade. PLOS ONE 2010, 5: e14450. PMID: 21206905, PMCID: PMC3012057, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0014450.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntigens, SurfaceCytokinesELAV ProteinsELAV-Like Protein 1GTP PhosphohydrolasesHumansIntegrinsInterferon-gammaLymphocyte Function-Associated Antigen-1MAP Kinase Kinase 3MiceMice, Inbred C57BLNeuropeptidesP38 Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-vavRac GTP-Binding ProteinsRac1 GTP-Binding ProteinRNA-Binding ProteinsSignal TransductionT-LymphocytesTumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
2008
Rac, PAK, and eNOS ACTion
Rao GK, Bender JR. Rac, PAK, and eNOS ACTion. Circulation Research 2008, 103: 328-330. PMID: 18703782, DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.108.182238.Peer-Reviewed Original Research