2017
MMP-2: A modulator of neuronal precursor activity and cognitive and motor behaviors
Li Q, Michaud M, Shankar R, Canosa S, Schwartz M, Madri JA. MMP-2: A modulator of neuronal precursor activity and cognitive and motor behaviors. Behavioural Brain Research 2017, 333: 74-82. PMID: 28666838, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2017.06.041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornCell MovementCell ProliferationCells, CulturedCognitionExploratory BehaviorGene Expression RegulationMatrix Metalloproteinase 2MiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMotor ActivityNerve Tissue ProteinsNeural Stem CellsNeurogenesisOncogene Protein v-aktProliferating Cell Nuclear AntigenReceptors, CXCR4Spatial LearningConceptsNeural precursor cellsBroad substrate specificityNeurosphere formationAdherent neurospheresSecondary neurosphere formationNPC activitySubstrate specificityNPC numberCell surface moleculesZinc-containing enzymesAkt activationAbsence of MMP2Cell typesExtracellular matrixActivity assaysPrecursor cellsImportant roleNPC migrationMatrix metalloproteinase2Surface moleculesExpressionKO miceBioactive moleculesNestin expressionMMP2The role of endothelial HIF-1 αin the response to sublethal hypoxia in C57BL/6 mouse pups
Li Q, Michaud M, Park C, Huang Y, Couture R, Girodano F, Schwartz ML, Madri JA. The role of endothelial HIF-1 αin the response to sublethal hypoxia in C57BL/6 mouse pups. Laboratory Investigation 2017, 97: 356-369. PMID: 28092362, DOI: 10.1038/labinvest.2016.154.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornApoptosisBlotting, WesternCell HypoxiaCell ProliferationCells, CulturedDentate GyrusEndothelial CellsFemaleHypoxiaHypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha SubunitLateral VentriclesMaleMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMice, TransgenicMicroscopy, FluorescenceMotor ActivityNeural Stem CellsConceptsHIF-1 αBrain microvascular endothelial cellsNeuronal precursor cellsSubventricular zoneMicrovascular endothelial cellsOpen-field activityEndothelial cellsSublethal hypoxiaHIF-1 α expressionOpen-field activity testChronic sublethal hypoxiaEndothelial HIF-1Hypoxic conditionsC57BL/6 mouse pupsGender-specific differencesPremature birthC57BL/6 WTDentate gyrusHippocampal tissueDeficient miceΑ expressionMouse pupsMotor handicapParacrine effectsDentate gyrus tissue
2000
Matrix metalloproteinase activity is required for activity-induced angiogenesis in rat skeletal muscle
Haas T, Milkiewicz M, Davis S, Zhou A, Egginton S, Brown M, Madri J, Hudlicka O. Matrix metalloproteinase activity is required for activity-induced angiogenesis in rat skeletal muscle. AJP Heart And Circulatory Physiology 2000, 279: h1540-h1547. PMID: 11009439, DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.2000.279.4.h1540.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCapillariesCell DivisionDipeptidesElectric StimulationImmunohistochemistryMatrix Metalloproteinase 2Matrix Metalloproteinase InhibitorsMatrix Metalloproteinases, Membrane-AssociatedMetalloendopeptidasesMicroscopy, ElectronMotor ActivityMuscle, SkeletalNeovascularization, PhysiologicProtease InhibitorsRatsRNA, MessengerConceptsMembrane proteinsBasement membrane proteinsEndothelial cell sprout formationRat skeletal muscleSkeletal muscleMatrix metalloproteinasesMembrane type 1Inflammation-mediated angiogenesisPhysiological angiogenesisBasement membraneCell proliferationMMP proteolysisProtein levelsProteolysisSprout formationMajor classesCritical roleProteinMatrix metalloproteinase activityMetalloproteinase activityProliferationAngiogenesisNew capillariesMembraneMMP inhibition