2017
Lung Endothelial MicroRNA-1 Regulates Tumor Growth and Angiogenesis
Korde A, Jin L, Zhang JG, Ramaswamy A, Hu B, Kolahian S, Guardela BJ, Herazo-Maya J, Siegfried JM, Stabile L, Pisani MA, Herbst RS, Kaminski N, Elias JA, Puchalski JT, Takyar SS. Lung Endothelial MicroRNA-1 Regulates Tumor Growth and Angiogenesis. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2017, 196: 1443-1455. PMID: 28853613, PMCID: PMC5736970, DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201610-2157oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerMiR-1 levelsLewis lung carcinoma xenograftsLung carcinoma xenograftsTransgenic miceEndothelial cellsNSCLC tumorsCarcinoma xenograftsLung endotheliumMiR-1Tumor growthTumor progressionVascular endothelial cadherin promoterMicroRNA-1Cohort of patientsTumor-bearing lungsCell lung cancerVascular endothelial growth factorCancer-free tissuesEndothelial growth factorInducible transgenic miceMiR-1 overexpressionKP miceOverall survivalTumor burden
2015
An endothelial TLR4‐VEGFR2 pathway mediates lung protection against oxidant‐induced injury
Takyar S, Zhang Y, Haslip M, Jin L, Shan P, Zhang X, Lee PJ. An endothelial TLR4‐VEGFR2 pathway mediates lung protection against oxidant‐induced injury. The FASEB Journal 2015, 30: 1317-1327. PMID: 26655705, PMCID: PMC4750407, DOI: 10.1096/fj.15-275024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsApoptosisEndothelial CellsHydrogen PeroxideHyperoxiaLungLung InjuryMAP Kinase Signaling SystemMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicOxidantsOxygenProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktSignal TransductionToll-Like Receptor 4Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor AVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2ConceptsVEGF receptor 2Primary endothelial cellsLung protectionEndothelial cellsC57/BL6 miceEffect of TLR4VEGF transgenic miceRole of TLR4Bone marrow chimerasLung cell apoptosisTLR4 knockdownTLR4 deficiencyLung injuryTLR4 expressionBL6 miceProtective effectLung compartmentsReceptor 2TLR4Transgenic miceHuman TLR4LDH releaseTransgenic modelingCell apoptosisInjury