[HTML][HTML] Distinct effects of calorie restriction on adipose tissue cytokine and angiogenesis profiles in obese and lean mice

E Kurki, J Shi, E Martonen, P Finckenberg… - Nutrition & …, 2012 - Springer
Background Obesity associates with low-grade inflammation and adipose tissue
remodeling. Using sensitive high-throughput protein arrays we here investigated adipose …

TGFβ signaling and congenital heart disease: Insights from mouse studies

HM Arthur, SD Bamforth - … Defects Research Part A: Clinical and …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Transforming growth factor β (TGFβ) regulates one of the major signaling pathways that
control tissue morphogenesis. In vitro experiments using heart explants indicated the …

[HTML][HTML] L-Endoglin overexpression increases renal fibrosis after unilateral ureteral obstruction

B Oujo, JM Munoz-Felix, M Arevalo, E Nunez-Gomez… - PLoS …, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) plays a pivotal role in renal fibrosis. Endoglin, a 180
KDa membrane glycoprotein, is a TGF-β co-receptor overexpressed in several models of …

High levels of soluble endoglin induce a proinflammatory and oxidative-stress phenotype associated with preserved NO-dependent vasodilatation in aortas from mice …

K Jezkova, J Rathouska, I Nemeckova… - Journal of vascular …, 2016 - karger.com
Aims: A soluble form of endoglin (sEng) was proposed to participate in the induction of
endothelial dysfunction in small blood vessels. Here, we tested the hypothesis that high …

[HTML][HTML] The Role and Therapeutic Implications of Inflammation in the Pathogenesis of Brain Arteriovenous Malformations

AR Ricciardelli, A Robledo, JE Fish, PT Kan, TH Harris… - Biomedicines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Brain arteriovenous malformations (bAVMs) are focal vascular lesions composed of
abnormal vascular channels without an intervening capillary network. As a result, high …

The complex regulation of TGF-β in cardiovascular disease

S Redondo, J Navarro-Dorado, M Ramajo… - Vascular health and …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Transforming growth factor β (TGF-β1) is a pleiotropic cytokine with many and complex
effects in cell and tissue physiology. This is made possible by a very complex and …

[PDF][PDF] Atorvastatin-induced endothelial nitric oxide synthase expression in endothelial cells is mediated by endoglin

L Zemankova, M Varejckova, E Dolezalova… - J Physiol …, 2015 - jpp.krakow.pl
Endoglin, a transforming growth factor β (TGF-β) receptor type III, is co-expressed with
endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) in aortic endothelium in atherosclerotic plaques of …

[HTML][HTML] Stem cell-derived vessels-on-chip for cardiovascular disease modeling

M Marder, C Remmert, JA Perschel, M Otgonbayar… - Cell Reports, 2024 - cell.com
The metabolic syndrome is accompanied by vascular complications. Human in vitro disease
models are hence required to better understand vascular dysfunctions and guide clinical …

Cholesterol effects on endoglin and its downstream pathways in ApoE/LDLR double knockout mice

Z Strasky, L Vecerova, J Rathouska, M Slanarova… - Circulation …, 2011 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Background: The aim of the study was to evaluate whether cholesterol-rich diet affects
transforming growth factor-β-RIII (endoglin) levels in blood and 2 endoglin-related pathways …

[HTML][HTML] High soluble endoglin levels do not induce endothelial dysfunction in mouse aorta

I Nemeckova, A Serwadczak, B Oujo, K Jezkova… - PLoS …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Increased levels of a soluble form of endoglin (sEng) circulating in plasma have been
detected in various pathological conditions related to cardiovascular system. High …