New directions in therapeutic angiogenesis and arteriogenesis in peripheral arterial disease

BH Annex, JP Cooke - Circulation research, 2021 - Am Heart Assoc
The prevalence of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) in the United States exceeds 10 million
people, and PAD is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality across the globe. PAD is …

How VEGF-A and its splice variants affect breast cancer development–clinical implications

H Al Kawas, I Saaid, P Jank, CC Westhoff, C Denkert… - Cellular Oncology, 2022 - Springer
Background Altered expression levels and structural variations in the vascular endothelial
growth factor (VEGF) have been found to play important roles in cancer development and to …

Systems biology of angiogenesis signaling: Computational models and omics

Y Zhang, H Wang, RHM Oliveira… - WIREs mechanisms …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Angiogenesis is a highly regulated multiscale process that involves a plethora of cells, their
cellular signal transduction, activation, proliferation, differentiation, as well as their …

VEGF-A splice variants bind VEGFRs with differential affinities

SB Mamer, A Wittenkeller, PI Imoukhuede - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGF-A) and its binding to VEGFRs is an important
angiogenesis regulator, especially the earliest-known isoform, VEGF-A165a. Yet several …

Computer simulation of TSP1 inhibition of VEGF–akt–eNOS: an angiogenesis triple threat

H Bazzazi, Y Zhang, M Jafarnejad, JS Isenberg… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
The matricellular protein thrombospondin-1 (TSP1) is a potent inhibitor of angiogenesis.
Specifically, TSP1 has been experimentally shown to inhibit signaling downstream of …

Anti-angiogenic isoform of vascular endothelial growth factor-A in cardiovascular and renal disease

R Kikuchi, M Stevens, K Harada, S Oltean… - Advances in clinical …, 2019 - Elsevier
Accumulating evidence suggests that pathologic interactions between the heart and the
kidney can contribute to the progressive dysfunction of both organs. Recently, there has …

Preeclampsia-associated alteration of DNA methylation in fetal endothelial progenitor cells

L Brodowski, T Zindler, S Von Hardenberg… - Frontiers in cell and …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Objective The pregnancy complication preeclampsia represents an independent risk factor
for cardiovascular disease. Our previous research shows a diminished function of fetal …

Computational modeling of synergistic interaction between αVβ3 integrin and VEGFR2 in endothelial cells: Implications for the mechanism of action of angiogenesis …

H Bazzazi, Y Zhang, M Jafarnejad, AS Popel - Journal of theoretical biology, 2018 - Elsevier
Cooperation between VEGFR2 and integrin αVβ3 is critical for neovascularization in wound
healing, cardiovascular ischemic diseases, ocular diseases, and tumor angiogenesis. In the …

Dynamic multiscale regulation of perfusion recovery in experimental peripheral arterial disease: a mechanistic computational model

C Zhao, JL Heuslein, Y Zhang, BH Annex… - Basic to Translational …, 2022 - jacc.org
In peripheral arterial disease (PAD), the degree of endogenous capacity to modulate
revascularization of limb muscle is central to the management of leg ischemia. To …

Computational modeling to quantify the contributions of VEGFR1, VEGFR2, and lateral inhibition in sprouting angiogenesis

C Kühn, S Checa - Frontiers in physiology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Sprouting angiogenesis is a necessary process in regeneration and development as well as
in tumorigenesis. VEGF-A is the main pro-angiogenic chemoattractant and it can bind to the …