Vascular heterogeneity and specialization in development and disease

M Potente, T Mäkinen - Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology, 2017 - nature.com
Blood and lymphatic vessels pervade almost all body tissues and have numerous essential
roles in physiology and disease. The inner lining of these networks is formed by a single …

Cerebral cavernous malformation: from mechanism to therapy

DA Snellings, CC Hong, AA Ren… - Circulation …, 2021 - Am Heart Assoc
Cerebral cavernous malformations are acquired vascular anomalies that constitute a
common cause of central nervous system hemorrhage and stroke. The past 2 decades have …

PIK3CA and CCM mutations fuel cavernomas through a cancer-like mechanism

AA Ren, DA Snellings, YS Su, CC Hong, M Castro… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Vascular malformations are thought to be monogenic disorders that result in dysregulated
growth of blood vessels. In the brain, cerebral cavernous malformations (CCMs) arise owing …

Endothelial fluid shear stress sensing in vascular health and disease

N Baeyens, C Bandyopadhyay… - The Journal of …, 2016 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Endothelial cells transduce the frictional force from blood flow (fluid shear stress) into
biochemical signals that regulate gene expression and cell behavior via specialized …

The molecular basis of endothelial cell plasticity

E Dejana, KK Hirschi, M Simons - Nature communications, 2017 - nature.com
The endothelium is capable of remarkable plasticity. In the embryo, primitive endothelial
cells differentiate to acquire arterial, venous or lymphatic fates. Certain endothelial cells also …

The quiescent endothelium: signalling pathways regulating organ-specific endothelial normalcy

N Ricard, S Bailly, C Guignabert… - Nature Reviews Cardiology, 2021 - nature.com
Endothelial cells are at the interface between circulating blood and tissues. This position
confers on them a crucial role in controlling oxygen and nutrient exchange and cellular …

Endothelial TLR4 and the microbiome drive cerebral cavernous malformations

AT Tang, JP Choi, JJ Kotzin, Y Yang, CC Hong… - Nature, 2017 - nature.com
Cerebral cavernous malformations (CCMs) are a cause of stroke and seizure for which no
effective medical therapies yet exist. CCMs arise from the loss of an adaptor complex that …

Blood flow forces in shaping the vascular system: a focus on endothelial cell behavior

P Campinho, A Vilfan, J Vermot - Frontiers in physiology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The endothelium is the cell monolayer that lines the interior of the blood vessels separating
the vessel lumen where blood circulates, from the surrounding tissues. During embryonic …

[HTML][HTML] How to plumb a pisces: understanding vascular development and disease using zebrafish embryos

BM Hogan, S Schulte-Merker - Developmental cell, 2017 - cell.com
Our vasculature plays diverse and critical roles in homeostasis and disease. In recent
decades, the use of zebrafish has driven our understanding of vascular development into …

KLF 4 is a key determinant in the development and progression of cerebral cavernous malformations

R Cuttano, N Rudini, L Bravi, M Corada… - EMBO molecular …, 2016 - embopress.org
Cerebral cavernous malformations (CCM s) are vascular malformations located within the
central nervous system often resulting in cerebral hemorrhage. Pharmacological treatment is …