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The Fgf System Has A Key Role In Regulating Vascular Integrity, Masahiro Murakami, Loc T. Nguyen, Zhen W. Zhang, Karen L. Moodie, Pater Carmellet, Radu V. Stan, Michael Simons
The Fgf System Has A Key Role In Regulating Vascular Integrity, Masahiro Murakami, Loc T. Nguyen, Zhen W. Zhang, Karen L. Moodie, Pater Carmellet, Radu V. Stan, Michael Simons
Dartmouth Scholarship
The integrity of the endothelial monolayer is essential to blood vessel homeostasis and active regulation of endothelial permeability. The FGF system plays important roles in a wide variety of physiologic and pathologic conditions; however, its role in the adult vasculature has not been defined. To assess the role of the FGF system in the adult endothelial monolayer, we disrupted FGF signaling in bovine aortic endothelial cells and human saphenous vein endothelial cells in vitro and in adult mouse and rat endothelial cells in vivo using soluble FGF traps or a dominant inhibitor of all FGF receptors. The inhibition of FGF …
The Synthetic Triterpenoid Cddo-Methyl Ester Modulates Microglial Activities, Inhibits Tnf Production, And Provides Dopaminergic Neuroprotection, Thi A. Tran, Melissa K. Mccoy, Michael B. Sporn, Malú G. Tansey
The Synthetic Triterpenoid Cddo-Methyl Ester Modulates Microglial Activities, Inhibits Tnf Production, And Provides Dopaminergic Neuroprotection, Thi A. Tran, Melissa K. Mccoy, Michael B. Sporn, Malú G. Tansey
Dartmouth Scholarship
Recent animal and human studies implicate chronic activation of microglia in the progressive loss of CNS neurons. The inflammatory mechanisms that have neurotoxic effects and contribute to neurodegeneration need to be elucidated and specifically targeted without interfering with the neuroprotective effects of glial activities. Synthetic triterpenoid analogs of oleanolic acid, such as methyl-2-cyano-3,12-dioxooleana-1,9-dien-28-oate (CDDO-Me, RTA 402) have potent anti-proliferative and differentiating effects on tumor cells, and anti-inflammatory activities on activated macrophages. We hypothesized that CDDO-Me may be able to suppress neurotoxic microglial activities while enhancing those that promote neuronal survival. Therefore, the aims of our study were to identify specific …
Protoporphyrin Ix Fluorescence Photobleaching Increases With The Use Of Fractionated Irradiation In The Esophagus, Brian W.Q. Pogue, Chao Sheng, Juan Benevides, David Forcione, Bill Puricelli, Norman S. Nishioka, Tayyaba Hasan
Protoporphyrin Ix Fluorescence Photobleaching Increases With The Use Of Fractionated Irradiation In The Esophagus, Brian W.Q. Pogue, Chao Sheng, Juan Benevides, David Forcione, Bill Puricelli, Norman S. Nishioka, Tayyaba Hasan
Dartmouth Scholarship
Fluorescence measurements have been used to track the dosimetry of photodynamic therapy (PDT) for many years, and this approach can be especially important for treatments with aminolevulinic-acid-induced protoporphyrin IX (ALA-PpIX). PpIX photobleaches rapidly, and the bleaching is known to be oxygen dependent, and at the same time, fractionation or reduced irradiance treatments have been shown to significantly increase efficacy. Thus, in vivo measurement of either the bleaching rate and/or the total bleaching yield could be used to track the deposited dose in tissue and determine the optimal treatment plans. Fluorescence in rat esophagus and human Barrett's esophagus are measured during …
Amp-Activated Protein Kinase Regulates Co2-Induced Alveolar Epithelial Dysfunction In Rats And Human Cells By Promoting Na,K-Atpase Endocytosis, István Vadász, Laura A. Dada, Arturo Briva, Humberto E. Trejo, Lynn C. Welch, Jiwang Chen, Peter T. Toth, Emilia Lecuona, Lee A. Witters, Paul T. Schumacker, Navdeep S. Chandel, Werner Seeger, Jacob I. Sznajder
Amp-Activated Protein Kinase Regulates Co2-Induced Alveolar Epithelial Dysfunction In Rats And Human Cells By Promoting Na,K-Atpase Endocytosis, István Vadász, Laura A. Dada, Arturo Briva, Humberto E. Trejo, Lynn C. Welch, Jiwang Chen, Peter T. Toth, Emilia Lecuona, Lee A. Witters, Paul T. Schumacker, Navdeep S. Chandel, Werner Seeger, Jacob I. Sznajder
Dartmouth Scholarship
Hypercapnia (elevated CO2 levels) occurs as a consequence of poor alveolar ventilation and impairs alveolar fluid reabsorption (AFR) by promoting Na,K-ATPase endocytosis. We studied the mechanisms regulating CO2-induced Na,K-ATPase endocytosis in alveolar epithelial cells (AECs) and alveolar epithelial dysfunction in rats. Elevated CO2 levels caused a rapid activation of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) in AECs, a key regulator of metabolic homeostasis. Activation of AMPK was mediated by a CO2-triggered increase in intracellular Ca2+ concentration and Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent kinase kinase-β (CaMKK-β). Chelating intracellular Ca2+ or abrogating CaMKK-β function by gene silencing or …