2020
Smooth Muscle Cell Reprogramming in Aortic Aneurysms
Chen PY, Qin L, Li G, Malagon-Lopez J, Wang Z, Bergaya S, Gujja S, Caulk AW, Murtada SI, Zhang X, Zhuang ZW, Rao DA, Wang G, Tobiasova Z, Jiang B, Montgomery RR, Sun L, Sun H, Fisher EA, Gulcher JR, Fernandez-Hernando C, Humphrey JD, Tellides G, Chittenden TW, Simons M. Smooth Muscle Cell Reprogramming in Aortic Aneurysms. Cell Stem Cell 2020, 26: 542-557.e11. PMID: 32243809, PMCID: PMC7182079, DOI: 10.1016/j.stem.2020.02.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmooth muscle cellsAortic aneurysmAneurysm developmentMedial smooth muscle cellsAortic aneurysm developmentContractile smooth muscle cellsGrowth factor βHypercholesterolemic dietSmooth muscleAortic wallMesenchymal stem cellsMuscle cellsAneurysmsMarked increaseFactor βExuberant growthStem cellsHuman diseasesCell massCellsAtherosclerosisHypercholesterolemiaInflammationAortaApoE
1983
Regulation of oocyte maturation in the mouse: Possible roles of intercellular communication, cAMP, and testosterone
Schultz R, Montgomery R, Ward-Bailey P, Eppig J. Regulation of oocyte maturation in the mouse: Possible roles of intercellular communication, cAMP, and testosterone. Developmental Biology 1983, 95: 294-304. PMID: 6186544, DOI: 10.1016/0012-1606(83)90030-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFollicle-stimulating hormoneCumulus cell-oocyte complexesCumulus cell-enclosed oocytesCholera toxinHeterologous gap junctionsCumulus cellsInhibitory effectCell cAMPCAMP contentMarked increaseCell typesPossible roleGap junctionsIntercellular communicationGroups of oocytesResumption of meiosisCAMP accumulationCAMP generationOocyte cAMPIntracellular cAMPOocyte maturationTestosteroneCAMP levelsCAMP degradationTransient inhibition