Interleukin 31, a cytokine produced by activated T cells, induces dermatitis in mice

Stacey R. Dillon, Cindy A. Sprecher, Angela Hammond, +27

Nature Immunology

InflammationCytokineActivated T CellsInterleukin 31Autoimmune Disease +9

Smooth Muscle Lineage Diversity in the Chick Embryo

Stavros Topouzis, Mark W. Majesky

Developmental Biology

BiologyDevelopmental BiologyMorphogenesisEmbryonic DevelopmentReproductive Biology +3

A conserved Streptococcus pyogenes extracellular cysteine protease cleaves human fibronectin and degrades vitronectin

Vivek Kapur, Stavros Topouzis, Mark W. Majesky, +5

Microbial Pathogenesis

Medical MicrobiologyMicrobial ProteomicsPathogenesisMicrobiologyCellular Biochemistry +4

Myostatin signaling through Smad2, Smad3 and Smad4 is regulated by the inhibitory Smad7 by a negative feedback mechanism

Xiangyang Zhu, Stavros Topouzis, Lifang Liang, +1

Cytokine

Signal TransductionMolecular PhysiologyNegative Feedback MechanismSignaling PathwayCell Regulation +7

A soluble class II cytokine receptor, IL-22RA2, is a naturally occurring IL-22 antagonist

Wenfeng Xu, Scott Presnell, Julia Parrish-Novak, +20

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

InflammationInflammatory ResponsesCytokineAutoimmune DiseaseImmune Cell Development +13

Comparison of the effects of e-cigarette vapor with cigarette smoke on lung function and inflammation in mice

Constantinos Glynos, Sofia‐Iris Bibli, Paraskevi Κatsaounou, +6

American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology

AsthmaInflammatory Lung DiseaseLung InflammationImmunologyE-cig Vapors +18

Retinoid Receptor Expression and all- <i>trans</i> Retinoic Acid–Mediated Growth Inhibition in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells

Joseph M. Miano, Stavros Topouzis, Mark W. Majesky, +1

Circulation

Activation of the cardiac α-actin promoter depends upon serum response factor,Tinman homologue, Nkx-2.5, and intact serum response elements

Ching‐Yi Chen, J Croissant, Mark W. Majesky, +4

Developmental Genetics

Nurr1:RXRα heterodimer activation as monotherapy for Parkinson’s disease

Athanasios D. Spathis, Xenophon Asvos, Despina Ziavra, +12

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Da DeficitNeurochemical BiomarkersSynaptic SignalingSocial SciencesNeurobiology Of Disease +19

PDGF-DD, a novel mediator of smooth muscle cell phenotypic modulation, is upregulated in endothelial cells exposed to atherosclerosis-prone flow patterns

James A. Thomas, Rebecca A. Deaton, Nicole E. Hastings, +7

American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Novel MediatorEndothelial CellsBiomedical EngineeringCellular PhysiologySmc Gene Expression +24