Gabriel F. Alencar

KLF4-dependent phenotypic modulation of smooth muscle cells has a key role in atherosclerotic plaque pathogenesis

Laura S. Shankman, Delphine Gomez, Olga A. Cherepanova et al. · Nature Medicine · 2015 · 1.2K citations · Full text

Inflammation, Vascular Disease, Signal Transduction +11

Stem Cell Pluripotency Genes Klf4 and Oct4 Regulate Complex SMC Phenotypic Changes Critical in Late-Stage Atherosclerotic Lesion Pathogenesis

Gabriel F. Alencar, Katherine Owsiany, Santosh Karnewar et al. · Circulation · 2020 · 367 citations · Full text

Interleukin-1β has atheroprotective effects in advanced atherosclerotic lesions of mice

Delphine Gomez, Richard A. Baylis, Brittany G. Durgin et al. · Nature Medicine · 2018 · 251 citations · Full text

Inflammation, Cytokine, Atheroprotective Effects +7

Activation of the pluripotency factor OCT4 in smooth muscle cells is atheroprotective

Delphine Gomez, Laura S. Shankman, Pamela Swiatlowska et al. · Nature Medicine · 2016 · 227 citations · Full text

Cell Physiology, Pluripotency Factor Oct4, Smooth Muscle Cells +8

Multiple cell types contribute to the atherosclerotic lesion fibrous cap by PDGFRβ and bioenergetic mechanisms

Alexandra Newman, Vlad Serbulea, Richard A. Baylis et al. · Nature Metabolism · 2021 · 159 citations · Full text

Fibrosis, Atherosclerosis, Pathology +10