Publications by authors named "Oluwasheyi A Ayeni"

The integrin alpha5beta1 has been previously implicated in tumor angiogenesis, but its role in the remodeling of both blood vessels and lymphatics during inflammation is at an early stage of understanding. We examined this issue using a selective, small-molecule inhibitor of alpha5beta1 integrin, 2-aroylamino-3-{4-[(pyridin-2-ylaminomethyl)heterocyclyl]phenyl}propionic acid (JSM8757), in a model of sustained airway inflammation in mice with Mycoplasma pulmonis infection, which is known to be accompanied by robust blood vessel remodeling and lymphangiogenesis. The inhibitor significantly decreased the proliferation of lymphatic endothelial cells in culture and the number of lymphatic sprouts and new lymphatics in airways of mice infected for 2 weeks but did not reduce remodeling of blood vessels in the same airways.

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Both Eph receptors and ephrin ligands have been implicated in blood vessel and neuronal development. Recent studies suggested that EphA2 inhibition reduces tumor angiogenesis, but its role in blood vessel development and inflammation is unclear. We examined these issues using either airways of pathogen-free, EphA2-deficient mice at various ages or EphA2-deficient mice whose airways were inflamed by either Mycoplasma pulmonis infection or ovalbumin sensitization and challenge.

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