Differential gene expression in normal esophagus and Barrett's esophagus.
AuthorsWang J, Qin R, Ma Y, Wu H, Peters H, Tyska M, Shaheen NJ, Chen X,
JournalJ Gastroenterol
PubMed ID19468668
'As the premalignant lesion of human esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC), Barrett''s esophagus (BE) is characterized by intestinal metaplasia in the normal esophagus (NE). Gene expression profiling with microarray and serial analysis of gene expression (SAGE) may help us understand the potential molecular mechanism of human BE. We analyzed three microarray datasets ... More
The four-and-a-half LIM domain protein 2 regulates vascular smooth muscle phenotype and vascular tone.
AuthorsNeuman NA, Ma S, Schnitzler GR, Zhu Y, Lagna G, Hata A,
JournalJ Biol Chem
PubMed ID19265191
'In response to vascular injury, differentiated vascular smooth muscle cells (vSMCs) undergo a unique process known as '