Wnt pathway inhibition via the targeting of Frizzled receptors results in decreased growth and tumorigenicity of human tumors

…, A Chaudhari, M Ji, AM Kapoun… - Proceedings of the …, 2012 - National Acad Sciences
The Wnt/β-catenin pathway, which signals through the Frizzled (Fzd) receptor family and
several coreceptors, has long been implicated in cancer. Here we demonstrate a therapeutic …

B-type natriuretic peptide exerts broad functional opposition to transforming growth factor-β in primary human cardiac fibroblasts: fibrosis, myofibroblast conversion …

AM Kapoun, F Liang, G O'Young, DL Damm… - Circulation …, 2004 - Am Heart Assoc
The natriuretic peptides, including human B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP), have been
implicated in the regulation of cardiac remodeling. Because transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) …

Altered patterns of gene expression in response to myocardial infarction

…, D Damm, BL Garrick, A Lam, AM Kapoun… - Circulation …, 2000 - Am Heart Assoc
The use of cDNA microarrays has made it possible to simultaneously analyze gene expression
for thousands of genes. Microarray technology was used to evaluate the expression of >…

Intratumoural heterogeneity generated by Notch signalling promotes small-cell lung cancer

…, M Wislez, C Kong, J Cain, YW Liu, AM Kapoun… - Nature, 2017 - nature.com
The Notch signalling pathway mediates cell fate decisions 1 , 2 and is tumour suppressive
or oncogenic depending on the context 2 , 3 . During lung development, Notch pathway …

Recombinant vascular endothelial growth factor 121 attenuates hypertension and improves kidney damage in a rat model of preeclampsia

Z Li, Y Zhang, J Ying Ma, AM Kapoun, Q Shao… - …, 2007 - Am Heart Assoc
Inhibitors of angiogenic factors are known to be upregulated, and their levels increase in the
maternal circulation before the onset of preeclampsia. We reproduced a previously …

Progressive transforming growth factor β1–induced lung fibrosis is blocked by an orally active ALK5 kinase inhibitor

…, M Kolb, JA Schroeder, AM Kapoun… - American journal of …, 2005 - atsjournals.org
Pulmonary fibrosis is characterized by chronic scar formation and deposition of extracellular
matrix, resulting in impaired lung function and respiratory failure. Idiopathic pulmonary …

Targeting Notch signaling with a Notch2/Notch3 antagonist (tarextumab) inhibits tumor growth and decreases tumor-initiating cell frequency

…, T Tang, B Wallace, M Wang, C Zhang, AM Kapoun… - Clinical cancer …, 2015 - AACR
Purpose: The Notch pathway plays an important role in both stem cell biology and cancer.
Dysregulation of Notch signaling has been reported in several human tumor types. In this …

Inhibition of the TGF-β receptor I kinase promotes hematopoiesis in MDS

…, Y Mo, TD Bhagat, B Das, AM Kapoun… - Blood, The Journal …, 2008 - ashpublications.org
MDS is characterized by ineffective hematopoiesis that leads to peripheral cytopenias.
Development of effective treatments has been impeded by limited insight into pathogenic …

[HTML][HTML] Activating NOTCH1 mutations define a distinct subgroup of patients with adenoid cystic carcinoma who have poor prognosis, propensity to bone and liver …

…, BS Glisson, MJ Wick, AM Kapoun… - Journal of clinical …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Purpose Adenoid cystic carcinomas (ACCs) represent a heterogeneous group of
chemotherapy refractory tumors, with a subset demonstrating an aggressive phenotype. We …

A first-in-human phase I study of the anticancer stem cell agent ipafricept (OMP-54F28), a decoy receptor for Wnt ligands, in patients with advanced solid tumors

…, D Mendelson, J Dupont, R Stagg, AM Kapoun… - Clinical Cancer …, 2017 - AACR
Purpose: Wnt signaling is implicated in tumor cell dedifferentiation and cancer stem cell
function. Ipafricept (OMP-54F28) is a first-in-class recombinant fusion protein with the …