Publications

Adipogenic potential of perivascular adipose tissue preadipocytes is improved by coculture with primary adipocytes.

Thelen K, Watts SW, Contreras GA. Adipogenic potential of perivascular adipose tissuepreadipocytes is improved by coculture with primary adipocytes. Cytotechnology. 2018Oct;70(5):1435-1445. doi: 10.1007/s10616-018-0238-0. Epub

Blood pressure changes PVAT function and transcriptome: use of the mid – thoracic aorta coarcted rat.

Contreras GA, Yang Y, Flood ED, Garver H, Bhattacharya S, Fink GD, Watts SW. Blood pressure changes PVAT function and transcriptome: use of the

Naïve, regulatory, activated and memory immune cells coexist in PVATS that are comparable in density to non-PVAT fats in health

Kumar, R., Jin, Y., Watts, S.W., Rockwell, C.E., “Naïve, regulatory, activated and memory immune cells coexist in PVATS that are comparable in density to

Interleukin-10 does not contribute to the anti-contractile nature of PVAT in health

Kumar, R., Kaiser, L.M., Rockwell, C.E., Watts, S.W., “Interleukin-10 does not contribute to the anti-contractile nature of PVAT in health”, Vasc Pharm (2021) In

Phenotypic changes in T cell and macrophage subtypes in perivascular adipose tissue precede High Fat Diet – induced Hypertension

Kumar, R., Yang, Y., Contreras, G.A., Garver, H., Bhattacharya, S., Fink, G.D.,Rockwell, C.E.,Watts, S.W., “Phenotypic changes in T cell and macrophage subtypes in perivascular

Blood pressure changes PVAT function and transcriptome: use of the mid-thoracic aorta coarcted rat.

Contreras GA, Yang Y, Flood ED, Garver H, Bhattacharya S, Fink GD, Watts SW. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2020 Dec 1;319(6):H1313-H1324. doi: