| Vascular extracellular matrix and arterial mechanics JE Wagenseil, RP Mecham Physiological reviews 89 (3), 957-989, 2009 | 1219 | 2009 |
| Elastin is an essential determinant of arterial morphogenesis DY Li, B Brooke, EC Davis, RP Mecham, LK Sorensen, BB Boak, ... Nature 393 (6682), 276-280, 1998 | 946 | 1998 |
| Extracellular matrix 4: the elastic fiber J Rosenbloom, WR Abrams, R Mecham The FASEB journal 7 (13), 1208-1218, 1993 | 777 | 1993 |
| TGF-β–dependent pathogenesis of mitral valve prolapse in a mouse model of Marfan syndrome CM Ng, A Cheng, LA Myers, F Martinez-Murillo, C Jie, D Bedja, ... The Journal of clinical investigation 114 (11), 1586-1592, 2004 | 700 | 2004 |
| Chemotactic activity of elastin-derived peptides. RM Senior, GL Griffin, RP Mecham The Journal of clinical investigation 66 (4), 859-862, 1980 | 661 | 1980 |
| Production and localization of 92-kilodalton gelatinase in abdominal aortic aneurysms. An elastolytic metalloproteinase expressed by aneurysm-infiltrating macrophages. RW Thompson, DR Holmes, RA Mertens, S Liao, MD Botney, RP Mecham, ... The Journal of clinical investigation 96 (1), 318-326, 1995 | 569 | 1995 |
| Elastin in large artery stiffness and hypertension JE Wagenseil, RP Mecham Journal of cardiovascular translational research 5, 264-273, 2012 | 547 | 2012 |
| Elastin fragments drive disease progression in a murine model of emphysema AMG Houghton, PA Quintero, DL Perkins, DK Kobayashi, DG Kelley, ... The Journal of clinical investigation 116 (3), 753-759, 2006 | 525 | 2006 |
| New insights into elastic fiber assembly JE Wagenseil, RP Mecham Birth Defects Research Part C: Embryo Today: Reviews 81 (4), 229-240, 2007 | 496 | 2007 |
| Val-Gly-Val-Ala-Pro-Gly, a repeating peptide in elastin, is chemotactic for fibroblasts and monocytes. RM Senior, GL Griffin, RP Mecham, DS Wrenn, KU Prasad, DW Urry The Journal of cell biology 99 (3), 870-874, 1984 | 480 | 1984 |
| Cellular and molecular mechanisms of pulmonary vascular remodeling KR Stenmark, RP Mecham Annual review of physiology 59 (1), 89-144, 1997 | 479 | 1997 |
| Novel arterial pathology in mice and humans hemizygous for elastin. DY Li, G Faury, DG Taylor, EC Davis, WA Boyle, RP Mecham, P Stenzel, ... The Journal of clinical investigation 102 (10), 1783-1787, 1998 | 475 | 1998 |
| Structure and expression of fibrillin-2, a novel microfibrillar component preferentially located in elastic matrices H Zhang, SD Apfelroth, W Hu, EC Davis, C Sanguineti, J Bonadio, ... The Journal of cell biology 124 (5), 855-863, 1994 | 473 | 1994 |
| Hypertension and prolonged vasoconstrictor signaling in RGS2-deficient mice SP Heximer, RH Knutsen, X Sun, KM Kaltenbronn, MH Rhee, N Peng, ... The Journal of clinical investigation 111 (4), 445-452, 2003 | 408 | 2003 |
| Matrix metalloproteinases RP Mecham, WC Parks Elsevier, 1998 | 408 | 1998 |
| The elastin receptor: a galactoside-binding protein A Hinek, DS Wrenn, RP Mecham, SH Barondes Science 239 (4847), 1539-1541, 1988 | 396 | 1988 |
| Lysyl oxidase is required for vascular and diaphragmatic development in mice IK Hornstra, S Birge, B Starcher, AJ Bailey, RP Mecham, SD Shapiro Journal of Biological Chemistry 278 (16), 14387-14393, 2003 | 392 | 2003 |
| Receptors for laminin on mammalian cells RP Mecham The FASEB journal 5 (11), 2538-2546, 1991 | 312 | 1991 |
| Developmental adaptation of the mouse cardiovascular system to elastin haploinsufficiency G Faury, M Pezet, RH Knutsen, WA Boyle, SP Heximer, SE McLean, ... The Journal of clinical investigation 112 (9), 1419-1428, 2003 | 298 | 2003 |
| Elastin degradation by matrix metalloproteinases: cleavage site specificity and mechanisms of elastolysis RP Mecham, TJ Broekelmann, CJ Fliszar, SD Shapiro, HG Welgus, ... Journal of Biological Chemistry 272 (29), 18071-18076, 1997 | 282 | 1997 |
