Ravi W. Sun

Researcher

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

faculty

7 h-index 16 pubs 121 cited

Research Areas

Vascular Malformations and Hemangiomas MicroRNA in disease regulation Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research Cellular transport and secretion Health and Medical Research Impacts Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications

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Ravi W. Sun's research focuses on the molecular mechanisms underlying vascular malformations, particularly arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) and lymphatic malformations (LMs). His work investigates the signaling pathways and cellular processes involved in the abnormal proliferation and specification of endothelial cells in these conditions.

Sun has published studies examining the dysregulation of TGF-β/BMP signaling in extracranial AVMs and the role of microRNA-21 in driving LM endothelial cell proliferation by inhibiting PDCD4. He has also explored the contribution of mural cells to endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition in AVMs and the potential of angiopoietin-2 inhibition as a therapeutic strategy for LMs. His publications include an investigation into bronchogenic cysts mimicking lymphatic malformations.

Sun's scholarly output includes 16 publications, with an h-index of 7 and 121 total citations. He has collaborated with multiple researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, including Graham M. Strub, Gresham T. Richter, Haihong Zhang, and Syed J. Mehdi.

Metrics

  • h-index: 7
  • Publications: 16
  • Citations: 121

Selected Publications

  • Rescue of Angiopoietin‐2 Inhibits Proliferation of Lymphatic Malformation Endothelial Cells (2025) DOI
  • Mural Cells Initiate Endothelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition in Adjacent Endothelial Cells in Extracranial AVMs (2024) DOI
  • Upregulated MicroRNA-21 Drives the Proliferation of Lymphatic Malformation Endothelial Cells by Inhibiting PDCD4 (2023) DOI
  • Extracranial arteriovenous malformations demonstrate dysregulated TGF-β/BMP signaling and increased circulating TGF-β1 (2022) DOI
  • Bronchogenic cyst of the posterior neck mimicking lymphatic malformation (2022) DOI
  • Venous malformation vessels are improperly specified and hyperproliferative (2021) DOI

Collaborators

Researchers in the database who share publications

Graham M. Strub University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 6 shared publications Gresham T. Richter University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 5 shared publications Haihong Zhang University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 4 shared publications Syed J. Mehdi University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 3 shared publications Charity L. Washam University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 2 shared publications Alexander K. Burnett University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 2 shared publications Sriram Navuluri University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 2 shared publications Laura Gonzalez‐Krellwitz University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 2 shared publications

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