2023
Endothelial Dysfunction in Cardiorenal Conditions: Implications of Endothelial Glucocorticoid Receptor-Wnt Signaling
Akhter M, Goodwin J. Endothelial Dysfunction in Cardiorenal Conditions: Implications of Endothelial Glucocorticoid Receptor-Wnt Signaling. International Journal Of Molecular Sciences 2023, 24: 14261. PMID: 37762564, PMCID: PMC10531724, DOI: 10.3390/ijms241814261.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlucocorticoid receptorEndothelial dysfunctionVascular inflammationEndothelial cellsEndothelial glucocorticoid receptorAnti-inflammatory effectsFatty acid oxidation pathwayDifferent pathological conditionsSuppression of WntRenal diseaseInflammatory cascadeVascular toneNovel therapiesMultiple organsBlood fluidityEndothelial integrityPlatelet aggregationInnermost liningVessel permeabilityBlood vesselsPathological conditionsWnt pathwayInflammationDysfunctionDevastating disease
2020
Metabolic reprogramming by N‐acetyl‐seryl‐aspartyl‐lysyl‐proline protects against diabetic kidney disease
Srivastava SP, Goodwin JE, Kanasaki K, Koya D. Metabolic reprogramming by N‐acetyl‐seryl‐aspartyl‐lysyl‐proline protects against diabetic kidney disease. British Journal Of Pharmacology 2020, 177: 3691-3711. PMID: 32352559, PMCID: PMC7393199, DOI: 10.1111/bph.15087.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsACE inhibitorsDiabetic kidneyKidney fibrosisEffects of ACEIsEnd-stage renal diseaseDiabetic CD-1 miceKidney cell metabolismAbnormal glucose metabolismDiabetic kidney diseaseFirst-line drugsCD-1 miceMesenchymal transformationFatty acid oxidationMitochondrial fatty acid oxidationAntifibrotic mediatorsFatty acid metabolismDiabetic patientsRenal diseaseAntifibrotic mechanismsSevere fibrosisACE inhibitionKidney diseaseAntifibrotic actionReceptor antagonistC57BL6 miceInhibition of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Ameliorates Renal Fibrosis by Mitigating DPP-4 Level and Restoring Antifibrotic MicroRNAs
Srivastava SP, Goodwin JE, Kanasaki K, Koya D. Inhibition of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Ameliorates Renal Fibrosis by Mitigating DPP-4 Level and Restoring Antifibrotic MicroRNAs. Genes 2020, 11: 211. PMID: 32085655, PMCID: PMC7074526, DOI: 10.3390/genes11020211.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAngiotensin Receptor AntagonistsAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme InhibitorsAnimalsCell LineDiabetes Mellitus, ExperimentalDiabetic NephropathiesDipeptidyl Peptidase 4Disease Models, AnimalDrug SynergismGene Expression RegulationHumansMiceMicroRNAsOligopeptidesSignal TransductionTransforming Growth Factor betaConceptsAngiotensin II receptor blockersRenal fibrosisDPP-4End-stage renal diseaseSubstrates of ACEDiabetic kidney diseaseEffect of ACEIII receptor blockersDPP-4 levelsTGFβ signalingAngiotensin converting enzymeChronic nephropathyReceptor blockersRenal diseaseKidney diseaseACEIEnzyme inhibitorsConventional drugsDownregulated expressionEndothelial cellsFibrosisInhibitory effectDrug 1MiR-29AcSDKP