2022
Does Opium Consumption Have Shared Impact on Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer?
Masoudkabir F, Malekzadeh R, Yavari N, Zendehdel K, Mani A, Vasheghani-Farahani A, Ignaszewski A, Toma M, Roayaei P, Turk-Adawi K, Sarrafzadegan N. Does Opium Consumption Have Shared Impact on Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer? Archives Of Iranian Medicine 2022, 25: 50-63. PMID: 35128912, DOI: 10.34172/aim.2022.08.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAtherosclerotic cardiovascular diseaseRisk factorsOpium consumptionOpium abuseCardiovascular diseaseRisk of ASCVDLifestyle-related risk factorsASCVD risk factorsInadequate physical activityExcessive alcohol consumptionTypes of cancerKinds of cancersPotential carcinogenic effectsDiabetes mellitusPathophysiologic mechanismsOpium abusersUnhealthy dietPhysical activityCurrent evidenceAlcohol consumptionHeart attackCancerCarcinogenic effectsPoor controlDisease
2017
Endothelial APLNR regulates tissue fatty acid uptake and is essential for apelin’s glucose-lowering effects
Hwangbo C, Wu J, Papangeli I, Adachi T, Sharma B, Park S, Zhao L, Ju H, Go GW, Cui G, Inayathullah M, Job JK, Rajadas J, Kwei SL, Li MO, Morrison AR, Quertermous T, Mani A, Red-Horse K, Chun HJ. Endothelial APLNR regulates tissue fatty acid uptake and is essential for apelin’s glucose-lowering effects. Science Translational Medicine 2017, 9 PMID: 28904225, PMCID: PMC5703224, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aad4000.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlucose-lowering effectImpaired glucose utilizationForkhead box protein O1Glucose utilizationType 2 diabetes mellitusEndothelial cellsApelin/APLNRSkeletal muscleTissue fatty acid uptakeType 2 diabetesImportant clinical challengeFatty acid uptakeEndothelial-specific deletionBox protein O1FABP4 inhibitionCardiovascular outcomesPeptide apelinDiabetes mellitusGlucose loweringFatty acidsInsulin sensitivityEndothelial expressionClinical challengeFABP4 expressionMetabolic disordersWnt signaling, a novel pathway regulating blood pressure? State of the art review
Ziki M, Mani A. Wnt signaling, a novel pathway regulating blood pressure? State of the art review. Atherosclerosis 2017, 262: 171-178. PMID: 28522145, PMCID: PMC5508596, DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2017.05.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBP regulationType 2 diabetes mellitusBlood pressure targetsPathogenesis of hypertensionTight BP controlTherapy of hypertensionField of hypertensionReview of PubMedDrug developmentNovel drug developmentAntihypertensive TrialBP controlDifferent metabolic profilesUnique molecular pathwaysPressure targetsBlood pressureDiabetes mellitusMetabolic syndromePatient populationHypertensionStudy populationHeterogeneous diseaseReference listsPrecision Medicine InitiativeContribution of Wnt