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Loss of Endothelial FTO Antagonizes Obesity-Induced Metabolic and Vascular Dysfunction
Krüger N, Biwer L, Good M, Ruddiman C, Wolpe A, DeLalio L, Murphy S, Macal E, Ragolia L, Serbulea V, Best A, Leitinger N, Harris T, Sonkusare S, Gödecke A, Isakson B. Loss of Endothelial FTO Antagonizes Obesity-Induced Metabolic and Vascular Dysfunction. Circulation Research 2019, 126: 232-242. PMID: 31801409, PMCID: PMC7007767, DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.119.315531.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMyogenic toneProstaglandin DResistance arteriesDeficient miceHigh-fat diet-induced glucose intoleranceDiet-induced glucose intoleranceObesity-induced hypertensionImpact of obesityPrevalence of obesityNew treatment optionsDevelopment of obesityHigh-fat dietRegulation of obesityDifferent cell typesCell typesGlucose intoleranceVascular alterationsVascular changesVascular dysfunctionControl miceInsulin resistanceTreatment optionsCardiovascular diseaseObesityArtery
2024
Mineralocorticoid Receptors in Vascular Smooth Muscle: Blood Pressure and Beyond
Camarda N, Ibarrola J, Biwer L, Jaffe I. Mineralocorticoid Receptors in Vascular Smooth Muscle: Blood Pressure and Beyond. Hypertension 2024, 81: 1008-1020. PMID: 38426347, PMCID: PMC11023801, DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.123.21358.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSmooth muscle cellsSMC-MRMineralocorticoid receptorBlood pressurePulmonary hypertensionHeart failureVascular calcificationAngiotensin II type 1 receptorRegulation of vasomotor functionVascular smooth muscleMR knockout miceType 1 receptorAortic valve diseaseSystemic blood pressureSMC proliferationConnective tissue growth factorMatrix metallopeptidase-2Heart valve dysfunctionDiverse cardiovascular disordersResponse to hypertensionTissue growth factorIn vitro studiesIn vivo findingsMyogenic toneValve dysfunction
2022
Smooth muscle cell FTO regulates contractile function
Luse M, Krüger N, Good M, Biwer L, Serbulea V, Salamon A, Deaton R, Leitinger N, Gödecke A, Isakson B. Smooth muscle cell FTO regulates contractile function. AJP Heart And Circulatory Physiology 2022, 323: h1212-h1220. PMID: 36306211, PMCID: PMC9678421, DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00427.2022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmooth muscle cellsThird-order mesenteric arteriesMuscle cellsObesity genesSmooth muscle contractilityRates of obesityHuman coronary arteriesCardiac myocyte contractilityPlasma reninBlood pressureMesenteric arteryMyogenic toneCoronary arteryFat massContractile functionMyocyte contractilityMuscle contractilityHeart rateSerum response factorMuscle depolarizationMouse body massContractilitySignificant decreaseCell deletionMice
2017
Loss of endothelial Fto is protective against metabolic disease
Krüger N, Biwer L, Good M, Rüther U, Isakson B. Loss of endothelial Fto is protective against metabolic disease. The FASEB Journal 2017, 31 DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.31.1_supplement.1015.15.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh-fat dietObesity-induced metabolic changesHFD-fed miceMyogenic toneBlood pressureNormal chowMesenteric arteryResistance arteriesEndothelial cellsMetabolic changesNC-fed miceObesity-induced hypertensionSerum lipid levelsOrder mesenteric arteriesSerum lipid analysisFto-deficient miceVascular healthVascular levelVascular toneInsulin resistanceInsulin toleranceFat dietPathophysiological changesDeficient miceFat mass