2018
Inhibition of profibrotic microRNA-21 affects platelets and their releasate
Barwari T, Eminaga S, Mayr U, Lu R, Armstrong PC, Chan MV, Sahraei M, Fernández-Fuertes M, Moreau T, Barallobre-Barreiro J, Lynch M, Yin X, Schulte C, Baig F, Pechlaner R, Langley SR, Zampetaki A, Santer P, Weger M, Plasenzotti R, Schosserer M, Grillari J, Kiechl S, Willeit J, Shah AM, Ghevaert C, Warner TD, Fernández-Hernando C, Suárez Y, Mayr M. Inhibition of profibrotic microRNA-21 affects platelets and their releasate. JCI Insight 2018, 3: e123335. PMID: 30385722, PMCID: PMC6238735, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.123335.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMiR-21 inhibitionMiR-21TGF-β1TGF-β1 secretionMiR-21 levelsMiR-21 mimicsMiR-21 inhibitorMurine cardiac fibroblastsBruneck StudyLow plateletsAntifibrotic effectsProfibrotic factorsLeukocyte countSpecific therapyClinical trialsOrgan diseaseTGF-β1 releaseLittermate controlsBone marrowCardiac fibroblastsMegakaryocyte numberMouse heartsFibrosisPlasma samplesPlatelet release
2016
Platelet WDR1 suppresses platelet activity and is associated with cardiovascular disease
Montenont E, Echagarruga C, Allen N, Araldi E, Suarez Y, Berger JS. Platelet WDR1 suppresses platelet activity and is associated with cardiovascular disease. Blood 2016, 128: 2033-2042. PMID: 27609643, PMCID: PMC5073182, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2016-03-703157.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlatelet activityCardiovascular diseaseMEG-01 cellsHyperreactive platelet phenotypeBasal intracellular calcium concentrationPathogenesis of atherothrombosisSex-matched controlsIntracellular calcium concentrationMessenger RNAMEG-01Healthy controlsClinical significancePlatelet-related genesPlatelet phenotypeBasal stateMegakaryoblastic cell line MEG-01Human megakaryoblastic cell line MEG-01Thrombin activationDiseaseCalcium concentrationKD phenotypeProtein levelsF-actin contentPlatelet messenger RNAPlatelet RNA