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
2004
JNK activation is critical for Aplidin™-induced apoptosis
Cuadrado A, González L, Suárez Y, Martínez T, Muñoz A. JNK activation is critical for Aplidin™-induced apoptosis. Oncogene 2004, 23: 4673-4680. PMID: 15122339, DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1207636.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntibodies, MonoclonalAntineoplastic AgentsApoptosisBlotting, WesternBreast NeoplasmsCell DivisionCell Line, TumorCell SurvivalDepsipeptidesEnzyme ActivationFemaleFibroblastsHumansMitogen-Activated Protein KinasesNF-kappa BPeptides, CyclicPhosphorylationPrecipitin TestsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-junTranscription Factor AP-1
2002
AplidinTM Induces Apoptosis in Human Cancer Cells via Glutathione Depletion and Sustained Activation of the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor, Src, JNK, and p38 MAPK*
Cuadrado A, Garcı́a-Fernández L, González L, Suárez Y, Losada A, Alcaide V, Martı́nez T, Fernández-Sousa J, Sánchez-Puelles J, Muñoz A. AplidinTM Induces Apoptosis in Human Cancer Cells via Glutathione Depletion and Sustained Activation of the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor, Src, JNK, and p38 MAPK*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2002, 278: 241-250. PMID: 12414812, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m201010200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsApoptosisBreast NeoplasmsCell DivisionCell SurvivalCells, CulturedDepsipeptidesEnzyme ActivationEnzyme InhibitorsErbB ReceptorsFemaleFibroblastsFlow CytometryGlutathioneHumansJNK Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesKidney NeoplasmsMiceMitogen-Activated Protein KinasesP38 Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesPeptides, CyclicPhosphorylationProto-Oncogene Proteins pp60(c-src)Receptors, Platelet-Derived Growth FactorTumor Cells, CulturedConceptsEpidermal growth factor receptorP38 MAPK activationP38 MAPKNon-receptor protein tyrosine kinase SrcGrowth factor receptorMAPK activationProtein tyrosine kinase SrcStress response programSustained activationFactor receptorCancer cellsMDA-MB-231 breast cancer cellsHuman cancer cellsBenzyloxycarbonyl-VADKinase SrcHuman MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cellsMDA-MB-231 cellsMolecular basisKinase JNKPretreatment of cellsMouse embryosEGFR activationFluoromethyl ketoneGrowth arrestHuman renal cancer