2017
Lanosterol Modulates TLR4-Mediated Innate Immune Responses in Macrophages
Araldi E, Fernández-Fuertes M, Canfrán-Duque A, Tang W, Cline GW, Madrigal-Matute J, Pober JS, Lasunción MA, Wu D, Fernández-Hernando C, Suárez Y. Lanosterol Modulates TLR4-Mediated Innate Immune Responses in Macrophages. Cell Reports 2017, 19: 2743-2755. PMID: 28658622, PMCID: PMC5553565, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2017.05.093.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsToll-like receptor 4Activator of transcriptionCholesterol biosynthetic pathwayTranscriptional repressionBiosynthetic pathwayLanosterol accumulationGene productsSterol intermediatesSignal transducerGene expressionSelective regulatorSTAT2 activationInnate immune responseType I interferonConditional disruptionCritical functionsMembrane fluidityROS productionMacrophage immunityListeria monocytogenes infectionResistance of miceMouse macrophagesInnate immunityI interferonCYP51A1
2016
Age‐associated vascular inflammation promotes monocytosis during atherogenesis
Du W, Wong C, Song Y, Shen H, Mori D, Rotllan N, Price N, Dobrian AD, Meng H, Kleinstein SH, Fernandez‐Hernando C, Goldstein DR. Age‐associated vascular inflammation promotes monocytosis during atherogenesis. Aging Cell 2016, 15: 766-777. PMID: 27135421, PMCID: PMC4933655, DOI: 10.1111/acel.12488.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgingAnimalsAortaAtherosclerosisBlood VesselsCell CountChemotaxisCulture Media, ConditionedDiet, High-FatDown-RegulationHematopoiesisHemodynamicsInflammationInflammation MediatorsInsulin ResistanceInterleukin-6LeukocytosisMacrophagesMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMonocytesOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisReceptors, LDLStromal CellsUp-RegulationConceptsHigh-fat dietVascular inflammationMacrophage accumulationAtherosclerotic aortaBone marrow transplant experimentsStromal factorsElevated blood pressureVascular smooth muscle cellsLow-fat dietSmooth muscle cellsBlood pressurePeripheral monocytosisProinflammatory stateInflammatory stateLDL levelsIL-6Insulin resistancePeripheral bloodEnhanced atherogenesisInflammatory responseMetabolic dysfunctionYoung aortasMurine modelProduction of osteopontinCCL-2