2015
SENP1-mediated NEMO deSUMOylation in adipocytes limits inflammatory responses and type-1 diabetes progression
Shao L, Zhou HJ, Zhang H, Qin L, Hwa J, Yun Z, Ji W, Min W. SENP1-mediated NEMO deSUMOylation in adipocytes limits inflammatory responses and type-1 diabetes progression. Nature Communications 2015, 6: 8917. PMID: 26596471, PMCID: PMC4662081, DOI: 10.1038/ncomms9917.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords3T3-L1 CellsAdipocytesAnimalsApoptosisChemokine CCL5Chromatin ImmunoprecipitationCysteine EndopeptidasesCytokinesDiabetes Mellitus, Type 1Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2Diet, High-FatEndopeptidasesEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFlow CytometryGene Knockout TechniquesGlucose IntoleranceHyperglycemiaImmunoblottingImmunoprecipitationInflammationInsulin ResistanceInsulin-Secreting CellsIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsIslets of LangerhansMiceMutagenesis, Site-DirectedNF-kappa BPhenotypeReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionSmall Ubiquitin-Related Modifier ProteinsConceptsNF-κB activityAdipocyte dysfunctionCytokine productionType 1 diabetes progressionPancreatic isletsType 1 diabetes mellitusMild insulin resistanceDevelopment of diabetesType 2 diabetes phenotypeΒ-cell damageDirect cytotoxic effectNF-κB inhibitorAdipocyte-specific deletionProgression of T1DMDiabetes mellitusGlucose intolerancePancreatic inflammationProinflammatory cytokinesCCL5 expressionInsulin resistanceDiabetes progressionInflammatory responseNF-κBDiabetes phenotypeMice exhibit
2013
AIP1 Suppresses Atherosclerosis by Limiting Hyperlipidemia-Induced Inflammation and Vascular Endothelial Dysfunction
Huang Q, Qin L, Dai S, Zhang H, Pasula S, Zhou H, Chen H, Min W. AIP1 Suppresses Atherosclerosis by Limiting Hyperlipidemia-Induced Inflammation and Vascular Endothelial Dysfunction. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis And Vascular Biology 2013, 33: 795-804. PMID: 23413429, PMCID: PMC3637885, DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.113.301220.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAortic DiseasesApolipoproteins EAtherosclerosisBiomarkersBone Marrow TransplantationCholesterolCytokinesDisease Models, AnimalDose-Response Relationship, DrugEndothelium, VascularGene Expression RegulationHyperlipidemiasInflammationInflammation MediatorsLipoproteinsLipoproteins, LDLMacrophagesMiceMice, KnockoutNF-kappa BRas GTPase-Activating ProteinsSignal TransductionTriglyceridesVasoconstrictionVasoconstrictor AgentsVasodilationVasodilator AgentsConceptsInflammatory responseAtherosclerotic lesionsAortic ECsNuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) activityVascular endothelial dysfunctionPlasma inflammatory cytokinesWestern-type dietTotal cholesterol levelsIncreased inflammatory responseNuclear factor-κB signalingEndothelial cell dysfunctionAccumulation of macrophagesDouble knockout miceFactor-κB signalingNull mouse modelEndothelial dysfunctionProinflammatory mediatorsSuppresses AtherosclerosisControl miceInflammatory moleculesLipoprotein profileInflammatory cytokinesCholesterol levelsAortic rootEC dysfunction