2023
Metabolic reprogramming by immune-responsive gene 1 up-regulation improves donor heart preservation and function
Lei I, Huang W, Noly P, Naik S, Ghali M, Liu L, Pagani F, Abou El Ela A, Pober J, Pitt B, Platt J, Cascalho M, Wang Z, Chen Y, Mortensen R, Tang P. Metabolic reprogramming by immune-responsive gene 1 up-regulation improves donor heart preservation and function. Science Translational Medicine 2023, 15: eade3782. PMID: 36753565, PMCID: PMC10068866, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.ade3782.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmune response gene 1Primary graft dysfunctionDonor heart preservationValproic acidDonor heartsVPA treatmentHeart preservationHeart functionImmune-responsive gene 1Donor heart functionHistone deacetylase inhibitor valproic acidImproved heart functionAntioxidant protein expressionMetabolic reprogrammingDonor-recipient matchingPromising therapeutic strategyHuman donor heartsInhibitor valproic acidGene 1Graft dysfunctionCardioprotective effectsKetoglutarate solutionTherapeutic strategiesResponse gene-1Nuclear factor
2021
Differential inflammatory responses of the native left and right ventricle associated with donor heart preservation
Lei I, Huang W, Ward PA, Pober JS, Tellides G, Ailawadi G, Pagani FD, Landstrom AP, Wang Z, Mortensen RM, Cascalho M, Platt J, Chen Y, Lam HYK, Tang PC. Differential inflammatory responses of the native left and right ventricle associated with donor heart preservation. Physiological Reports 2021, 9: e15004. PMID: 34435466, PMCID: PMC8387788, DOI: 10.14814/phy2.15004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRight ventricleCold ischemiaIL-10Inflammatory responseIL-6 protein levelsCold ischemic preservationEx vivo ischemiaLeft ventricle dysfunctionCold ischemic timeDonor heart preservationInflammatory cytokine expressionCell deathDifferential inflammatory responseTumor necrosis factorComparable inflammatory responsesHuman donor heartsCaspase-3 expressionIschemic preservationVentricle dysfunctionInflammasome expressionIschemic timeRNA sequencingContractile dysfunctionDonor heartsWarm perfusion