2022
Citrullination of glucokinase is linked to autoimmune diabetes
Yang ML, Horstman S, Gee R, Guyer P, Lam TT, Kanyo J, Perdigoto AL, Speake C, Greenbaum CJ, Callebaut A, Overbergh L, Kibbey RG, Herold KC, James EA, Mamula MJ. Citrullination of glucokinase is linked to autoimmune diabetes. Nature Communications 2022, 13: 1870. PMID: 35388005, PMCID: PMC8986778, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-29512-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlucose-stimulated insulin secretionResult of inflammationType 1 diabetesBeta-cell metabolismPancreatic beta cellsAutoimmune diabetesNOD miceAutoreactive CD4Inflammatory cytokinesAutoimmune biomarkersInsulin secretionT cellsBeta cellsType 1InflammationBiologic activityReactive oxygen speciesDiabetesPost-translational modificationsDiabetes biomarkersGlycogen synthesisBiomarkersCitrullinationGlucokinaseOxygen species
2016
MKK3 influences mitophagy and is involved in cigarette smoke-induced inflammation
Mannam P, Rauniyar N, Lam TT, Luo R, Lee PJ, Srivastava A. MKK3 influences mitophagy and is involved in cigarette smoke-induced inflammation. Free Radical Biology And Medicine 2016, 101: 102-115. PMID: 27717867, DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2016.10.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine TriphosphateAnimalsCigarette SmokingGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression RegulationHumansInflammationInterleukin-1betaInterleukin-6MacrophagesMAP Kinase Kinase 3MiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMitochondriaMitophagyNF-kappa BOxidative PhosphorylationPlant ExtractsPrimary Cell CulturePulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveReactive Oxygen SpeciesTobaccoTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaConceptsCigarette smoke extractCigarette smokeCSE treatmentInflammatory responseLung tissueCigarette smoke-induced inflammationWild typeSerum pro-inflammatory cytokinesSmoke-induced inflammationProgression of COPDMitochondrial dysfunctionReactive oxygen speciesPro-inflammatory cytokinesInflammatory cytokine productionPrimary risk factorAssociated inflammatory responsePatient's lung tissueMouse lung tissueMitochondrial functionDual-specificity protein kinaseRespiratory capacitySpare respiratory capacityAirflow obstructionProtein kinase kinase 3CSE exposure