2022
Sex differences and altered mitophagy in experimental pulmonary hypertension
Bazan IS, Kim SJ, Ardito TA, Zhang Y, Shan P, Sauler M, Lee P. Sex differences and altered mitophagy in experimental pulmonary hypertension. American Journal Of Physiology - Lung Cellular And Molecular Physiology 2022, 322: l761-l769. PMID: 35137625, PMCID: PMC9076415, DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00019.2020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsEndothelial CellsFemaleHumansHypertension, PulmonaryMaleMiceMitophagySex CharacteristicsUbiquitin-Protein LigasesConceptsPulmonary hypertensionPathogenesis of PHFemale-predominant diseaseRight heart failurePulmonary arterial pressureExperimental pulmonary hypertensionMitochondrial dysfunctionLung endothelial cellsSex differencesMouse lung endothelial cellsInhibition of ParkinArterial pressureHeart failurePulmonary arteryMitochondrial respiratory capacityPoor outcomeHigh prevalenceSevere diseaseAnimal modelsEndothelial cellsParkin expressionOxidative stressCell proliferationHypertensionSex
2016
Transcription factor ICBP90 regulates the MIF promoter and immune susceptibility locus
Yao J, Leng L, Sauler M, Fu W, Zheng J, Zhang Y, Du X, Yu X, Lee P, Bucala R. Transcription factor ICBP90 regulates the MIF promoter and immune susceptibility locus. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2016, 126: 732-744. PMID: 26752645, PMCID: PMC4731159, DOI: 10.1172/jci81937.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsArthritis, RheumatoidCCAAT-Enhancer-Binding ProteinsGenetic LociGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansIntramolecular OxidoreductasesJurkat CellsMacrophage Migration-Inhibitory FactorsMicrosatellite RepeatsPolymorphism, GeneticPromoter Regions, GeneticTranscription, GeneticUbiquitin-Protein LigasesConceptsTranscription factorsMacrophage migration inhibitory factorWhole-genome transcription analysisOligonucleotide affinity chromatographyLength-dependent mannerTranscriptional regulationFunctional insightsTranscription analysisNuclear proteinsImmune response genesPolymorphic lociMIF promoterResponse genesNuclear lysatesKey regulatorHigher mRNA levelsMajor proteinsSusceptibility lociTranscriptionCytokine macrophage migration inhibitory factorLociExpression levelsCommon allelesMigration inhibitory factorMicrosatellite polymorphism