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Age associated non-linear regulation of redox homeostasis in the anucleate platelet: Implications for CVD risk patients
Jain K, Tyagi T, Patell K, Xie Y, Kadado AJ, Lee SH, Yarovinsky T, Du J, Hwang J, Martin KA, Testani J, Ionescu CN, Hwa J. Age associated non-linear regulation of redox homeostasis in the anucleate platelet: Implications for CVD risk patients. EBioMedicine 2019, 44: 28-40. PMID: 31130473, PMCID: PMC6604369, DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2019.05.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptation, PhysiologicalAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overAgingAnimalsAntioxidantsApoptosisBiomarkersBlood PlateletsCardiovascular DiseasesComorbidityDisease Models, AnimalFemaleHomeostasisHumansMaleMiceMiddle AgedOxidation-ReductionOxidative StressPlatelet ActivationPlatelet AdhesivenessReactive Oxygen SpeciesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsConceptsRisk patientsMouse studiesPlatelet phenotypeMajor adverse cardiovascular eventsHigh cardiovascular risk patientsAdaptive increaseAdverse cardiovascular eventsCentral pathophysiological roleCVD risk patientsCardiovascular risk patientsAggressive antiplatelet therapyEffect of comorbidityAge group 40Young healthy subjectsAntiplatelet therapyCardiovascular eventsYear age cohortAdvanced ageCVD patientsGroup 40Healthy subjectsPathophysiological roleElderly populationCardiovascular pathologyPatients
2021
Low-dose Aspirin prevents hypertension and cardiac fibrosis when thromboxane A2 is unrestrained
D'Agostino I, Tacconelli S, Bruno A, Contursi A, Mucci L, Hu X, Xie Y, Chakraborty R, Jain K, Sacco A, Zucchelli M, Landolfi R, Dovizio M, Falcone L, Ballerini P, Hwa J, Patrignani P. Low-dose Aspirin prevents hypertension and cardiac fibrosis when thromboxane A2 is unrestrained. Pharmacological Research 2021, 170: 105744. PMID: 34182131, DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2021.105744.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnimalsAntifibrotic AgentsAntihypertensive AgentsAspirinBiomarkersBlood PlateletsBlood PressureCardiomyopathiesCase-Control StudiesCells, CulturedDisease Models, AnimalEssential HypertensionFemaleFibrosisHumansMaleMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMiddle AgedMyocytes, CardiacMyofibroblastsPlatelet Aggregation InhibitorsReceptors, EpoprostenolReceptors, ThromboxaneThromboxane A2ConceptsProfibrotic gene expressionEnhanced blood pressureBlood pressureCardiac fibrosisPlatelet TXAHypertensive patientsOverload-induced cardiac fibrosisLow-dose aspirin administrationEarly cardiac fibrosisPlatelet-derived thromboxaneLow-dose aspirinEssential hypertensive patientsEssential hypertension patientsHigh-salt dietSalt-sensitive hypertensionCardiac collagen depositionNumber of myofibroblastsSelective inhibitionGene expressionPrevents hypertensionTP overexpressionUrinary TXMAspirin administrationHypertensive miceAspirin treatment
2019
Mitochondrial MsrB2 serves as a switch and transducer for mitophagy
Lee SH, Lee S, Du J, Jain K, Ding M, Kadado AJ, Atteya G, Jaji Z, Tyagi T, Kim W, Herzog RI, Patel A, Ionescu CN, Martin KA, Hwa J. Mitochondrial MsrB2 serves as a switch and transducer for mitophagy. EMBO Molecular Medicine 2019, 11: emmm201910409. PMID: 31282614, PMCID: PMC6685081, DOI: 10.15252/emmm.201910409.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBlood PlateletsCell LineDiabetes MellitusFemaleHumansMethionine Sulfoxide ReductasesMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMicrofilament ProteinsMicrotubule-Associated ProteinsMitochondriaMitochondrial Membrane Transport ProteinsMitochondrial Permeability Transition PoreMitophagyMutationOxidation-ReductionOxidative StressParkinson DiseaseSignal TransductionUbiquitinationUbiquitin-Protein LigasesConceptsReduced mitophagyOxidative stress-induced mitophagyNovel regulatory mechanismStress-induced mitophagyLC3 interactionMitochondrial matrixDamaged mitochondriaMsrB2Reactive oxygen speciesRegulatory mechanismsMethionine oxidationMitophagyMitochondriaPlatelet apoptosisOxygen speciesPlatelet-specific knockoutApoptosisPathophysiological importanceExpressionImportant roleUbiquitinationParkin mutationsParkinSpeciesLC3