2014
Hematopoietic Akt2 deficiency attenuates the progression of atherosclerosis
Rodlan N, Chamorro‐Jorganes A, Araldi E, Wanschel AC, Aryal B, Aranda JF, Goedeke L, Salerno AG, Ramírez CM, Sessa WC, Suárez Y, Fernández‐Hernando C. Hematopoietic Akt2 deficiency attenuates the progression of atherosclerosis. The FASEB Journal 2014, 29: 597-610. PMID: 25392271, PMCID: PMC4314230, DOI: 10.1096/fj.14-262097.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAtherosclerosisBlood GlucoseBone Marrow CellsBone Marrow TransplantationCell MovementCholesterolCytokinesDisease ProgressionInflammationInsulinLeukocytesLipidsLipoproteins, LDLMacrophagesMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMicroscopy, ConfocalMicroscopy, FluorescencePlaque, AtheroscleroticProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktReceptors, LDLConceptsProgression of atherosclerosisSerine-threonine protein kinaseBone marrow cellsAkt2-deficient miceInsulin-responsive tissuesWild-type bone marrow cellsProtein kinaseMarrow cellsAkt2 deficiencyAkt2Higher plasma lipidsWild-type miceMice resultsProatherogenic cytokinesObese subjectsPlasma lipidsProinflammatory cytokinesInsulin resistanceInflammatory responseGlucose levelsAtherosclerotic plaquesCholesterol metabolismAtherosclerosisMacrophage migrationMarked reduction
2010
microRNAs, Plasma Lipids, and Cardiovascular Disease
Dávalos A, Fernández-Hernando C. microRNAs, Plasma Lipids, and Cardiovascular Disease. Current Cardiovascular Risk Reports 2010, 5: 10-17. DOI: 10.1007/s12170-010-0145-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCardiovascular diseaseShort non-coding RNAsPost-transcriptional repressionHigh-density lipoprotein biogenesisMiR-33Non-coding RNAsTotal cholesterol levelsCassette transporter A1Expression of ATPMiR-122 expressionAberrant regulationGene expressionLipoprotein biogenesisDyslipidemic patientsLipid homeostasisMetabolic syndromePlasma lipidsCholesterol levelsLeading causeLipoprotein metabolismABCG1 transportersCholesterol effluxCholesterol metabolismPathologic processesMultifactorial disorder