2019
Adipose tissue–derived WNT5A regulates vascular redox signaling in obesity via USP17/RAC1-mediated activation of NADPH oxidases
Akoumianakis I, Sanna F, Margaritis M, Badi I, Akawi N, Herdman L, Coutinho P, Fagan H, Antonopoulos AS, Oikonomou EK, Thomas S, Chiu AP, Chuaiphichai S, Kotanidis CP, Christodoulides C, Petrou M, Krasopoulos G, Sayeed R, Lv L, Hale A, Naeimi Kararoudi M, McNeill E, Douglas G, George S, Tousoulis D, Channon KM, Antoniades C. Adipose tissue–derived WNT5A regulates vascular redox signaling in obesity via USP17/RAC1-mediated activation of NADPH oxidases. Science Translational Medicine 2019, 11 PMID: 31534019, PMCID: PMC7212031, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aav5055.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAdipose TissueAnimalsArteriesAtherosclerosisBlood VesselsCell MovementEndopeptidasesEnzyme ActivationLigandsMice, Inbred C57BLMuscle, Smooth, VascularMyocytes, Smooth MuscleNADPH OxidasesObesityOxidantsOxidation-ReductionRac1 GTP-Binding ProteinSignal TransductionVascular DiseasesWnt-5a ProteinConceptsAdipose tissueArterial wallFrizzled-related protein 5Oxidative stressArterial oxidative stressVascular disease pathogenesisNADPH oxidaseCoronary plaque progressionCoronary artery diseaseVascular oxidative stressVascular smooth muscle cellsFrizzled-2Smooth muscle cellsVascular redoxArtery diseaseHuman arterial wallPlasma concentrationsPlaque progressionParacrine mechanismsObesityParacrine effectsDisease pathogenesisMuscle cellsTranslational implicationsVascular signaling
2015
The role of microRNAs in coronary artery disease: From pathophysiology to diagnosis and treatment
Economou EK, Oikonomou E, Siasos G, Papageorgiou N, Tsalamandris S, Mourouzis K, Papaioanou S, Tousoulis D. The role of microRNAs in coronary artery disease: From pathophysiology to diagnosis and treatment. Atherosclerosis 2015, 241: 624-633. PMID: 26117399, DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2015.06.037.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsMeSH KeywordsAnimalsApoptosisAtherosclerosisBiomarkersBlood PlateletsCell MovementCoronary Artery DiseaseDisease ProgressionEndothelium, VascularGene Expression RegulationHumansLipoproteins, HDLLipoproteins, LDLMiceMicroRNAsMonocytesMuscle, Smooth, VascularMyocardial InfarctionNeovascularization, PathologicOligonucleotidesReperfusion InjuryStem CellsConceptsCoronary artery diseaseDevelopment of atherosclerosisArtery diseaseCoronary artery disease progressionPathogenesis of atherosclerosisStudy of miRNAsMyocardial infarctionDisease progressionSpecific miRNA expression patternsTherapeutic approachesRole of microRNAsPreventive opportunitiesDiagnostic biomarkersRelated conditionsAtherosclerosisMiRNA expression patternsDiseaseNon-coding RNA moleculesRole of miRNAsIntercellular communicationIntracellular regulatorsExpression patternsMiRNAsPost-transcriptional levelGene expression