2022
Revisiting the Principles of Preservation in an Era of Pandemic Obesity
Langford JT, DiRito JR, Doilicho N, Chickering GR, Stern DA, Ouyang X, Mehal W, Tietjen GT. Revisiting the Principles of Preservation in an Era of Pandemic Obesity. Frontiers In Immunology 2022, 13: 830992. PMID: 35432296, PMCID: PMC9011385, DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.830992.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDeceased donorsOrgan preservationDonor populationIschemia-reperfusion injuryCurrent obesity epidemicHealthy donor populationPandemic obesityObese donorsReperfusion injuryMetabolic dysfunctionObesity epidemicObesitySignificant declineOrgansDonorsPopulationCurrent practiceDysfunctionTransplantInjury
2020
Glycogen synthase kinase-3β inhibition alleviates activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome in myocardial infarction
Wang S, Su X, Xu L, Chang C, Yao Y, Komal S, Cha X, Zang M, Ouyang X, Zhang L, Han S. Glycogen synthase kinase-3β inhibition alleviates activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome in myocardial infarction. Journal Of Molecular And Cellular Cardiology 2020, 149: 82-94. PMID: 32991876, DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2020.09.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCARD Signaling Adaptor ProteinsEnzyme ActivationFibroblastsGlycogen Synthase Kinase 3 betaIndolesInflammasomesInflammationMaleMaleimidesMyocardial InfarctionMyocardial IschemiaMyocytes, CardiacNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinProtein Kinase InhibitorsProtein MultimerizationRats, Sprague-DawleyVascular RemodelingConceptsNLRP3 inflammasome activationGSK-3β inhibitionMyocardial infarctionInflammasome activationNOD-like receptor family pyrin domainGSK-3βFamily pyrin domainGlycogen synthase kinase-3β inhibitionCardiac dysfunctionMyocardial dysfunctionCardiac damageHeart dysfunctionHeart diseaseSterile inflammationInflammatory responseRat modelDay 2Pyrin domainCardiac fibroblastsSuccessful inductionHypoxia treatmentDysfunctionGSK-3 activityHuman cardiomyocytesInflammasome stimulation