2021
Wnt Signaling Cascades and Their Role in Coronary Artery Health and Disease
Weerackoon N, Gunawardhana KL, Mani A. Wnt Signaling Cascades and Their Role in Coronary Artery Health and Disease. Journal Of Cellular Signaling 2021, 2: 52-62. PMID: 33969358, PMCID: PMC8098721, DOI: 10.33696/signaling.2.035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCoronary artery diseaseVascular smooth muscle cellsLow-density lipoproteinPlaque erosionDisease processWnt pathwayAdult cardiovascular diseaseDistinct disease processesSmooth muscle proliferationType 2 diabetesCause of deathMajor congenital defectsModified low-density lipoproteinSmooth muscle cellsWnt/β-catenin signalingCoronary artery healthCanonical Wnt/β-catenin signalingAggregation of monocytesActivation of WntΒ-catenin signalingArtery diseaseEndothelial cell defectsEndothelial dysfunctionWnt/CaVascular inflammation
2017
Endothelial APLNR regulates tissue fatty acid uptake and is essential for apelin’s glucose-lowering effects
Hwangbo C, Wu J, Papangeli I, Adachi T, Sharma B, Park S, Zhao L, Ju H, Go GW, Cui G, Inayathullah M, Job JK, Rajadas J, Kwei SL, Li MO, Morrison AR, Quertermous T, Mani A, Red-Horse K, Chun HJ. Endothelial APLNR regulates tissue fatty acid uptake and is essential for apelin’s glucose-lowering effects. Science Translational Medicine 2017, 9 PMID: 28904225, PMCID: PMC5703224, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aad4000.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlucose-lowering effectImpaired glucose utilizationForkhead box protein O1Glucose utilizationType 2 diabetes mellitusEndothelial cellsApelin/APLNRSkeletal muscleTissue fatty acid uptakeType 2 diabetesImportant clinical challengeFatty acid uptakeEndothelial-specific deletionBox protein O1FABP4 inhibitionCardiovascular outcomesPeptide apelinDiabetes mellitusGlucose loweringFatty acidsInsulin sensitivityEndothelial expressionClinical challengeFABP4 expressionMetabolic disorders
2015
The Protective Effect of Transcription Factor 7‐Like 2 Risk Allele rs7903146 against Elevated Fasting Plasma Triglyceride in Type 2 Diabetes: A Meta‐Analysis
Wang S, Song K, Srivastava R, Fathzadeh M, Li N, Mani A. The Protective Effect of Transcription Factor 7‐Like 2 Risk Allele rs7903146 against Elevated Fasting Plasma Triglyceride in Type 2 Diabetes: A Meta‐Analysis. Journal Of Diabetes Research 2015, 2015: 468627. PMID: 26576435, PMCID: PMC4631899, DOI: 10.1155/2015/468627.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsType 2 diabetesTranscription factor 7Rs7903146 variantNondiabetic subjectsMinor alleleHeterozygote comparison modelHDL-C levelsLower plasma triglyceride levelsTCF7L2 rs7903146 polymorphismFactor 7Plasma lipid levelsPlasma triglyceride levelsVariant rs7903146Metabolic syndromeRs7903146 polymorphismPlasma lipidsTG levelsTriglyceride levelsPlasma triglyceridesLipid levelsProtective effectLower riskElectronic databasesType 2Meta-AnalysisNew targets to treat obesity and the metabolic syndrome
Martin KA, Mani MV, Mani A. New targets to treat obesity and the metabolic syndrome. European Journal Of Pharmacology 2015, 763: 64-74. PMID: 26001373, PMCID: PMC4573317, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2015.03.093.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetabolic syndromeCardiovascular diseaseGlucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonistsPancreatic lipase inhibitor orlistatSingle CVD risk factorPeptide-1 receptor agonistsCVD risk factorsEpidemic of obesityLong-term treatmentType 2 diabetesLipase inhibitor orlistatDipeptidyl peptidase IV inhibitorsAnti-diabetic drugsFuture drug developmentTruncal obesitySerotonergic drugsReceptor agonistRisk factorsMelanocortin systemObesityMetabolic traitsSyndromeMetabolic profileIV inhibitorsNew targets