2009
Cardiac macrophage migration inhibitory factor inhibits JNK pathway activation and injury during ischemia/reperfusion
Qi D, Hu X, Wu X, Merk M, Leng L, Bucala R, Young LH. Cardiac macrophage migration inhibitory factor inhibits JNK pathway activation and injury during ischemia/reperfusion. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2009, 119: 3807-3816. PMID: 19920350, PMCID: PMC2786800, DOI: 10.1172/jci39738.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell LineEnzyme ActivationHumansIn Vitro TechniquesIntramolecular OxidoreductasesJNK Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesMacrophage Migration-Inhibitory FactorsMAP Kinase Kinase 4MiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMyocardial ContractionMyocardial Reperfusion InjuryMyocardiumReceptors, ImmunologicSignal TransductionConceptsMacrophage migration inhibitory factorIschemia/reperfusionMIF deficiencyCardiac injuryMIF allelesJNK pathway activationRole of MIFRecombinant macrophage migration inhibitory factorExperimental ischemia/reperfusionLow-expression MIF allelePathway activationGreater contractile dysfunctionMIF-/- miceMigration inhibitory factorJNK activationReperfusion injuryContractile dysfunctionCoronary occlusionProinflammatory cytokinesWT heartsReperfusionCell death (BAD) phosphorylationInjuryClinical implicationsInhibitory factor
2004
AMP-activated protein kinase mediates ischemic glucose uptake and prevents postischemic cardiac dysfunction, apoptosis, and injury
Russell RR, Li J, Coven DL, Pypaert M, Zechner C, Palmeri M, Giordano FJ, Mu J, Birnbaum MJ, Young LH. AMP-activated protein kinase mediates ischemic glucose uptake and prevents postischemic cardiac dysfunction, apoptosis, and injury. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2004, 114: 495-503. PMID: 15314686, PMCID: PMC503766, DOI: 10.1172/jci19297.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow-flow ischemiaGlucose uptakePostischemic reperfusionWT heartsLeft ventricular dPNormal fractional shorteningLV contractile functionPostischemic cardiac dysfunctionInsulin-stimulated glucose uptakeImportant protective roleLong-term inhibitionFatty acid oxidationFractional shorteningHeart failureVentricular dPCardiac consequencesCardiac dysfunctionCaspase-3 activityMyocardial ischemiaContractile functionReperfusionCardiac hypertrophyIschemiaTransgenic miceProtective role