2025
Hypercholesterolemia-induced LXR signaling in smooth muscle cells contributes to vascular lesion remodeling and visceral function
Zhang H, de Urturi D, Fernández-Tussy P, Huang Y, Jovin D, Zhang X, Huang S, Lek M, da Silva Catarino J, Sternak M, Citrin K, Swirski F, Gustafsson J, Greif D, Esplugues E, Biwer L, Suárez Y, Fernández-Hernando C. Hypercholesterolemia-induced LXR signaling in smooth muscle cells contributes to vascular lesion remodeling and visceral function. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2025, 122: e2417512122. PMID: 40035761, PMCID: PMC11912459, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2417512122.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVascular smooth muscle cellsSmooth muscle cellsLiver X receptorLesion remodelingMuscle cellsVascular functionArterial media layerContribution of lipid metabolismPhenotypic switchingRegulate vascular toneMonocyte-derived macrophagesLipid metabolismPhenotypic switching of vascular smooth muscle cellsSwitching of vascular smooth muscle cellsNecrotic core areaRegulate vascular functionFoam cell populationVisceral myopathyBladder remodelingAortic atheromaFibrous cap thicknessRemodeling in vivoLipid malabsorptionVascular toneAbundant cell type
2021
Desmosterol suppresses macrophage inflammasome activation and protects against vascular inflammation and atherosclerosis
Zhang X, McDonald JG, Aryal B, Canfrán-Duque A, Goldberg EL, Araldi E, Ding W, Fan Y, Thompson BM, Singh AK, Li Q, Tellides G, Ordovás-Montanes J, GarcÃa Milian R, Dixit VD, Ikonen E, Suárez Y, Fernández-Hernando C. Desmosterol suppresses macrophage inflammasome activation and protects against vascular inflammation and atherosclerosis. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2021, 118: e2107682118. PMID: 34782454, PMCID: PMC8617522, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2107682118.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCholesterol biosynthetic intermediatesBiosynthetic intermediatesDependent inflammasome activationSingle-cell transcriptomicsMitochondrial reactive oxygen species productionFoam cell formationMacrophage foam cellsReactive oxygen species productionHuman coronary artery lesionsConversion of desmosterolTranscriptomic analysisMacrophage cholesterol metabolismPhysiological contextOxygen species productionLiver X receptor ligandsApoptosis-associated speck-like proteinRetinoid X receptor activationX receptor ligandsInflammasome activationAtherosclerotic plaquesSpeck-like proteinCholesterol homeostasisMacrophage inflammasome activationKey moleculesCell formation
2013
Control of Cholesterol Metabolism and Plasma High-Density Lipoprotein Levels by microRNA-144
RamÃrez CM, Rotllan N, Vlassov AV, Dávalos A, Li M, Goedeke L, Aranda JF, Cirera-Salinas D, Araldi E, Salerno A, Wanschel A, Zavadil J, Castrillo A, Kim J, Suárez Y, Fernández-Hernando C. Control of Cholesterol Metabolism and Plasma High-Density Lipoprotein Levels by microRNA-144. Circulation Research 2013, 112: 1592-1601. PMID: 23519695, PMCID: PMC3929583, DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.112.300626.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnticholesteremic AgentsApolipoprotein A-IATP Binding Cassette Transporter 1ATP-Binding Cassette TransportersChlorocebus aethiopsCholesterol, HDLCOS CellsDiet, High-FatGene Expression ProfilingHep G2 CellsHepatocytesHomeostasisHumansHydrocarbons, FluorinatedLiver X ReceptorsMacrophagesMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMicroRNAsOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisOligonucleotidesOrphan Nuclear ReceptorsSulfonamidesConceptsAdenosine triphosphate-binding cassette transporter A1Liver X nuclear receptorCholesterol metabolismABCA1 expressionMiR-144HDL levelsLXR agonistsCholesterol effluxLXR ligandsHigh-density lipoprotein levelsPlasma high-density lipoprotein levelsTriphosphate-binding cassette transporter A1Potential therapeutical interventionsAtherosclerotic vascular diseaseMacrophage cholesterol effluxCassette transporter A1Cassette transporter G1MiR-144 expressionPrimary mouse peritoneal macrophagesHigh-density lipoprotein biogenesisEfflux of cholesterolFoam cell formationAdenosine triphosphate-binding cassette transportersModulation of miRNAsMiRNA expression signatures
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