2024
Renal Angptl4 is a key fibrogenic molecule in progressive diabetic kidney disease
Srivastava S, Zhou H, Shenoi R, Morris M, Lainez-Mas B, Goedeke L, Rajendran B, Setia O, Aryal B, Kanasaki K, Koya D, Inoki K, Dardik A, Bell T, Fernández-Hernando C, Shulman G, Goodwin J. Renal Angptl4 is a key fibrogenic molecule in progressive diabetic kidney disease. Science Advances 2024, 10: eadn6068. PMID: 39630889, PMCID: PMC11616692, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adn6068.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAngiopoietin-Like Protein 4AnimalsDiabetes Mellitus, ExperimentalDiabetic NephropathiesDisease Models, AnimalEpithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionFibrosisHumansIntegrin beta1KidneyMicePodocytesConceptsAngiopoietin-like 4Diabetic kidney diseaseIntegrin B1Fibrogenic moleculesMutant miceSTING pathway activationIncreased fatty acid oxidationProgressive diabetic kidney diseaseDiabetic kidneyKidney diseaseReduced epithelial-to-mesenchymal transitionEpithelial-to-mesenchymal transitionFatty acid oxidationExpression of pro-inflammatory cytokinesTargeted pharmacological therapiesGene expressionMitochondrial damageEndothelial-to-mesenchymal transitionPro-inflammatory cytokinesPathway activationPharmacological therapyControl miceIntegrinAcid oxidationFibrogenic phenotype
2020
Induced pluripotent stem cell-derived smooth muscle cells increase angiogenesis and accelerate diabetic wound healing
Gorecka J, Gao X, Fereydooni A, Dash BC, Luo J, Lee SR, Taniguchi R, Hsia HC, Qyang Y, Dardik A. Induced pluripotent stem cell-derived smooth muscle cells increase angiogenesis and accelerate diabetic wound healing. Regenerative Medicine 2020, 15: 1277-1293. PMID: 32228292, PMCID: PMC7304438, DOI: 10.2217/rme-2019-0086.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsDiabetes Mellitus, ExperimentalDiabetic FootHumansInduced Pluripotent Stem CellsMaleMesenchymal Stem CellsMiceMice, NudeMyocytes, Smooth MuscleNeovascularization, PhysiologicWound HealingConceptsSmooth muscle cellsMuscle cellsDiabetic wound healingWound healingPro-angiogenic cytokinesMurine AdiposeStem cellsType macrophagesCollagen scaffoldsCultured mediumM2-type macrophagesCellsNumber of totalNew candidatesAngiogenesisNude miceDiabetic woundsPromising new candidateScaffoldsHealingCytokinesExpressionSecreteWoundsAdipose