2018
Genetic Ablation of miR-33 Increases Food Intake, Enhances Adipose Tissue Expansion, and Promotes Obesity and Insulin Resistance
Price NL, Singh AK, Rotllan N, Goedeke L, Wing A, Canfrán-Duque A, Diaz-Ruiz A, Araldi E, Baldán Á, Camporez JP, Suárez Y, Rodeheffer MS, Shulman GI, de Cabo R, Fernández-Hernando C. Genetic Ablation of miR-33 Increases Food Intake, Enhances Adipose Tissue Expansion, and Promotes Obesity and Insulin Resistance. Cell Reports 2018, 22: 2133-2145. PMID: 29466739, PMCID: PMC5860817, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2018.01.074.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdipose TissueAdiposityAnimalsCholesterol, HDLCholesterol, LDLEatingEnzyme ActivationGene DeletionGene Expression RegulationGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGerm CellsInflammation MediatorsInsulin ResistanceLipid MetabolismLiverMice, Inbred C57BLMicroRNAsModels, BiologicalObesityProtein Kinase C-epsilonSterol Regulatory Element Binding Protein 1ConceptsMiR-33Insulin resistanceFood intakeIncreases food intakeAdipose tissue expansionKey metabolic tissuesWild-type animalsPromotes obesityImpaired lipolysisPair feedingCardiovascular diseaseMetabolic dysfunctionTherapeutic modulationAdipose tissueLipid uptakeMiRNA-based therapiesMetabolic tissuesGenetic ablationTissue expansionMiceObesityTherapyDeleterious effectsDiseasePrevious reports
2016
Age‐associated vascular inflammation promotes monocytosis during atherogenesis
Du W, Wong C, Song Y, Shen H, Mori D, Rotllan N, Price N, Dobrian AD, Meng H, Kleinstein SH, Fernandez‐Hernando C, Goldstein DR. Age‐associated vascular inflammation promotes monocytosis during atherogenesis. Aging Cell 2016, 15: 766-777. PMID: 27135421, PMCID: PMC4933655, DOI: 10.1111/acel.12488.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgingAnimalsAortaAtherosclerosisBlood VesselsCell CountChemotaxisCulture Media, ConditionedDiet, High-FatDown-RegulationHematopoiesisHemodynamicsInflammationInflammation MediatorsInsulin ResistanceInterleukin-6LeukocytosisMacrophagesMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMonocytesOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisReceptors, LDLStromal CellsUp-RegulationConceptsHigh-fat dietVascular inflammationMacrophage accumulationAtherosclerotic aortaBone marrow transplant experimentsStromal factorsElevated blood pressureVascular smooth muscle cellsLow-fat dietSmooth muscle cellsBlood pressurePeripheral monocytosisProinflammatory stateInflammatory stateLDL levelsIL-6Insulin resistancePeripheral bloodEnhanced atherogenesisInflammatory responseMetabolic dysfunctionYoung aortasMurine modelProduction of osteopontinCCL-2