2018
H19 lncRNA Promotes Skeletal Muscle Insulin Sensitivity in Part by Targeting AMPK
Geng T, Liu Y, Xu Y, Jiang Y, Zhang N, Wang Z, Carmichael GG, Taylor HS, Li D, Huang Y. H19 lncRNA Promotes Skeletal Muscle Insulin Sensitivity in Part by Targeting AMPK. Diabetes 2018, 67: db180370. PMID: 30201684, PMCID: PMC6198334, DOI: 10.2337/db18-0370.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMuscle insulin sensitivityEnergy sensor AMPKUnknown physiological functionImportant downstream effectorWhole-body energy metabolismCellular energy sensor AMPKEpigenetic mechanismsMuscle insulin resistanceDownstream effectorsAMPK activationMitochondrial biogenesisSystemic glucose homeostasisSkeletal muscle insulin sensitivityPhysiological functionsImportant regulatorAMPKInsulin-resistant human subjectsDUSP27Energy metabolismH19H19 expressionMuscle cellsSkeletal muscleGlucose uptakePivotal role
2015
H19 lncRNA alters stromal cell growth via IGF signaling in the endometrium of women with endometriosis
Ghazal S, McKinnon B, Zhou J, Mueller M, Men Y, Yang L, Mueller M, Flannery C, Huang Y, Taylor HS. H19 lncRNA alters stromal cell growth via IGF signaling in the endometrium of women with endometriosis. EMBO Molecular Medicine 2015, 7: 996-1003. PMID: 26089099, PMCID: PMC4551339, DOI: 10.15252/emmm.201505245.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic pelvic painReproductive-aged womenEndometrium of womenEndometrial stromal cellsStromal cell growthEndometrial preparationPelvic painEutopic endometriumAged womenEndometriosisNormal controlsStromal cellsH19 expressionImpact fertilityMolecular spongeH19/letNovel therapeuticsReduced proliferationInfertilityWomenEndometriumTurn inhibitsMicroRNA let-7Molecular mechanismsCell growth
2013
H19 expression is increased in cumulus cells of “high responder” women undergoing IVF, as compared to normal and low responders
Kallen A, Karakaya C, Seli E, Huang Y. H19 expression is increased in cumulus cells of “high responder” women undergoing IVF, as compared to normal and low responders. Fertility And Sterility 2013, 100: s343. DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2013.07.861.Peer-Reviewed Original Research