2020
Mitophagy-mediated adipose inflammation contributes to type 2 diabetes with hepatic insulin resistance
He F, Huang Y, Song Z, Zhou HJ, Zhang H, Perry RJ, Shulman GI, Min W. Mitophagy-mediated adipose inflammation contributes to type 2 diabetes with hepatic insulin resistance. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2020, 218: e20201416. PMID: 33315085, PMCID: PMC7927432, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20201416.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdipocytesAdipose TissueAnimalsDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Diet, High-FatEnergy MetabolismFatty LiverGene DeletionGene TargetingGluconeogenesisHomeostasisHumansHyperglycemiaInflammationInsulin ResistanceLipogenesisLiverMaleMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMitochondriaMitophagyNF-kappa BOxidative StressPhenotypeReactive Oxygen SpeciesSequestosome-1 ProteinSignal TransductionThioredoxinsConceptsHepatic insulin resistanceWhite adipose tissueInsulin resistanceAdipose inflammationType 2 diabetes mellitusLipid metabolic disordersNF-κB inhibitorAdipose-specific deletionWhole-body energy homeostasisAltered fatty acid metabolismFatty acid metabolismT2DM progressionT2DM patientsDiabetes mellitusReactive oxygen species pathwayHepatic steatosisMetabolic disordersNF-κBP62/SQSTM1Adipose tissueHuman adipocytesEnergy homeostasisExcessive mitophagyOxygen species pathwayInflammation
2019
Mitochondrial thioredoxin-2 maintains HCN4 expression and prevents oxidative stress-mediated sick sinus syndrome
Yang B, Huang Y, Zhang H, Huang Y, Zhou HJ, Young L, Xiao H, Min W. Mitochondrial thioredoxin-2 maintains HCN4 expression and prevents oxidative stress-mediated sick sinus syndrome. Journal Of Molecular And Cellular Cardiology 2019, 138: 291-303. PMID: 31751569, DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2019.10.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBradycardiaCardiomyopathy, DilatedEnhancer Elements, GeneticHistone DeacetylasesHyperpolarization-Activated Cyclic Nucleotide-Gated ChannelsMEF2 Transcription FactorsMice, KnockoutMitochondria, HeartModels, BiologicalOxidative StressPhenotypeProtein BindingReactive Oxygen SpeciesRNA, MessengerSick Sinus SyndromeSinoatrial NodeThioredoxinsConceptsSick sinus syndromeSinus syndromeHistone deacetylase 4Lower heart rateHeart rateHCN4 expressionConduction systemSinoatrial nodeNormal heart rateCardiac conduction systemHistone 3 acetylationMitochondrial oxidative stressSinus bradycardiaCardiac functionLox/SyndromeHeart rhythmMyosin heavy chainHistological analysisMiceDeletion miceOxidative stressWhole heartProtein levelsUnderlying mechanism
2017
ASK family in cardiovascular biology and medicine
Liu T, Zhou HJ, Min W. ASK family in cardiovascular biology and medicine. Advances In Biological Regulation 2017, 66: 54-62. PMID: 29107568, PMCID: PMC5705453, DOI: 10.1016/j.jbior.2017.10.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCardiovascular DiseasesHumansMAP Kinase Kinase Kinase 5MAP Kinase Kinase KinasesOxidative StressSignal TransductionConceptsProtein kinase signalsMAPK signal cascadeCellular functionsKinase signalsSignal cascadeCell survivalCardiovascular biologyASK1Signal pathwayKey moleculesNovel therapeutic strategiesPathwayCrucial roleASK3MAPKKKASK2Therapeutic strategiesCardiovascular pathophysiologyBiologyApoptosisMitogenRegulationCurrent reviewCascadeProliferationMechanistic Role of Thioredoxin 2 in Heart Failure
Chen C, Chen H, Zhou HJ, Ji W, Min W. Mechanistic Role of Thioredoxin 2 in Heart Failure. Advances In Experimental Medicine And Biology 2017, 982: 265-276. PMID: 28551792, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-55330-6_14.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThioredoxin 2ASK1-dependent apoptosisMechanistic roleMitochondrial reactive oxygen species generationCellular oxidative stressGlobal gene knockoutMitochondrial proteinsEmbryonic lethalityMitochondrial Trx2Gene knockoutKinase 1Reactive oxygen species generationTrx2Key mechanistic roleOxygen species generationCardiomyocyte apoptosisActive tissuesApoptosisCommon mechanismOxidative stressSpecies generationPromising targetHeart failureTherapeutic strategiesTreatment of DCM
2015
AIP1-Mediated Stress Signaling in Atherosclerosis and Arteriosclerosis
Zhang J, Zhou HJ, Ji W, Min W. AIP1-Mediated Stress Signaling in Atherosclerosis and Arteriosclerosis. Current Atherosclerosis Reports 2015, 17: 24. PMID: 25732743, PMCID: PMC5051342, DOI: 10.1007/s11883-015-0503-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome-wide association studiesHuman genome-wide association studiesApoptosis signal-regulating kinase 1Signal-regulated kinases 1EC-specific deletionEndothelial cellsStress signalingEndoplasmic reticulum stressAIP1 functionsKinase 1Association studiesAIP1Human cardiovascular diseaseVascular endothelial cellsReticulum stressProteinGene variantsMouse modelDAB2IPSignalingInflammatory responseDeletionRegulationStressCells