2024
A small-molecule allele-selective transcriptional inhibitor of the MIF immune susceptibility locus
Li J, Leng L, Pantouris G, Manjula R, Piecychna M, Abriola L, Hu B, Lolis E, Armstrong M, Donnelly S, Bucala R. A small-molecule allele-selective transcriptional inhibitor of the MIF immune susceptibility locus. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2024, 300: 107443. PMID: 38838773, PMCID: PMC11259703, DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2024.107443.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPromoter microsatellitesGene expressionMicrosatellite repeat numberMacrophage migration inhibitory factorLength-dependent mannerRNA expression analysisSusceptibility lociFunctional variantsSmall molecule inhibitorsExpression analysisPharmacogenomic developmentRepeat numberMicrosatelliteFunctional interactionsTranscription inhibitorInflammatory gene expressionMIF mRNA expressionCytokine macrophage migration inhibitory factorTranscriptionGenesProtein expressionMigration inhibitory factorExpressionInhibitory factorExpressing macrophages
2023
A pref-1-controlled non-inflammatory mechanism of insulin resistance
Huang Y, Cui D, Chen L, Tong H, Wu H, Muller G, Qi Y, Wang S, Xu J, Gao X, Fifield K, Wang L, Xia Z, Vanderluit J, Liu S, Leng L, Sun G, McGuire J, Young L, Bucala R, Qi D. A pref-1-controlled non-inflammatory mechanism of insulin resistance. IScience 2023, 26: 106923. PMID: 37283810, PMCID: PMC10239698, DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.106923.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInsulin resistanceMIF secretionPref-1 expressionPref-1Fat-induced insulin resistancePlasma MIF levelsNon-inflammatory mechanismsActivation of PAR2Palmitic acid dietHigh fat-induced insulin resistanceWhite adipose tissueSubsequent insulin resistanceMIF levelsPAR2 expressionM2 macrophagesAcid dietAdipose tissueAMPK-dependent mannerEndothelial cellsSecretionIntegrin β1CellsExpressionHigh levelsInflammation