2022
miR-130b/301b Is a Negative Regulator of Beige Adipogenesis and Energy Metabolism In Vitro and In Vivo.
Luo W, Kim Y, Jensen M, Herlea-Pana O, Wang W, Rudolph M, Friedman J, Chernausek S, Jiang S. miR-130b/301b Is a Negative Regulator of Beige Adipogenesis and Energy Metabolism In Vitro and In Vivo. Diabetes 2022, 71: 2360-2371. PMID: 36001751, PMCID: PMC9630090, DOI: 10.2337/db22-0205.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBeige adipogenesisMiR-301bMiR-130bPeroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ coactivator 1αProliferator-activated receptor γ coactivator 1αImproved glucose toleranceReceptor γ coactivator 1αLess weight gainPotential therapeutic targetCold-induced energy expenditureΓ coactivator 1αMitochondrial biogenesisMetabolic complicationsVisceral adiposityGlucose toleranceThermogenic brownCounteract obesityMetabolic disordersTherapeutic targetAdipose tissueBeige phenotypeMetabolic diseasesAdipose progenitor cellsBeige adipocytesCoactivator 1α
2020
Role of miR‐130b/301b cluster in macrophage polarization and obesity
Jiang S, McBride A, Luo W, Chernausek S. Role of miR‐130b/301b cluster in macrophage polarization and obesity. The FASEB Journal 2020, 34: 1-1. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.2020.34.s1.09682.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDevelopment of obesityMacrophage polarizationKnockout miceMacrophage M1/M2 polarizationM1/M2 polarizationPro-inflammatory activationWhole-body energy expenditureHigh-fat dietEnergy expenditureAlternative macrophage activationWild-type miceWhite adipose tissueBody energy expenditureMacrophage activation statusBone marrow macrophagesPresent studyFat dietIL-4M2 polarizationType miceAlternative activationMacrophage activationAdipose tissueMetabolic diseasesActivation status
2017
Effects of maternal diabetes and fetal sex on human placenta mitochondrial biogenesis
Jiang S, Teague A, Tryggestad J, Aston C, Lyons T, Chernausek S. Effects of maternal diabetes and fetal sex on human placenta mitochondrial biogenesis. Placenta 2017, 57: 26-32. PMID: 28864016, PMCID: PMC5659203, DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2017.06.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMtDNA contentResponse to maternal diabetesMitochondrial biogenesisMitochondrial DNAPGC-1aEffects of maternal diabetesMaternal diabetesRegulator of mitochondrial biogenesisTranscription factor AImpaired mitochondrial biogenesisMitochondria transcription factor ABiogenesis pathwayMetabolic diseasesMtDNAFetal sex-specific differencesCopy numberTFAM levelsGene expressionMale offspringBiogenesisAbnormal placental functionTFAMNon-diabetic womenOffspring sexIndex of mitochondrial biogenesis