2018
Inhibition of profibrotic microRNA-21 affects platelets and their releasate
Barwari T, Eminaga S, Mayr U, Lu R, Armstrong PC, Chan MV, Sahraei M, Fernández-Fuertes M, Moreau T, Barallobre-Barreiro J, Lynch M, Yin X, Schulte C, Baig F, Pechlaner R, Langley SR, Zampetaki A, Santer P, Weger M, Plasenzotti R, Schosserer M, Grillari J, Kiechl S, Willeit J, Shah AM, Ghevaert C, Warner TD, Fernández-Hernando C, Suárez Y, Mayr M. Inhibition of profibrotic microRNA-21 affects platelets and their releasate. JCI Insight 2018, 3: e123335. PMID: 30385722, PMCID: PMC6238735, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.123335.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMiR-21 inhibitionMiR-21TGF-β1TGF-β1 secretionMiR-21 levelsMiR-21 mimicsMiR-21 inhibitorMurine cardiac fibroblastsBruneck StudyLow plateletsAntifibrotic effectsProfibrotic factorsLeukocyte countSpecific therapyClinical trialsOrgan diseaseTGF-β1 releaseLittermate controlsBone marrowCardiac fibroblastsMegakaryocyte numberMouse heartsFibrosisPlasma samplesPlatelet release
2017
Genetic Dissection of the Impact of miR-33a and miR-33b during the Progression of Atherosclerosis
Price NL, Rotllan N, Canfrán-Duque A, Zhang X, Pati P, Arias N, Moen J, Mayr M, Ford DA, Baldán Á, Suárez Y, Fernández-Hernando C. Genetic Dissection of the Impact of miR-33a and miR-33b during the Progression of Atherosclerosis. Cell Reports 2017, 21: 1317-1330. PMID: 29091769, PMCID: PMC5687841, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2017.10.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAortaAtherosclerosisATP Binding Cassette Transporter 1Blood GlucoseCells, CulturedCholesterolCholesterol, HDLDisease ProgressionGene Regulatory NetworksMacrophages, PeritonealMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMicroRNAsMitochondrial Trifunctional Protein, beta SubunitMyocardiumReceptors, LDLConceptsPlaque burdenMiR-33MiR-33-deficient miceReduced plaque burdenProgression of atherosclerosisPro-atherogenic effectsMacrophage cholesterol effluxDecreases lipid accumulationTreatment of atherosclerosisMacrophage-specific lossMiR-33 deficiencyPromotes obesityHDL levelsInsulin resistancePlaque macrophagesProtective effectHyperlipidemic conditionsCholesterol effluxPlaque developmentLipid metabolismAtherosclerosisLipid accumulationHDL biogenesisPromising targetMacrophages