2024
Methionine sulfoxide reductase B2 protects against cardiac complications in diabetes mellitus
Lee S, Cho S, Lee J, Kim J, Kim S, Jeong M, Hong J, Kim G, Lee S, Kim E, Kim J, Kim J, Hwa J, Kim W. Methionine sulfoxide reductase B2 protects against cardiac complications in diabetes mellitus. Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome 2024, 16: 149. PMID: 38970135, PMCID: PMC11225187, DOI: 10.1186/s13098-024-01390-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDiabetes mellitusCardiac fibrosisDiabetic cardiomyopathyReactive oxygen speciesAbnormal electrophysiological functionIncreased cardiac fibrosisMethionine sulfoxide reductase B2Chronic metabolic disorderIncreased ROSDiabetic mouse modelCardiac complicationsCardiac damageHeart failureKnockout miceDM miceElectrophysiological functionMouse modelHeart damageMetabolic disordersHistological analysisStructural pathologyCardiac tissueMiceExcessive reactive oxygen speciesHeart samples
2019
Platelet-derived miR-223 promotes a phenotypic switch in arterial injury repair
Zeng Z, Xia L, Fan X, Ostriker AC, Yarovinsky T, Su M, Zhang Y, Peng X, Xie Y, Pi L, Gu X, Chung SK, Martin KA, Liu R, Hwa J, Tang WH. Platelet-derived miR-223 promotes a phenotypic switch in arterial injury repair. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2019, 129: 1372-1386. PMID: 30645204, PMCID: PMC6391113, DOI: 10.1172/jci124508.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsArterial injuryInjury repairMiR-223Intimal hyperplasiaVSMC dedifferentiationArterial injury repairArterial wire injuryPlatelet-derived miRNAsVascular injury repairVSMC phenotypic switchingInjury-induced dedifferentiationMiR-223 mimicsDiabetic miceEndothelial denudationWire injuryReporter miceUptake of GFPInjuryHyperplasiaVSMCsReduced expressionVivo studiesPhenotypic switchMiceSignificant increase