Mechanisms of unusual response to lipid-lowering therapy: PCSK9 inhibition

M Ouyang, C Li, D Hu, D Peng, B Yu - Clinica Chimica Acta, 2023 - Elsevier
The efficacy of proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) inhibition has
broadened lipid-lowering therapy thus providing decreased risk in atherosclerotic …

Aging induces region-specific dysregulation of hormone synthesis in the primate adrenal gland

Q Wang, X Wang, B Liu, S Ma, F Zhang, S Sun, Y Jing… - Nature Aging, 2024 - nature.com
Adrenal glands, vital for steroid secretion and the regulation of metabolism, stress responses
and immune activation, experience age-related decline, impacting systemic health …

The IP6K inhibitor LI-2242 ameliorates diet-induced obesity, hyperglycemia, and hepatic steatosis in mice by improving cell metabolism and insulin signaling

S Mukherjee, M Chakraborty, J Haubner, G Ernst… - Biomolecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Obesity and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) are global health concerns, and thus,
drugs for the long-term treatment of these diseases are urgently needed. We previously …

GPR146 regulates pulmonary vascular remodeling by promoting pulmonary artery smooth muscle cell proliferation through 5-lipoxygenase

J Huang, Y Xie, B Chen, Y Xia, Y Jiang, Z Sun… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The pathological feature of hypoxic pulmonary hypertension (PH) is pulmonary vascular
remodeling (PVR), primarily attributed to the hyperproliferation and apoptosis resistance of …

Hypercholesterolemia reduces the expression and function of hepatic drug metabolizing enzymes and transporters in rats

Y Xu, J Lu, Y Guo, Y Zhang, J Liu, S Huang, Y Zhang… - Toxicology Letters, 2022 - Elsevier
Hypercholesterolemia, one of the most common lipid metabolic diseases, may cause severe
complications and even death. However, the effect of hypercholesterolemia on drug …

[HTML][HTML] Pleiotropic actions of IP6K1 mediate hepatic metabolic dysfunction to promote nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and steatohepatitis

S Mukherjee, M Chakraborty, B Ulmasov… - Molecular …, 2021 - Elsevier
Objective Obesity and insulin resistance greatly increase the risk of nonalcoholic fatty liver
disease and steatohepatitis (NAFLD/NASH). We have previously discovered that whole …

Hypercholesterolemia risk-associated GPR146 is an orphan G-protein coupled receptor that regulates blood cholesterol levels in humans and mice

F Han, X Liu, C Chen, Y Liu, M Du, Y Zhou, Y Liu… - Cell research, 2020 - nature.com
Dear Editor, Hypercholesterolemia is the leading risk factor for cardiovascular diseases.
Current evidence suggests that the heritability for blood cholesterol levels is high, with 40 …

[HTML][HTML] FACS-assisted CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing of human induced pluripotent stem cells

A Caillaud, A Lévêque, A Thédrez, A Girardeau… - STAR protocols, 2022 - Elsevier
This manuscript proposes an efficient and reproducible protocol for the generation of
genetically modified human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) by genome editing …

Orphan GPR146: an alternative therapeutic pathway to achieve cholesterol homeostasis?

BP Wilkins, AM Finch, Y Wang, NJ Smith - Trends in Endocrinology & …, 2022 - cell.com
Atherosclerosis predisposes to myriad cardiovascular complications, including myocardial
infarction and stroke. Statins have revolutionised cholesterol management but they do not …

Genome editing in dyslipidemia and atherosclerosis

Z Chen, C Lehertshuber, H Schunkert - Genome Editing in Cardiovascular …, 2022 - Springer
Despite successive advancement of genome editing technology with zinc finger nucleases
(ZFNs) and transcription activator-like effector nucleases (TALENs), the recent breakthrough …