[HTML][HTML] Macrophage polarization: different gene signatures in M1 (LPS+) vs. classically and M2 (LPS–) vs. alternatively activated macrophages

M Orecchioni, Y Ghosheh, AB Pramod… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Macrophages are found in tissues, body cavities, and mucosal surfaces. Most tissue
macrophages are seeded in the early embryo before definitive hematopoiesis is …

[HTML][HTML] Multi-omics approaches to disease

Y Hasin, M Seldin, A Lusis - Genome biology, 2017 - Springer
High-throughput technologies have revolutionized medical research. The advent of
genotyping arrays enabled large-scale genome-wide association studies and methods for …

[HTML][HTML] Genome-wide association analyses of physical activity and sedentary behavior provide insights into underlying mechanisms and roles in disease prevention

Z Wang, A Emmerich, NJ Pillon, T Moore, D Hemerich… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Although physical activity and sedentary behavior are moderately heritable, little is known
about the mechanisms that influence these traits. Combining data for up to 703,901 …

Where are the disease-associated eQTLs?

BD Umans, A Battle, Y Gilad - Trends in Genetics, 2021 - cell.com
Most disease-associated variants, although located in putatively regulatory regions, do not
have detectable effects on gene expression. One explanation could be that we have not …

A road map for understanding molecular and genetic determinants of osteoporosis

TL Yang, H Shen, A Liu, SS Dong, L Zhang… - Nature Reviews …, 2020 - nature.com
Osteoporosis is a highly prevalent disorder characterized by low bone mineral density and
an increased risk of fracture, termed osteoporotic fracture. Notably, bone mineral density …

Liver-heart cross-talk mediated by coagulation factor XI protects against heart failure

Y Cao, Y Wang, Z Zhou, C Pan, L Jiang, Z Zhou… - Science, 2022 - science.org
Tissue-tissue communication by endocrine factors is a vital mechanism for physiologic
homeostasis. A systems genetics analysis of transcriptomic and functional data from a cohort …

RIPK1 Expression Associates With Inflammation in Early Atherosclerosis in Humans and Can Be Therapeutically Silenced to Reduce NF-κB Activation and …

D Karunakaran, MA Nguyen, M Geoffrion, D Vreeken… - Circulation, 2021 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Chronic activation of the innate immune system drives inflammation and
contributes directly to atherosclerosis. We previously showed that macrophages in the …

Inter-organ cross-talk in metabolic syndrome

C Priest, P Tontonoz - Nature Metabolism, 2019 - nature.com
Maintenance of systemic homeostasis and the response to nutritional and environmental
challenges require the coordination of multiple organs and tissues. To respond to various …

Integration of feeding behavior by the liver circadian clock reveals network dependency of metabolic rhythms

CM Greco, KB Koronowski, JG Smith, J Shi… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
The mammalian circadian clock, expressed throughout the brain and body, controls daily
metabolic homeostasis. Clock function in peripheral tissues is required, but not sufficient, for …

Mouse models of atherosclerosis in translational research

I Ilyas, PJ Little, Z Liu, Y Xu, D Kamato, BC Berk… - Trends in …, 2022 - cell.com
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (CVD), the major cause of premature human
mortality, is a chronic and progressive metabolic and inflammatory disease in large-and …