New insights into the role of mitochondria in cardiac microvascular ischemia/reperfusion injury

J Wang, S Toan, H Zhou - Angiogenesis, 2020 - Springer
As reperfusion therapies have become more widely used in acute myocardial infarction
patients, ischemia-induced myocardial damage has been markedly reduced, but reperfusion …

Conjugated linoleic acid effects on cancer, obesity, and atherosclerosis: A review of pre-clinical and human trials with current perspectives

LJ den Hartigh - Nutrients, 2019 - mdpi.com
Obesity and its comorbidities, including type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease, are
straining our healthcare system, necessitating the development of novel strategies for weight …

Nitro-fatty acids are formed in response to virus infection and are potent inhibitors of STING palmitoylation and signaling

AL Hansen, GJ Buchan, M Rühl… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
The adaptor molecule stimulator of IFN genes (STING) is central to production of type I IFNs
in response to infection with DNA viruses and to presence of host DNA in the cytosol …

Post-translational modifications of STING: a potential therapeutic target

J Kang, J Wu, Q Liu, X Wu, Y Zhao, J Ren - Frontiers in Immunology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Stimulator of interferon genes (STING) is an endoplasmic-reticulum resident protein, playing
essential roles in immune responses against microbial infections. However, over-activation …

[HTML][HTML] Electrophilic metabolites targeting the KEAP1/NRF2 partnership

AT Dinkova-Kostova, H Hakomäki… - Current Opinion in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Numerous electrophilic metabolites are formed during cellular activity, particularly under
conditions of oxidative, inflammatory and metabolic stress. Among them are lipid oxidation …

Modulatory role of dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids in Nrf2-mediated redox homeostasis

P Abrescia, L Treppiccione, M Rossi… - Progress in Lipid …, 2020 - Elsevier
Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) are fundamental building materials for cells and play
crucial function as signaling molecules. When PUFA are used as substrates for non …

Loss-of-function genomic variants highlight potential therapeutic targets for cardiovascular disease

JB Nielsen, O Rom, I Surakka, SE Graham… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Pharmaceutical drugs targeting dyslipidemia and cardiovascular disease (CVD) may
increase the risk of fatty liver disease and other metabolic disorders. To identify potential …

Brown adipocyte-specific PPARγ (peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ) deletion impairs perivascular adipose tissue development and enhances …

W Xiong, X Zhao, L Villacorta, O Rom… - … , and vascular biology, 2018 - Am Heart Assoc
Objective—Perivascular adipose tissue (PVAT) contributes to vascular homeostasis by
producing paracrine factors. Previously, we reported that selective deletion of PPARγ …

Nitro-oleic acid regulates T cell activation through post-translational modification of calcineurin

Á Bago, ML Cayuela, A Gil, E Calvo… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Nitro-fatty acids (NO2-FAs) are unsaturated fatty acid nitration products that exhibit anti-
inflammatory actions in experimental mouse models of autoimmune and allergic diseases …

[HTML][HTML] Induction of glutathione biosynthesis by glycine-based treatment mitigates atherosclerosis

O Rom, Y Liu, AC Finney, A Ghrayeb, Y Zhao… - Redox biology, 2022 - Elsevier
Lower circulating levels of glycine are consistently reported in association with
cardiovascular disease (CVD), but the causative role and therapeutic potential of glycine in …