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ArticleVascular pharmacology

New insights into immunomodulation via overexpressing lipoic acid synthase as a therapeutic potential to reduce atherosclerosis.

Shaomin Tian, Jun Nakamura, Sylvia Hiller, Stephen Simington, Darcy W Holley, Roberto Mota, Monte S Willis, Scott J Bultman, J Christopher Luft, Joseph M DeSimone and 3 more

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Article in Vascular pharmacology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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15citing papers in PubMed
2.4field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 35 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Shaomin TianDepartment of Microbiology & Immunology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
Jun NakamuraLaboratory of Laboratory Animal Science, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Biosciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Izumisano, Japan.
Sylvia HillerDepartment of Comparative Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
Stephen SimingtonLineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
Darcy W HolleyDepartment of Genetics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
Roberto MotaDepartment of Comparative Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
Monte S WillisIndiana Center for Musculoskeletal Health, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, and Krannert Institute of Cardiology and Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, 635 Barnhill Drive, Van Nuys MS 5067, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA.
Scott J BultmanDepartment of Genetics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
J Christopher LuftEshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
Joseph M DeSimoneDepartment of Chemistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
Zhenquan JiaDepartment of Biology, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC 27402, USA.
Nobuyo MaedaDepartment of Comparative Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
Xianwen YiLineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA; McAllister Heart Institute, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA. Electronic address: xyi2000@med.unc.edu.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · USIndiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis · USOsaka Prefecture University · JPUNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer CenterUniversity of North Carolina at Greensboro · US

Funding

MODELS FOR STUDYING THE GENETICS OF HYPERTENSIONR01HL049277 · NHLBI · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI MAEDA, NOBUYO · 1992 to 2025
$17.5M
APOLIPOROTEIN GENES AND ATHEROGENESISR01HL042630 · NHLBI · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI MAEDA, NOBUYO · 1989 to 2017
$4.9M
APOLIPOPROTEIN GENES AND ATHEROGENESIS IN ANIMALSR37HL042630 · NHLBI · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI MAEDA, NOBUYO · 1998 to 2007
$3.4M
Delivery of Biological Therapeutics: Using Engineered Particles and Novel DeliverDP1OD006432 · OD · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI DESIMONE, JOSEPH M. · 2009 to 2011
$2.2M
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL042630NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL049277NHLBI NIH HHS R37 HL042630NIH HHS DP1 OD006432
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Atherosclerosis is a systemic chronic inflammatory disease. Many antioxidants including alpha-lipoic acid (LA), a product of lipoic acid synthase (Lias), have proven to be effective for treatment of this disease. However, the question remains whether LA regulates the immune response as a protective mechanism against atherosclerosis. We initially investigated whether enhanced endogenous antioxidant can retard the development of atherosclerosis via immunomodulation. To explore the impact of enhanced endogenous antioxidant on the retardation of atherosclerosis via immune regulation, our laboratory has recently created a double mutant mouse model, using apolipoprotein E-deficient (Apoe

Indexed as

Plaque, AtheroscleroticAnimalsAortaAortic DiseasesAtherosclerosisAutoantibodiesDisease Models, AnimalEnzyme InductionLipoproteins, LDLMaleMice, Inbred C57BLMice, Knockout, ApoEOxidation-ReductionOxidative StressSulfurtransferasesT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryAutoantibodieslipoic acid synthaseLipoproteins, LDLoxidized low density lipoproteinSulfurtransferasesAnd immune regulationAntioxidant mouse modelsAtherosclerosisOxidized LDL autoantibodyRegulatory T cells

Identifiers

PMID32750408
PMCPMC8020442
OpenAlexW3046285015

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