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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2023

Transfection of Vein Grafts with Early Growth Response Factor-1 Oligodeoxynucleotide Decoy: Effects on Stem-Cell Genes and Toll-like Receptor-Mediated Inflammation.

Konstantinos S Mylonas, Michail Peroulis, Alkistis Kapelouzou

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Konstantinos S MylonasDepartment of Cardiac Surgery, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, 17674 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-2356-6694
Michail PeroulisDepartment of Surgery, Vascular Surgery Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece.
Alkistis KapelouzouClinical, Experimental Surgery & Translational Research, Biomedical Research Foundation Academy of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-7637-8152
Academy of Athens · GROnassis Cardiac Surgery Center · GRUniversity of Ioannina · GR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The long-term patency of vein grafts is challenged by intimal hyperplasia. We sought to explore the intricate relationships between the transcription factor Egr-1, toll-like receptors (TLRs), and stem cell genes and also assessed oligodeoxynucleotide decoys (ODNs) as a strategy to prevent vein graft failures. A total of 42 New Zealand white rabbits were fed hyperlipidemic chow and classified into three groups. A double-stranded Egr-1 ODN was synthesized and infused in vein grafts prior to anastomosis with the common carotid artery. All vein grafts were retrieved at the conclusion of the predefined experimental period. Real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction was performed to estimate expression patterns for several genes of interest. MYD88, TLR2-4, TLR8, NF-kB, TNF-α, IFNβ, and IFNγ; chemokines CCL4, CCL20, CCR2; numerous interleukins; and stem cell genes KFL4, NANOG, HOXA5, and HIF1α were universally downregulated in the ODN arm compared with the controls. By understanding these multifaceted interactions, our study offers actionable insights that may pave the way for innovative interventions in vascular reconstructions.

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NF-kappa BOligodeoxyribonucleotidesAnimalsHyperplasiaRabbitsToll-Like ReceptorsTransfectionNF-kappa BOligodeoxyribonucleotidesToll-Like ReceptorsdecoyEgr-1gene therapyHIF1αHOXA5intimal hyperplasiaKLF4MYD88NANOGstem cell genesTLRvein graft

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PMID37958848
PMCPMC10647335
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