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Diabetes Exacerbates Myocardial Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury by Down-Regulation of MicroRNA and Up-Regulation of O-GlcNAcylation.

Citation
Wang, D., et al. “Diabetes Exacerbates Myocardial Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury By Down-Regulation Of Microrna And Up-Regulation Of O-Glcnacylation.”. Jacc. Basic To Translational Science, pp. 350-362.
Center Yale University
Author Dandan Wang, Xiaoyue Hu, Seung Hee Lee, Feng Chen, Kai Jiang, Zizhuo Tu, Zejian Liu, Jing Du, Li Wang, Chaoying Yin, Yu Liao, Hongcai Shang, Kathleen A Martin, Raimund I Herzog, Lawrence H Young, Li Qian, John Hwa, Yaozu Xiang
Keywords ATG4A, autophagy-related gene 4a, BIM, Bcl-2-like protein 11, CVD, cardiovascular disease, DM, diabetes mellitus, I/R, ischemia/reperfusion, MI, myocardial infarction, O-GlcNAcylation, OGT, O-GlcNac transferase, Hyperinsulinemia, infarct size, microRNA
Abstract

Management for patients with diabetes experiencing myocardial infarction remains a challenge. Here the authors show that hyperglycemia- and hyperinsulinemia-induced microRNA-24 (miR-24) reduction and O-GlcNAcylation in the diabetic heart contribute to poor survival and increased infarct size in diabetic myocardial ischemia/reperfusion (I/R). In a mouse model of myocardial I/R, pharmacological or genetic overexpression of miR-24 in hearts significantly reduced myocardial infarct size. Experimental validation revealed that miR-24 targets multiple key proteins, including O-GlcNac transferase, ATG4A, and BIM, to coordinately protect the myocardium from I/R injury. These results establish miR-24 as a promising therapeutic candidate for diabetic I/R injury.

Year of Publication
2018
Journal
JACC. Basic to translational science
Volume
3
Issue
3
Number of Pages
350-362
Date Published
06/2018
ISSN Number
2452-302X
DOI
10.1016/j.jacbts.2018.01.005
Alternate Journal
JACC Basic Transl Sci
PMID
30062222
PMCID
PMC6058960
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