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Landscape Of Molecular Crosstalk Perturbation Between Lung Cancer And Covid-19, Aditi Kuchi, Jiande Wu, Jyotsna Fuloria, Chindo Hicks Mar 2022

Landscape Of Molecular Crosstalk Perturbation Between Lung Cancer And Covid-19, Aditi Kuchi, Jiande Wu, Jyotsna Fuloria, Chindo Hicks

School of Medicine Faculty Publications

Background: Lung cancer patients have the worst outcomes when affected by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The molecular mechanisms underlying the association between lung cancer and COVID-19 remain unknown. The objective of this investigation was to determine whether there is crosstalk in molecular perturbation between COVID-19 and lung cancer, and to identify a molecular signature, molecular networks and signaling pathways shared by the two diseases. Methods: We analyzed publicly available gene expression data from 52 severely affected COVID-19 human lung samples, 594 lung tumor samples and 54 normal disease-free lung samples. We performed network and pathways analysis to identify molecular networks …


Exosomes From Adipose-Derived Stem Cells Alleviate Myocardial Infarction Via Microrna-31/Fih1/Hif-1Α Pathway, Dihan Zhu, Yang Wang, Miracle Thomas, Keasiah Mclaughlin, Babayewa Oguljahan, Joshua Henderson, Qinglin Yang, Y Eugene Chen, Dong Liu Aug 2021

Exosomes From Adipose-Derived Stem Cells Alleviate Myocardial Infarction Via Microrna-31/Fih1/Hif-1Α Pathway, Dihan Zhu, Yang Wang, Miracle Thomas, Keasiah Mclaughlin, Babayewa Oguljahan, Joshua Henderson, Qinglin Yang, Y Eugene Chen, Dong Liu

School of Graduate Studies Faculty Publications

Our previous study has revealed that exosomes from adipose-derived stem cells (ASCs) promote angiogenesis in subcutaneously transplanted gels by delivery of microRNA-31 (miR-31) which targets factor inhibiting hypoxia-inducible factor-1 (FIH1) in recipient cells. Here we hypothesized that ASC exosomes alleviate ischemic diseases through miR-31/FIH1/hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) signaling pathway. Exosomes from ASCs were characterized with nanoparticle tracking analysis, transmission electron microscopy, and immunoblotting analysis for exosomal markers. Results from immunoblotting and laser imaging of ischemic mouse hindlimb revealed that miR-31 enriched ASC exosomes inhibited FIH1 expression and enhanced the blood perfusion, respectively. These effects were impaired when using miR-31-depleted exosomes. Immunohistochemistry …