Evidence map›Paper›PMID 34698981›Full record

ArticleSleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung2022

Globular adiponectin protects hepatocytes against intermittent hypoxia-induced injury via Pink1/Parkin-mediated mitophagy induction.

Wenxiao Ding, Yanbin Dong, Xilong Zhang

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Article in Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 34% of its field
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4 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Mechanisms underlying end-organ injury in sleep apnoea.The European respiratory journal · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Wenxiao DingDepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, ZhongDa Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University, 87 Dingjiaqiao, Nanjing, 210009, China.
Yanbin DongDepartment of Emergency, Nanjing Medical University First Affiliated Hospital, 300 Guangzhou Road, Nanjing, 210029, China.
Xilong ZhangDepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Nanjing Medical University First Affiliated Hospital, 300 Guangzhou Road, Nanjing, 210029, China. zhangxilong1952@163.com.ORCID 0000-0002-8525-5795
Nanjing Medical University · CNZhongda Hospital Southeast University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThis study sought to determine the effect of Pink1/Parkin-mediated mitophagy on liver cells exposed to intermittent hypoxia (IH) and the roles of globular adiponectin (gAPN).

methodsThe hepatocyte model of IH was established. Cell apoptosis was assessed using flow cytometry. Mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) level was determined using JC-1, and mitophagy was assessed using a confocal laser. Mitochondrial injury associated protein levels of bax and bcl-2, and protein levels of Pink1 and Parkin were evaluated via western blotting. We downregulated Parkin expression by transfecting the cells with Parkin siRNA.

resultsPink1 and Parkin protein levels, mitophagy, and cell apoptosis rate were high, while the MMP level and protein level ratio of bcl-2/bax were low in IH-treated hepatocyte. gAPN upregulated Pink1 and Parkin protein levels, MMP level, protein level ratio of bcl-2/bax, and mitophagy while it reduced the rate of cell apoptosis in IH-treated hepatocytes. Inhibiting Parkin expression significantly reduced mitophagy and increased mitochondrial injury and the rate of hepatocyte apoptosis under IH or IH with gAPN.

conclusiongAPN alleviated IH-induced mitochondrial injury and hepatocyte apoptosis by upregulating Pink1/Parkin-mediated mitophagy.

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AdiponectinMitophagybcl-2-Associated X ProteinHepatocytesHumansHypoxiaProtein KinasesPTEN-Induced Putative KinaseUbiquitin-Protein LigasesAdiponectinbcl-2-Associated X Proteinparkin proteinProtein KinasesPTEN-Induced Putative KinaseUbiquitin-Protein LigasesGlobular adiponectinIntermittent hypoxiaMitophagyPink1/Parkin pathway

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PMID34698981
OpenAlexW3210891764

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