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Laboratory of Genetics of Model Diseases

Laboratory of Genetics of Model Diseases

Metabolic syndrome is defined as the co-occurrence of several risk factors for type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease: mainly obesity, insulin resistance, high triglyceride and LDL cholesterol levels, and hypertension. These risk factors are determined by many genes with small effects and their interactions with environmental factors. Genome-wide association studies have so far revealed only a small fraction of the heritability of complex pathophysiological traits in humans. Thus, analyses of animal models of human complex diseases may represent a useful alternative. The department's research is focused on the following projects:

  • Uncovering genes regulating hemodynamic and metabolic traits in the SHR strain.
  • Analysis of the mechanisms underlying the development of salt sensitive hypertension.

Projects

Publications

Šilhavý; Jan - Mlejnek; Petr - Šimáková; Miroslava - Marková; I. - Malínská; H. - Hüttl; M. - Kazdová; L. - Kazantsev; D. - Mancini; M. - Novotný; J. - Pravenec; Michal . CD36 regulates substrates utilisation in brown adipose tissue of spontaneously hypertensive rats: In vitro study . PLoS ONE. 2023; 18(4)); e0283276 . IF = 3.7 [ASEP] [ doi ]
Šilhavý; Jan - Mlejnek; Petr - Šimáková; Miroslava - Malínská; H. - Marková; I. - Hüttl; M. - Miklánková; D. - Kazdová; L. - Vrbacký; Marek - Pecinová; Alena - Mráček; Tomáš - Pravenec; Michal . Hypolipidemic Effects of Beetroot Juice in SHR-CRP and HHTg Rat Models of Metabolic Syndrome: Analysis of Hepatic Proteome . Metabolites. 2023; 13(2)); 192 . IF = 4.1 [ASEP] [ doi ]
Kurtz; T. W. - Morris Jr.; R. C. - Pravenec; Michal - Lujan; H. L. - DiCarlo; S. E. Hypertension in Primary Aldosteronism Is Initiated by Salt-Induced Increases in Vascular Resistance With Reductions in Cardiac Output . Hypertension. 2023; 80(5); 1077-1091 . IF = 8.3 [ASEP] [ doi ]
Hüttl; M. - Marková; I. - Miklánková; D. - Zapletalová; I. - Kujal; P. - Šilhavý; Jan - Pravenec; Michal - Malínská; H. Hypolipidemic and insulin sensitizing effects of salsalate beyond suppressing inflammation in a prediabetic rat model . Frontiers in Pharmacology. 2023; 14(3 Apr)); 1117683 . IF = 5.6 [ASEP] [ doi ]
Šilhavý; Jan - Mlejnek; Petr - Šimáková; Miroslava - Liška; František - Kubovčiak; Jan - Sticová; E. - Pravenec; Michal . Sodium Accumulation and Blood Capillary Rarefaction in the Skin Predispose Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats to Salt Sensitive Hypertension . Biomedicines. 2022; 10(2)); 376 . IF = 4.7 [ASEP] [ doi ]
Senko; A. N. - Overall; R. W. - Šilhavý; Jan - Mlejnek; Petr - Malínská; H. - Hüttl; M. - Marková; I. - Fabel; K. S. - Lu; L. - Stuchlík; Aleš - Williams; R. W. - Pravenec; Michal - Kempermann; G. Systems genetics in the rat HXB/BXH family identifies Tti2 as a pleiotropic quantitative trait gene for adult hippocampal neurogenesis and serum glucose . PLoS Genetics. 2022; 18(4)); e1009638 . IF = 4.5 [ASEP] [ doi ]
Marković; Aleksandra - Tauchmannová; Kateřina - Šimáková; Miroslava - Mlejnek; Petr - Kaplanová; Vilma - Pecina; Petr - Pecinová; Alena - Papoušek; František - Liška; František - Šilhavý; Jan - Mikešová; Jana - Neckář; Jan - Houštěk; Josef - Pravenec; Michal - Mráček; Tomáš . Genetic Complementation of ATP Synthase Deficiency Due to Dysfunction of TMEM70 Assembly Factor in Rat . Biomedicines. 2022; 10(2)); 276 . IF = 4.7 [ASEP] [ doi ]
Malínská; H. - Hüttl; M. - Marková; I. - Miklánková; D. - Hojná; Silvie - Papoušek; František - Šilhavý; Jan - Mlejnek; Petr - Zicha; Josef - Hrdlička; Jaroslav - Pravenec; Michal - Vaněčková; Ivana . Beneficial Effects of Empagliflozin Are Mediated by Reduced Renal Inflammation and Oxidative Stress in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats Expressing Human C-Reactive Protein . Biomedicines. 2022; 10(9)); 2066 . IF = 4.7 [ASEP] [ doi ]
Lusk; R. - Hoffman; P.L. - Mahaffey; S. - Rosean; S. - Smith; H. - Šilhavý; Jan - Pravenec; Michal - Tabakoff; B. - Saba; L. M. Beyond Genes: Inclusion of Alternative Splicing and Alternative Polyadenylation to Assess the Genetic Architecture of Predisposition to Voluntary Alcohol Consumption in Brain of the HXB/BXH Recombinant Inbred Rat Panel . Frontiers in genetics. 2022; 13(Mar 15)); 821026 . IF = 3.7 [ASEP] [ doi ]
Kurtz; T. W. - Pravenec; Michal - DiCarlo; S. E. Do conclusions drawn from spot urine sodium measurements agree with the conclusions drawn from the 24-h urine measurements? . Journal of Hypertension. 2022; 40(11); 2316-2317 . IF = 4.9 [ASEP] [ doi ]
Kurtz; T. W. - Pravenec; Michal - DiCarlo; S. E. Will Food and Drug Administration Guidance to Reduce the Salt Content of Processed Foods Reduce Salt Intake and Save Lives? . Hypertension. 2022; 79(4); 809-812 . IF = 6.0 [ASEP] [ doi ]
Kurtz; T. W. - Pravenec; Michal - DiCarlo; S. E. Mechanism-based strategies to prevent salt sensitivity and salt-induced hypertension . Clinical science. 2022; 136(8); 599-620 . IF = 8.3 [ASEP] [ doi ]
Dahale; S. - Ruiz-Orera; J. - Šilhavý; Jan - Hübner; N. - van Heesch; S. - Pravenec; Michal - Atanur; S. S. Cap analysis of gene expression reveals alternative promoter usage in a rat model of hypertension . Life Science Alliance. 2022; 5(4)); e202101234 . IF = 4.4 [ASEP] [ doi ]
Witte; F. - Ruiz-Orera; J. - Mattioli; C. C. - Blachut; S. - Adami; E. - Schulz; J. F. - Schneider-Lunitz; V. - Hummel; O. - Patone; G. - Mücke; M. B. - Šilhavý; Jan - Heinig; M. - Bottolo; L. - Sanchis; D. - Vingron; M. - Chekulaeva; M. - Pravenec; Michal - Hubner; N. - van Heesch; S. A trans locus causes a ribosomopathy in hypertrophic hearts that affects mRNA translation in a protein length-dependent fashion . Genome Biology. 2021; 22(1)); 191 . IF = 18.010 [ASEP] [ doi ]
Pravenec; Michal - Šilhavý; Jan - Mlejnek; Petr - Šimáková; Miroslava - Mráček; Tomáš - Pecinová; Alena - Tauchmannová; Kateřina - Hüttl; M. - Malínská; H. - Kazdová; L. - Neckář; Jan - Kolář; František - Žurmanová; J. - Novotný; J. - Houštěk; Josef . Conplastic strains for identification of retrograde effects of mitochondrial dna variation on cardiometabolic traits in the spontaneously hypertensive rat . Physiological Research. 2021; 70(Suppl.4); S471-S481 . IF = 2.139 [ASEP] [ doi ]

People

Ing. Michal Pravenec, DrSc.

Head of the Laboratory

Ing. Jan Šilhavý, PhD.
Deputy Head of the Laboratory

Ing. Miroslava Šimáková, PhD.

Senior Researcher

Ing. Petr Mlejnek, PhD.
Senior Researcher

doc. MUDr. František Liška, PhD.

Senior Researcher

Alena Musilová
Technician