Banu Bayram

Dr. Banu Bayram


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Academic Career Length

7Years (2020-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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5 March 2020 in Genomics
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BBBanu Bayram
Banu Bayram
ALAfton Limberg
Afton Limberg
CSChristopher G. Salib
Christopher G. Salib
JBJacob Bettencourt
Jacob Bettencourt
WTWilliam H. Trousdale
William H. Trousdale
MAMatthew P. Abdel
Matthew P. Abdel

17 November 2020 in Journal of Clinical Medicine
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Banu Bayram
AOAaron I Owen
Aaron I Owen
ADAmel Dudakovic
Amel Dudakovic
LDLouis Dagneaux
Louis Dagneaux
TTTravis W. Turner
Travis W. Turner
MAMatthew P. Abdel
Matthew P. Abdel
(1) Background: Arthrofibrosis is a common cause of patient debility and dissatisfaction after total knee arthroplasty (TKA). The diversity of molecular pathways involved in arthrofibrosis disease progression suggest that effective treatments for arthrofibrosis may require a multimodal approach to counter the complex cellular mechanisms that direct disease pathogenesis. In this study, we leveraged RNA-seq data to define genes that are suppressed in arthrofibrosis patients and identified adiponectin (ADIPOQ) as a potential candidate. We hypothesized that signaling pathways activated by ADIPOQ and the cognate receptors ADIPOR1 and ADIPOR2 may prevent fibrosis-related events that contribute to arthrofibrosis. (2) Methods: Therefore, ADIPOR1 and ADIPOR2 were analyzed in a TGFβ1 inducible cell model for human myofibroblastogenesis by both loss- and gain-of-function experiments. (3) Results: Treatment with AdipoRon, which is a small molecule agonist of ADIPOR1 and ADIPOR2, decreased expression of collagens (COL1A1, COL3A1, and COL6A1) and the myofibroblast marker smooth muscle α-actin (ACTA2) at both mRNA and protein levels in basal and TGFβ1-induced cells. (4) Conclusions: Thus, ADIPOR1 and ADIPOR2 represent potential drug targets that may attenuate the pathogenesis of arthrofibrosis by suppressing TGFβ-dependent induction of myofibroblasts. These findings also suggest that AdipoRon therapy may reduce the development of arthrofibrosis by mediating anti-fibrotic effects in joint capsular tissues.