2019
Recessive Mutations in KIF12 Cause High Gamma‐Glutamyltransferase Cholestasis
Aksu A, Das SK, Nelson‐Williams C, Jain D, Hoşnut F, Şahin G, Lifton RP, Vilarinho S. Recessive Mutations in KIF12 Cause High Gamma‐Glutamyltransferase Cholestasis. Hepatology Communications 2019, 3: 471-477. PMID: 30976738, PMCID: PMC6442693, DOI: 10.1002/hep4.1320.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLiver diseaseHigh GGTUndiagnosed liver diseaseHomozygous mutationCholestatic liver diseaseUnmet medical needWhole-exome sequencingSame homozygous mutationPediatric hepatologyNeonatal cholestasisRare homozygous mutationUnclear etiologyCholestasisUndiagnosed childrenMedical needUnrelated childrenGermline DNADiseaseMember 12ChildrenConsanguineous unionsOlder siblingsMissense mutationsGGTDamaging mutations
2017
Bile acids initiate cholestatic liver injury by triggering a hepatocyte-specific inflammatory response
Cai SY, Ouyang X, Chen Y, Soroka CJ, Wang J, Mennone A, Wang Y, Mehal WZ, Jain D, Boyer JL. Bile acids initiate cholestatic liver injury by triggering a hepatocyte-specific inflammatory response. JCI Insight 2017, 2: e90780. PMID: 28289714, PMCID: PMC5333973, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.90780.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLiver injuryInflammatory responseBile acid-induced liver injuryCholestatic liver injuryInflammatory liver injuryProinflammatory cytokine expressionCholestatic liver diseaseBile duct ligationVivo mouse modelHepatic infiltrationInflammatory injurySerum aminotransferasesLiver diseaseCholestatic patientsCytokine expressionChemokine inductionPathophysiologic concentrationsNeutrophil chemotaxisDuct ligationPathophysiologic levelsMouse modelNew therapiesInnate immunityInjuryPeriportal areas