2022
Proteomics Indicates Lactate Dehydrogenase Is Prognostic in Acetaminophen-Induced Acute Liver Failure Patients and Reveals Altered Signaling Pathways
Vazquez JH, Kennon-McGill S, Byrum SD, Mackintosh SG, Jaeschke H, Williams DK, Lee WM, Dranoff JA, McGill MR, Group A. Proteomics Indicates Lactate Dehydrogenase Is Prognostic in Acetaminophen-Induced Acute Liver Failure Patients and Reveals Altered Signaling Pathways. Toxicological Sciences 2022, 187: 25-34. PMID: 35172013, PMCID: PMC9216044, DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfac015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute liver failureEnd-stage liver diseaseALF patientsLactate dehydrogenaseLiver diseaseDay 1Acute Liver Failure Study GroupAcute liver failure patientsTransplant-free survivorsKing's College criteriaLiver failure patientsMost clinical laboratoriesFailure patientsLiver failurePrognostic valueControl volunteersAlanine aminotransferaseStudy groupPrognostic potentialPeak injuryDay 3Good biomarkerDay 1 samplesNonsurvivorsPatients
2013
CXCL12 induces hepatic stellate cell contraction through a calcium-independent pathway
Saiman Y, Agarwal R, Hickman DA, Fausther M, El-Shamy A, Dranoff JA, Friedman SL, Bansal MB. CXCL12 induces hepatic stellate cell contraction through a calcium-independent pathway. AJP Gastrointestinal And Liver Physiology 2013, 305: g375-g382. PMID: 23812037, PMCID: PMC3761245, DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00185.2012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActinsAnimalsCalciumCell LineCell ShapeChelating AgentsChemokine CXCL12CollagenDose-Response Relationship, DrugGelsHepatic Stellate CellsHumansMiceMyosin Light ChainsPhenotypePhosphorylationProtein Kinase InhibitorsReceptors, CXCR4Recombinant ProteinsRho-Associated KinasesRNA InterferenceSignal TransductionTransfectionConceptsHepatic stellate cellsChronic liver diseaseStellate cell contractionPortal hypertensionLiver diseaseLiver fibrosisSmall molecule inhibitorsStimulation of HSCsHepatic stellate cell contractionEnd-stage liver diseaseGel contractionActivated hepatic stellate cellsAddition of AMD3100Functional chemokine receptorsIntrahepatic blood flowCXCR4-dependent mannerCell contractionDeath of patientsRho-kinase pathwayMolecule inhibitorsCollagen gel latticeRho-kinase inhibitorCalcium-independent fashionCalcium-independent pathwayMyosin light chain phosphorylation