Neutrophils insert elastase into hepatocytes to regulate calcium signaling in alcohol-associated hepatitis
Ogino N, Leite M, Guerra M, Kruglov E, Asashima H, Hafler D, Ito T, Pereira J, Peiffer B, Sun Z, Ehrlich B, Nathanson M. Neutrophils insert elastase into hepatocytes to regulate calcium signaling in alcohol-associated hepatitis. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2024, 134: e171691. PMID: 38916955, PMCID: PMC11324315, DOI: 10.1172/jci171691.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAlcohol-associated hepatitisReduced cell proliferationCalcium channel expressionCalcium signaling mechanismsIntracellular calcium channelsCell proliferationRegulate calcium signalingNeutrophil extracellular trapsChannel expressionNeutrophil granule proteinsCalcium channelsNeutrophil infiltrationPatient specimensGranule proteasesMouse modelHealthy subjectsLiver diseaseExtracellular trapsCalcium signalingSerpin E2NeutrophilsElastase activityHepatitisTissue remodelingSignaling mechanismsAdaptation to mechanical stresses drives an apoptosis-resistant and invasive phenotype in liver cells
Gong X, Ogino N, de Fátima Leite M, Chen Z, Nguyen R, Liu R, Kruglov E, Flores K, Cabral A, de M. Mendes G, Ehrlich B, Mak M. Adaptation to mechanical stresses drives an apoptosis-resistant and invasive phenotype in liver cells. Biophysical Journal 2024, 123: 177a. DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2023.11.1163.Peer-Reviewed Original Research