2021
Biomarkers of inflammation and repair in kidney disease progression
Puthumana J, Thiessen-Philbrook H, Xu L, Coca SG, Garg AX, Himmelfarb J, Bhatraju PK, Ikizler T, Siew E, Ware LB, Liu KD, Go AS, Kaufman JS, Kimmel PL, Chinchilli VM, Cantley L, Parikh CR. Biomarkers of inflammation and repair in kidney disease progression. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2021, 131 PMID: 33290282, PMCID: PMC7843225, DOI: 10.1172/jci139927.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKidney disease progressionComposite kidney outcomeChronic kidney diseaseDisease progressionEGFR declineKidney outcomesRenal atrophyMouse modelMonocyte chemoattractant protein-1CHI3L1 mRNA expressionComposite renal outcomeGreater eGFR declineIntroductionAcute kidney injuryProspective cohort studyGlomerular filtration rateBiomarkers of inflammationProgressive renal fibrosisYKL-40 levelsChemoattractant protein-1Traditional clinical variablesLong-term progressionLoop of HenleMultimarker scoreRenal outcomesKidney injury
2017
Folic acid-decorated polyamidoamine dendrimer exhibits high tumor uptake and sustained highly localized retention in solid tumors: Its utility for local siRNA delivery
Xu L, Yeudall WA, Yang H. Folic acid-decorated polyamidoamine dendrimer exhibits high tumor uptake and sustained highly localized retention in solid tumors: Its utility for local siRNA delivery. Acta Biomaterialia 2017, 57: 251-261. PMID: 28438704, PMCID: PMC5555737, DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2017.04.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCarcinoma, Squamous CellCell Line, TumorDendrimersFemaleFolic AcidGene Transfer TechniquesHead and Neck NeoplasmsHumansMiceMice, NudeNeoplasm ProteinsNeovascularization, PathologicPolyaminesRNA, Small InterferingVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysConceptsHigh tumor uptakeNeck squamous cell carcinomaSquamous cell carcinomaTumor uptakeCell carcinomaLocal deliveryRegimen studiesNeck squamous cancer cellsPronounced tumor suppressionTumor size reductionVascular endothelial growth factorSquamous cancer cellsTumor mouse modelEndothelial growth factorXenograft tumor modelEnhanced tumor uptakeTumor suppressionTumor inhibition effectCommon cancerMicrovessel countImaging assessmentTherapeutic modalitiesMouse modelCD31 stainingTreatment groups
2012
5-Cholesten-3β,25-Diol 3-Sulfate Decreases Lipid Accumulation in Diet-Induced Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Mouse Model
Xu L, Kim JK, Bai Q, Zhang X, Kakiyama G, Min HK, Sanyal AJ, Pandak WM, Ren S. 5-Cholesten-3β,25-Diol 3-Sulfate Decreases Lipid Accumulation in Diet-Induced Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Mouse Model. Molecular Pharmacology 2012, 83: 648-658. PMID: 23258548, PMCID: PMC3583496, DOI: 10.1124/mol.112.081505.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcetyl-CoA CarboxylaseAcetyltransferasesAnimalsCholesterol EstersDiet, High-FatFas ReceptorFatty AcidsFatty LiverFemaleGene ExpressionGlucose Tolerance TestGlycerol-3-Phosphate O-AcyltransferaseHydroxycholesterolsInflammationInsulinInsulin ResistanceInterleukin-1alphaInterleukin-1betaLipid MetabolismLipidsLiverMiceMice, Inbred C57BLNon-alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseaseSignal TransductionSterol Regulatory Element Binding Protein 1Tumor Necrosis Factor-alphaConceptsNonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseHigh-fat dietLong-term treatmentAcute treatmentTolerance testLipid accumulationMouse modelDiet-induced NAFLD mouse modelNonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) mouse modelSREBP-1cLipid homeostasisFatty liver diseaseLiver X receptor αNAFLD mouse modelGlucose tolerance testSerum lipid levelsInsulin tolerance testHepatic lipid accumulationDisease mouse modelDecreases lipid accumulationTumor necrosis factorLipid-induced inflammationAcetyl-CoA carboxylase 1X receptor αSREBP-1c expressionOxysterol sulfation by cytosolic sulfotransferase suppresses liver X receptor/sterol regulatory element binding protein–1c signaling pathway and reduces serum and hepatic lipids in mouse models of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
Bai Q, Zhang X, Xu L, Kakiyama G, Heuman D, Sanyal A, Pandak WM, Yin L, Xie W, Ren S. Oxysterol sulfation by cytosolic sulfotransferase suppresses liver X receptor/sterol regulatory element binding protein–1c signaling pathway and reduces serum and hepatic lipids in mouse models of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Metabolism 2012, 61: 836-845. PMID: 22225954, PMCID: PMC3342481, DOI: 10.1016/j.metabol.2011.11.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatic lipid levelsOxysterol sulfationSULT2B1b expressionLipid levelsLipid metabolismNonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseWestern blotFatty liver diseaseLiver X receptor αHigh-cholesterol dietReal-time reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reactionHigh-fat dietReverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reactionTranscriptase-polymerase chain reactionAcetyl-CoA carboxylase 1X receptor αImportant endogenous regulatorLiver diseaseTotal cholesterolHepatic lipidsHepatic steatosisFatty acid synthasePolymerase chain reactionSterol regulatory element-binding proteinLung tissue