2023
Runt-related transcription factor-1 ameliorates bile acid–induced hepatic inflammation in cholestasis through JAK/STAT3 signaling
Zhang L, Pan Q, Zhang L, Xia H, Liao J, Zhang X, Zhao N, Xie Q, Liao M, Tan Y, Li Q, Zhu J, Li L, Fan S, Li J, Zhang C, Cai S, Boyer J, Chai J. Runt-related transcription factor-1 ameliorates bile acid–induced hepatic inflammation in cholestasis through JAK/STAT3 signaling. Hepatology 2023, 77: 1866-1881. PMID: 36647589, PMCID: PMC10921919, DOI: 10.1097/hep.0000000000000041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsJAK/STAT3Bile duct ligationInflammatory responseLiver injuryCholestatic patientsTranscription factor 1Duct ligationBile acidsLiver inflammatory responseCholestatic liver injuryHepatic inflammatory responseElevated bile acidsCholic acid dietFactor 1Cholic acid feedingLiver-specific ablationNew therapeutic targetsLiver-specific deletionCholestatic miceHepatic inflammationLiver inflammationInflammatory chemokinesHepatic expressionMouse modelAcid diet
2022
SEMA7AR148W mutation promotes lipid accumulation and NAFLD progression via increased localization on the hepatocyte surface
Zhao N, Zhang X, Ding J, Pan Q, Zheng MH, Liu WY, Luo G, Qu J, Li M, Li L, Cheng Y, Peng Y, Xie Q, Wei Q, Li Q, Zou L, Ouyang X, Cai SY, Boyer JL, Chai J. SEMA7AR148W mutation promotes lipid accumulation and NAFLD progression via increased localization on the hepatocyte surface. JCI Insight 2022, 7: e154113. PMID: 35938531, PMCID: PMC9462498, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.154113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntegrin β1Lipid accumulationPrimary mouse hepatocytesProtein interactionsLipid droplet accumulationMouse liverFatty acid oxidationHeterozygous mutationsIntegrin β1 proteinPKC-α phosphorylationFA uptakeGenetic determinantsMouse peritoneal macrophagesCell membraneStrong genetic determinantsMutationsMouse hepatocytesDroplet accumulationΒ1 proteinCD36 expressionAcid oxidationPKCTriglyceride synthesisGenetic polymorphismsAccumulation
2021
Adjunct Fenofibrate Up‐regulates Bile Acid Glucuronidation and Improves Treatment Response For Patients With Cholestasis
Gallucci GM, Trottier J, Hemme C, Assis DN, Boyer JL, Barbier O, Ghonem NS. Adjunct Fenofibrate Up‐regulates Bile Acid Glucuronidation and Improves Treatment Response For Patients With Cholestasis. Hepatology Communications 2021, 5: 2035-2051. PMID: 34558841, PMCID: PMC8631103, DOI: 10.1002/hep4.1787.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerum bile acidsSerum alkaline phosphataseBile acidsTreatment responseIncomplete responseTotal serum bile acidsElevated serum alkaline phosphatasePeroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alphaProliferator-activated receptor alphaAlkaline phosphatasePrimary sclerosing cholangitisPrimary biliary cholangitisStandard of careSerum ALP levelsBile acid glucuronidationCytotoxic bile acidsPrimary human hepatocytesBA detoxificationFenofibrate therapySclerosing cholangitisAdult patientsBiliary cholangitisLiver failureCombination therapyImproved outcomes
2020
Hepatic NFAT signaling regulates the expression of inflammatory cytokines in cholestasis
Cai SY, Yu D, Soroka CJ, Wang J, Boyer JL. Hepatic NFAT signaling regulates the expression of inflammatory cytokines in cholestasis. Journal Of Hepatology 2020, 74: 550-559. PMID: 33039404, PMCID: PMC7897288, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2020.09.035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily BBile Acids and SaltsCells, CulturedCholangitis, SclerosingCytokinesDisease Models, AnimalFemaleGene Expression RegulationGene Knockdown TechniquesHepatocytesHumansLiverLiver Cirrhosis, BiliaryMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutNFATC Transcription FactorsPyrazolesSignal TransductionTreatment OutcomeConceptsCholestatic liver injuryLiver injuryInflammatory genesIL-8NFAT activationCholestatic liver tissuesHepatic cytokine expressionReduced liver injurySpecific NFAT inhibitorsHepatic inflammatory responseInduces liver injuryMouse hepatocytesIL-8 expressionActivated T cellsIL-8 promoterElevated tissue levelsGene reporterInflammatory cytokinesCytokine expressionElevated mRNA levelsInflammatory responseCholestatic liverT cellsImmune responseNFAT inhibitor
2019
Inflammasome Is Activated in the Liver of Cholestatic Patients and Aggravates Hepatic Injury in Bile Duct–Ligated Mouse
Cai SY, Ge M, Mennone A, Hoque R, Ouyang X, Boyer JL. Inflammasome Is Activated in the Liver of Cholestatic Patients and Aggravates Hepatic Injury in Bile Duct–Ligated Mouse. Cellular And Molecular Gastroenterology And Hepatology 2019, 9: 679-688. PMID: 31887435, PMCID: PMC7160576, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmgh.2019.12.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWT BDL miceCholestatic liver injuryBDL liversBDL miceBile duct ligationBile acidsLiver injuryCholestatic patientsIL-1βM2 anti-inflammatory macrophagesPrimary sclerosing cholangitisPlasma IL-1βLiver hydroxyproline contentLiver of patientsPrimary biliary cholangitisHealthy control subjectsCD206-positive cellsAnti-inflammatory macrophagesIL-1β inductionEndogenous bile acidsCaspase-1 cleavageProcaspase-1 cleavageMouse hepatocytesSclerosing cholangitisLiver histologyBile Infarcts: New Insights Into the Pathogenesis of Obstructive Cholestasis
Cai S, Boyer JL. Bile Infarcts: New Insights Into the Pathogenesis of Obstructive Cholestasis. Hepatology 2019, 69: 473-475. PMID: 30251326, DOI: 10.1002/hep.30291.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Mechanisms of bile acid mediated inflammation in the liver
Li M, Cai SY, Boyer JL. Mechanisms of bile acid mediated inflammation in the liver. Molecular Aspects Of Medicine 2017, 56: 45-53. PMID: 28606651, PMCID: PMC5662014, DOI: 10.1016/j.mam.2017.06.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLiver injuryBile acidsCholestatic animal modelsCauses of cholestasisCholestatic liver injuryInnate immune cellsBiliary injuryNeutrophil recruitmentBile flowImmune cellsEffective therapyInflammatory responseAnimal modelsMolecular mediatorsCholestasisInjuryNovel targetLiverElevated levelsPathological processesMolecular mechanismsHepatocytesInflammationPatientsPathogenesisBile 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
2016
CFTR-associated ligand is a negative regulator of Mrp2 expression
Li M, Soroka CJ, Harry K, Boyer JL. CFTR-associated ligand is a negative regulator of Mrp2 expression. American Journal Of Physiology - Cell Physiology 2016, 312: c40-c46. PMID: 27834195, PMCID: PMC5283898, DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00100.2016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAnimalsCarrier ProteinsCells, CulturedChlorocebus aethiopsCOS CellsDown-RegulationGene Expression RegulationGolgi Matrix ProteinsHepatocytesHumansMaleMembrane ProteinsMembrane Transport ProteinsMiceMultidrug Resistance-Associated Protein 2Multidrug Resistance-Associated ProteinsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySignal TransductionConceptsPull-down assaysGST pull-down assaysCOOH-terminal PDZNegative regulatorCotransfected COS-7 cellsGlutathione S-transferase fusion proteinS-transferase fusion proteinATP-binding cassette (ABC) transportersTrans-Golgi networkCystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulatorProtein-protein interactionsExchanger regulatory factor 1Fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulatorStreptavidin pull-down assaysTransmembrane conductance regulatorCOS-7 cellsRegulatory factor 1PDZ domainCell surface expressionPosttranscriptional regulationTransmembrane proteinPlasma membraneLLC-PK1 cellsCassette transportersCOS-7
2013
Bile Formation and Secretion
Boyer JL. Bile Formation and Secretion. 2013, 3: 1035-1078. PMID: 23897680, PMCID: PMC4091928, DOI: 10.1002/cphy.c120027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBiosynthesis and trafficking of the bile salt export pump, BSEP: Therapeutic implications of BSEP mutations
Soroka CJ, Boyer JL. Biosynthesis and trafficking of the bile salt export pump, BSEP: Therapeutic implications of BSEP mutations. Molecular Aspects Of Medicine 2013, 37: 3-14. PMID: 23685087, PMCID: PMC3784619, DOI: 10.1016/j.mam.2013.05.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBenign recurrent intrahepatic cholestasis type 2Progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis type 2Cell biological aspectsBile salt export pumpTranslational regulationCell biologyMembrane transportersPrimary transporterBile salt-dependent bile flowType 2Bile acidsRate-limiting stepExport pumpDrug-induced cholestasisBiological aspectsBiosynthesisTraffickingTransportersBSEP mutationsMutationsCholestatic diseaseIntrahepatic cholestasisBile flowBiliary systemEnterohepatic circulation
2010
Combination of retinoic acid and ursodeoxycholic acid attenuates liver injury in bile duct–ligated rats and human hepatic cells
He H, Mennone A, Boyer JL, Cai S. Combination of retinoic acid and ursodeoxycholic acid attenuates liver injury in bile duct–ligated rats and human hepatic cells. Hepatology 2010, 53: 548-557. PMID: 21274875, PMCID: PMC3069505, DOI: 10.1002/hep.24047.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBile Acids and SaltsBile DuctsCell ProliferationCells, CulturedCholestasis, IntrahepaticCholesterol 7-alpha-HydroxylaseCollagen Type ICollagen Type I, alpha 1 ChainDisease Models, AnimalHepatocytesHumansLigationLiverMaleMatrix Metalloproteinase 2RatsRats, Sprague-DawleySmad2 ProteinTretinoinUrsodeoxycholic AcidConceptsBile duct ligationBile salt pool sizeLX-2 cellsUrsodeoxycholic acidHepatic stellate cellsRetinoic acidLiver fibrosisStellate cellsPhosphate-buffered salineCommon bile duct ligationMale Sprague-Dawley ratsPrimary human hepatic stellate cellsTumor necrosis factor αBile duct-ligated ratsHuman hepatic stellate cellsBile duct proliferationHuman hepatocytesLiver hydroxyproline contentNecrosis factor αSprague-Dawley ratsAcute promyelocytic leukemiaΑ-SMA expressionDuct-ligated ratsSmooth muscle actinMatrix metalloproteinase-2Cholestasis: Genetic and Acquired
Boyer J. Cholestasis: Genetic and Acquired. Seminars In Liver Disease 2010, 30: 113-115. PMID: 20422493, DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1253220.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBile salt export pumpCholestatic liver diseaseMultidrug resistance protein 3Cholestatic liver injuryLiver diseaseBile acidsBile salt transportersIssue of SeminarsLiver injuryCholestatic disordersBile flowSulfate conjugatesSodium taurocholate co-transporting polypeptideBile duct-cannulated animalsBile formationExport pumpProtein 3Bile acid-independent bile flowSalt transportersTaurocholate co-transporting polypeptideOrganic solute transporters alphaDependent bile salt transporterApical sodium-dependent bile salt transporterFamilial intrahepatic cholestasis-1Drug-induced cholestasis
2008
ATP8B1 Deficiency Disrupts the Bile Canalicular Membrane Bilayer Structure in Hepatocytes, But FXR Expression and Activity Are Maintained
Cai S, Gautam S, Nguyen T, Soroka CJ, Rahner C, Boyer JL. ATP8B1 Deficiency Disrupts the Bile Canalicular Membrane Bilayer Structure in Hepatocytes, But FXR Expression and Activity Are Maintained. Gastroenterology 2008, 136: 1060-1069.e4. PMID: 19027009, PMCID: PMC3439851, DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2008.10.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords4-Chloro-7-nitrobenzofurazanAdenosine TriphosphatasesAnimalsATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 11ATP-Binding Cassette TransportersBile CanaliculiCaco-2 CellsChenodeoxycholic AcidDNA-Binding ProteinsGastrointestinal AgentsGene ExpressionHepatocytesHumansMultidrug Resistance-Associated Protein 2PhosphatidylserinesPhospholipid Transfer ProteinsRatsReceptors, Cytoplasmic and NuclearRNA, Small InterferingTranscription FactorsTransfectionConceptsAminophospholipid flippaseMessenger RNAMembrane bilayer structureCanalicular membraneFarnesoid X receptorRat hepatocytesSmall heterodimer partnerMembrane transportersNBD-phosphatidylserineHeterodimer partnerDeficiency disruptsLuminal accumulationMembrane disruptionRNAConflicting hypothesesRat cellsFlippaseProtein levelsProtein expressionX receptorExpressionBSEP functionATP8B1CellsMembrane
2006
The organic anion transport polypeptide 1d1 (Oatp1d1) mediates hepatocellular uptake of phalloidin and microcystin into skate liver
Meier-Abt F, Hammann-Hänni A, Stieger B, Ballatori N, Boyer J. The organic anion transport polypeptide 1d1 (Oatp1d1) mediates hepatocellular uptake of phalloidin and microcystin into skate liver. Toxicology And Applied Pharmacology 2006, 218: 274-279. PMID: 17198718, DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2006.11.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSkate liverToxic liver injuryFunctional transport activityLiver-specific OATPsOrganic anion transporting polypeptidesLiver injuryOrganic anion transportersWater-injected oocytesXenobiotic toxinsHepatocellular uptakeBile saltsSkate hepatocytesOATP substratesHuman brainLiverPresent studyOatps/OATPsAnion transportersOATPDemethylphalloinHepatocytesTransport activityToxinCellular uptakeUptake
2001
Cellular localization and up‐regulation of multidrug resistance–associated protein 3 in hepatocytes and cholangiocytes during obstructive cholestasis in rat liver
Soroka C, Lee J, Azzaroli F, Boyer J. Cellular localization and up‐regulation of multidrug resistance–associated protein 3 in hepatocytes and cholangiocytes during obstructive cholestasis in rat liver. Hepatology 2001, 33: 783-791. PMID: 11283840, DOI: 10.1053/jhep.2001.23501.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObstructive cholestasisMultidrug resistance-associated protein 3Bile duct-ligated animalsMultidrug resistanceToxic bile acidsModel of cholestasisDuct-ligated animalsExpression of MRP3Intensity of stainingHepatocytes of liverWestern blot analysisBile ductHepatic expressionCentral veinCholestasisMRP3 expressionNormal liverBile acidsPericentral regionsIndirect immunofluorescenceProtein 3Days postligationMRP3Mrp2 proteinLiverRole of sodium/hydrogen exchanger isoform NHE3 in fluid secretion and absorption in mouse and rat cholangiocytes
Mennone A, Biemesderfer D, Negoianu D, Yang C, Abbiati T, Schultheis P, Shull G, Aronson P, Boyer J. Role of sodium/hydrogen exchanger isoform NHE3 in fluid secretion and absorption in mouse and rat cholangiocytes. AJP Gastrointestinal And Liver Physiology 2001, 280: g247-g254. PMID: 11208547, DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.2001.280.2.g247.Peer-Reviewed Original Research