2020
Neutrophils interact with cholangiocytes to cause cholestatic changes in alcoholic hepatitis
Takeuchi M, Vidigal PT, Guerra MT, Hundt MA, Robert ME, Olave-Martinez M, Aoki S, Khamphaya T, Kersten R, Kruglov E, de la Rosa Rodriguez R, Banales JM, Nathanson MH, Weerachayaphorn J. Neutrophils interact with cholangiocytes to cause cholestatic changes in alcoholic hepatitis. Gut 2020, 70: 342-356. PMID: 33214166, PMCID: PMC7906004, DOI: 10.1136/gutjnl-2020-322540.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBile ductCholestatic changesLimited treatment optionsPresence of cholestasisAbility of neutrophilsLife-threatening diseaseNew therapeutic targetsHuman bile ductIntracellular calcium channelsAlcoholic hepatitisLiver biopsyControl neutrophilsPathological findingsHepatocellular damageHistological findingsTreatment optionsCell adhesion moleculeHistological parametersDisease altersITPR3 expressionTherapeutic targetAnimal modelsCalcium channelsNeutrophilsPatientsType 3 Inositol 1,4,5‐Trisphosphate Receptor Is Increased and Enhances Malignant Properties in Cholangiocarcinoma
Ueasilamongkol P, Khamphaya T, Guerra MT, Rodrigues M, Gomes DA, Kong Y, Wei W, Jain D, Trampert DC, Ananthanarayanan M, Banales JM, Roberts LR, Farshidfar F, Nathanson MH, Weerachayaphorn J. Type 3 Inositol 1,4,5‐Trisphosphate Receptor Is Increased and Enhances Malignant Properties in Cholangiocarcinoma. Hepatology 2020, 71: 583-599. PMID: 31251815, PMCID: PMC6934938, DOI: 10.1002/hep.30839.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsType 3 inositolCCA cellsIntracellular calcium ionsPathogenesis of malignanciesCCA cell linesCommon malignancyPoor prognosisTrisphosphate receptorMalignant featuresMitochondrial CaITPR3 expressionCholangiocarcinomaRegions of ERMalignant propertiesCCA samplesCell proliferationCholangiocytesEndoplasmic reticulumType of tissueMalignancyCell linesITPR3PathogenesisCell deathCell migration
2019
Effects of Endotoxin on Type 3 Inositol 1,4,5‐Trisphosphate Receptor in Human Cholangiocytes
Franca A, Filho A, Guerra MT, Weerachayaphorn J, dos Santos M, Njei B, Robert M, Lima C, Vidigal P, Banales JM, Ananthanarayanan M, Leite MF, Nathanson MH. Effects of Endotoxin on Type 3 Inositol 1,4,5‐Trisphosphate Receptor in Human Cholangiocytes. Hepatology 2019, 69: 817-830. PMID: 30141207, PMCID: PMC6351171, DOI: 10.1002/hep.30228.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsToll-like receptor 4Alcoholic hepatitisEffect of endotoxinBile duct cellsNF-κBInhibition of TLR4Human cholangiocytesStimulation of TLR4Duct cellsSevere alcoholic hepatitisCholestasis of sepsisForms of cholestasisNF-κB subunitsP65/p50Trisphosphate receptorReceptor 4Clinical conditionsBicarbonate secretionHepatocellular changesITPR3 expressionCholestasisType 3 inositolLPS receptorAgonist stimulusSepsis