2014
Expression of mediators of purinergic signaling in human liver cell lines
Goree JR, Lavoie EG, Fausther M, Dranoff JA. Expression of mediators of purinergic signaling in human liver cell lines. Purinergic Signalling 2014, 10: 631-638. PMID: 25194703, PMCID: PMC4272373, DOI: 10.1007/s11302-014-9425-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLiver cell subpopulationsPurinergic signalingPurinergic signalsCell subpopulationsCell linesExpression of mediatorsLiver disease pathogenesisHuman liver cell lineHuman cell line modelsCell line modelsLiver cell lineHepatic functionP2Y receptorsP2X receptorsLX-2Disease pathogenesisAdenosine receptorsLiver physiologyRT-PCRReceptorsHuman cell linesPurinergicLiverSubpopulationsSignaling
2009
Transcriptional regulation of IL-6 in bile duct epithelia by extracellular ATP
Yu J, Sheung N, Soliman EM, Spirli C, Dranoff JA. Transcriptional regulation of IL-6 in bile duct epithelia by extracellular ATP. AJP Gastrointestinal And Liver Physiology 2009, 296: g563-g571. PMID: 19136380, PMCID: PMC2660176, DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.90502.2008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine TriphosphateAnimalsAntibodiesBile DuctsCalciumCalcium SignalingCell Line, TransformedCell Line, TumorCyclic AMPEpithelial CellsExtracellular SpaceFibroblastsHumansImmunoblottingInterleukin-6MaleMutagenesis, Site-DirectedPromoter Regions, GeneticRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReceptors, Purinergic P2Response ElementsRNA, MessengerSignal TransductionTranscriptional ActivationConceptsBile duct epitheliumIL-6IL-6 transcriptionDuct epitheliumLiver injuryCAMP response elementP2Y11 receptorInflammatory cytokines IL-6Extracellular ATPIL-6 upregulationUse of agonistsRat bile duct epitheliaCytokines IL-6IL-6 releaseIL-6 promoter activityIL-6 mRNAExtracellular ATP actsCalcium agonistP2Y receptorsPharmacological profileHepatic responseCalcium-dependent fashionExtracellular nucleotidesCytosolic calciumPurinergic signals