Succinate is a paracrine signal for liver damage
Correa PR, Kruglov EA, Thompson M, Leite MF, Dranoff JA, Nathanson MH. Succinate is a paracrine signal for liver damage. Journal Of Hepatology 2007, 47: 262-269. PMID: 17451837, PMCID: PMC1986575, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2007.03.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsFluorescent Antibody TechniqueIn Vitro TechniquesInfusions, IntravenousIschemiaLiverLiver DiseasesMaleParacrine CommunicationPerfusionPortal VeinPressureRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReceptors, G-Protein-CoupledReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionSignal TransductionSuccinic AcidTissue DistributionConceptsHepatic stellate cellsSuccinate receptorParacrine signalsStellate cell activationStellate cellsCell expression systemTime-lapse imagingRelease of succinateCell activationCytosolic Ca2Effect of succinatePrimary hepatic stellate cellsHepatic cell typesExpression systemQuiescent hepatic stellate cellsConfocal immunofluorescencePhysiological roleIschemic hepatocytesCell typesBiochemical assaysSingle cellsLiver damageBACKGROUND/Western blotCAMP production