2018
Digoxin Suppresses Pyruvate Kinase M2-Promoted HIF-1α Transactivation in Steatohepatitis
Ouyang X, Han SN, Zhang JY, Dioletis E, Nemeth BT, Pacher P, Feng D, Bataller R, Cabezas J, Stärkel P, Caballeria J, Pongratz RL, Cai SY, Schnabl B, Hoque R, Chen Y, Yang WH, Garcia-Martinez I, Wang FS, Gao B, Torok NJ, Kibbey RG, Mehal WZ. Digoxin Suppresses Pyruvate Kinase M2-Promoted HIF-1α Transactivation in Steatohepatitis. Cell Metabolism 2018, 27: 339-350.e3. PMID: 29414684, PMCID: PMC5806149, DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2018.01.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsCell NucleusChromatinDigoxinDisease Models, AnimalEndotoxinsHistonesHumansHypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha SubunitInflammationLiverNon-alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseaseOxidation-ReductionProtein BindingPyruvate KinaseTHP-1 CellsTranscription, GeneticTranscriptional ActivationConceptsHIF-1α transactivationSterile inflammationHIF-1α pathway activationNon-alcoholic steatohepatitisKinase M2Major clinical consequencesAbility of digoxinLiver inflammationLiver diseasePyruvate kinase M2Clinical consequencesTherapeutic targetInflammationTissue damageHIF-1αPathway activationDigoxinOxidative stressCardiac glycosidesSteatohepatitisDigoxin bindsNovel roleLiverUbiquitous responseActivation
2013
Adenosine is required for sustained inflammasome activation via the A2A receptor and the HIF-1α pathway
Ouyang X, Ghani A, Malik A, Wilder T, Colegio OR, Flavell RA, Cronstein BN, Mehal WZ. Adenosine is required for sustained inflammasome activation via the A2A receptor and the HIF-1α pathway. Nature Communications 2013, 4: 2909. PMID: 24352507, PMCID: PMC3895487, DOI: 10.1038/ncomms3909.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosineAdenosine TriphosphateAnimalsCarrier ProteinsCyclic AMPCyclic AMP Response Element-Binding ProteinCyclic AMP-Dependent Protein KinasesHypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha SubunitInflammasomesInterleukin-1betaLipopolysaccharidesLiverMacrophagesMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinReceptor, Adenosine A2ASignal TransductionConceptsHIF-1α pathwayInflammasome activityInflammasome activationA2A receptorsIL-1β productionIL-1β responseReceptor-mediated signalingLack of responseTolerogenic stateChronic diseasesInflammatory responseInflammasome pathwayPrevious exposureLipopolysaccharideAdenosineReceptorsActivationKey regulatorInitial activationPathwaySignalingResponseInterleukinStimuliDisease