2017
An endoplasmic reticulum protein, Nogo‐B, facilitates alcoholic liver disease through regulation of kupffer cell polarization
Park J, Shao M, Kim MY, Baik SK, Cho MY, Utsumi T, Satoh A, Ouyang X, Chung C, Iwakiri Y. An endoplasmic reticulum protein, Nogo‐B, facilitates alcoholic liver disease through regulation of kupffer cell polarization. Hepatology 2017, 65: 1720-1734. PMID: 28090670, PMCID: PMC5397326, DOI: 10.1002/hep.29051.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsEndoplasmic Reticulum StressHumansKupffer CellsLiver Diseases, AlcoholicMaleMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutNogo ProteinsConceptsAlcoholic liver diseasePositive Kupffer cellsKupffer cellsLiver injuryALD patientsLiver diseaseM1 polarizationKO miceM2 polarizationLieber-DeCarli ethanol liquid dietDisease severityM1/M2 polarizationKupffer cell polarizationEthanol liquid dietHepatic triglyceride levelsM2 macrophage polarizationHigher hepatic triglyceride levelsChronic ethanol feedingNew therapeutic targetsER stressAbsence of NogoM2 statusWT miceM1 activationTriglyceride levels
2013
Absence of Nogo-B (Reticulon 4B) Facilitates Hepatic Stellate Cell Apoptosis and Diminishes Hepatic Fibrosis in Mice
Tashiro K, Satoh A, Utsumi T, Chung C, Iwakiri Y. Absence of Nogo-B (Reticulon 4B) Facilitates Hepatic Stellate Cell Apoptosis and Diminishes Hepatic Fibrosis in Mice. American Journal Of Pathology 2013, 182: 786-795. PMID: 23313137, PMCID: PMC3586693, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2012.11.032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatic stellate cell apoptosisMF-HSCsStellate cell apoptosisHepatic fibrosisKO miceCell apoptosisHuman hepatic stellate cellsRole of NogoCarbon tetrachloride inhalationCaspase-3B knockout miceHepatic stellate cellsPotential therapeutic strategyApoptosis of HSCsWT miceFibrotic areasLiver fibrosisSelective blockadeExperimental cirrhosisLX2 cellsCirrhotic liverStellate cellsTherapeutic strategiesKnockout miceFibrosis