2011
Coexpression of ecto-5′-nucleotidase/CD73 with specific NTPDases differentially regulates adenosine formation in the rat liver
Fausther M, Lecka J, Soliman E, Kauffenstein G, Pelletier J, Sheung N, Dranoff JA, Sévigny J. Coexpression of ecto-5′-nucleotidase/CD73 with specific NTPDases differentially regulates adenosine formation in the rat liver. AJP Gastrointestinal And Liver Physiology 2011, 302: g447-g459. PMID: 22135310, PMCID: PMC3287391, DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00165.2011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRat liverRecombinant rat enzymeDistinct fibroblast populationsP2 receptor agonistsSmooth muscle cellsNTPDase2/CD39L1Vascular endothelial cellsFibrotic rat liverCD73 protein expressionSpecific biochemical propertiesPortal fibroblastsReceptor agonistP2 receptorsNormal rat liverFibrotic conditionsPortal spacesInhibitor ADPAdenosine formationMuscle cellsCD73Endothelial cellsTriphosphate diphosphohydrolaseFormation of adenosineProtein expressionEctonucleotidases
2008
IL-6 downregulates transcription of NTPDase2 via specific promoter elements
Yu J, Lavoie E, Sheung N, Tremblay JJ, Sévigny J, Dranoff JA. IL-6 downregulates transcription of NTPDase2 via specific promoter elements. AJP Gastrointestinal And Liver Physiology 2008, 294: g748-g756. PMID: 18202114, PMCID: PMC5239663, DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00208.2007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine TriphosphatasesAnimalsBlotting, WesternCell DifferentiationCloning, MolecularCytokine Receptor gp130DNA, ComplementaryDown-RegulationElectrophoretic Mobility Shift AssayFibroblastsFluorescent Antibody TechniqueInterleukin-6LuciferasesMaleMicroscopy, ConfocalMutagenesis, Site-DirectedPromoter Regions, GeneticRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyResponse ElementsReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionConceptsBile ductular proliferationPortal fibroblastsIL-6Ductular proliferationBiliary cirrhosisIL-6 receptor gp80Alpha-smooth muscle actin expressionIL-6 responsePotential therapeutic approachMuscle actin expressionNTPDase2 expressionTime-dependent fashionBiliary fibrosisIL-6 receptor gp130Interleukin-6Therapeutic approachesResponse elementMyofibroblastic differentiationDiphosphohydrolase 2CirrhosisMRNA expressionActin expressionMinimal promoter constructProtein expressionIL-6 response element