2016
Sortilin Deficiency Reduces Ductular Reaction, Hepatocyte Apoptosis, and Liver Fibrosis in Cholestatic-Induced Liver Injury
Hubel E, Saroha A, Park WJ, Pewzner-Jung Y, Lavoie EG, Futerman AH, Bruck R, Fishman S, Dranoff JA, Shibolet O, Zvibel I. Sortilin Deficiency Reduces Ductular Reaction, Hepatocyte Apoptosis, and Liver Fibrosis in Cholestatic-Induced Liver Injury. American Journal Of Pathology 2016, 187: 122-133. PMID: 27842214, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2016.09.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBile duct ligationSerum IL-6IL-6Hepatocyte apoptosisWT miceLiver fibrosisCholangiocyte proliferationHepatic stellate cell activationCholestatic liver damageIL-6 neutralizationStellate cell activationHepatic stellate cellsASMase activityCarbon tetrachloride treatmentCarbon tetrachloride modelSortilin deficiencyHepatic inflammationLiver inflammationHepatocellular injuryLiver injuryLiver damageHepatic fibrosisBiliary damageDuctular reactionDuct ligation
2007
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