2012
Activated hepatic stellate cells upregulate transcription of ecto-5′-nucleotidase/CD73 via specific SP1 and SMAD promoter elements
Fausther M, Sheung N, Saiman Y, Bansal MB, Dranoff JA. Activated hepatic stellate cells upregulate transcription of ecto-5′-nucleotidase/CD73 via specific SP1 and SMAD promoter elements. AJP Gastrointestinal And Liver Physiology 2012, 303: g904-g914. PMID: 22899823, PMCID: PMC3469697, DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00015.2012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatic stellate cellsPortal fibroblastsLiver myofibroblastsLiver fibrosisStellate cellsMyofibroblastic hepatic stellate cellsQuiescent hepatic stellate cellsActivated hepatic stellate cellsCD73 gene expressionCD73-deficient miceRegulation of CD73Experimental liver fibrosisPromising molecular targetCD73 geneLiver diseaseAdenosine generationNovel cellular markerAntifibrotic therapyExperimental fibrosisFibrous septaRate-limiting enzymeCD73 proteinMyofibroblastic differentiationFibrotic liverAdenosine production
2009
Transcriptional regulation of IL-6 in bile duct epithelia by extracellular ATP
Yu J, Sheung N, Soliman EM, Spirli C, Dranoff JA. Transcriptional regulation of IL-6 in bile duct epithelia by extracellular ATP. AJP Gastrointestinal And Liver Physiology 2009, 296: g563-g571. PMID: 19136380, PMCID: PMC2660176, DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.90502.2008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine TriphosphateAnimalsAntibodiesBile DuctsCalciumCalcium SignalingCell Line, TransformedCell Line, TumorCyclic AMPEpithelial CellsExtracellular SpaceFibroblastsHumansImmunoblottingInterleukin-6MaleMutagenesis, Site-DirectedPromoter Regions, GeneticRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReceptors, Purinergic P2Response ElementsRNA, MessengerSignal TransductionTranscriptional ActivationConceptsBile duct epitheliumIL-6IL-6 transcriptionDuct epitheliumLiver injuryCAMP response elementP2Y11 receptorInflammatory cytokines IL-6Extracellular ATPIL-6 upregulationUse of agonistsRat bile duct epitheliaCytokines IL-6IL-6 releaseIL-6 promoter activityIL-6 mRNAExtracellular ATP actsCalcium agonistP2Y receptorsPharmacological profileHepatic responseCalcium-dependent fashionExtracellular nucleotidesCytosolic calciumPurinergic signals
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