2017
Extracellular vesicles carry microRNA‐195 to intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma and improve survival in a rat model
Li L, Piontek K, Ishida M, Fausther M, Dranoff JA, Fu R, Mezey E, Gould SJ, Fordjour FK, Meltzer SJ, Sirica AE, Selaru FM. Extracellular vesicles carry microRNA‐195 to intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma and improve survival in a rat model. Hepatology 2017, 65: 501-514. PMID: 27474881, PMCID: PMC5258762, DOI: 10.1002/hep.28735.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBile Duct NeoplasmsCarcinogenesisCell MovementCholangiocarcinomaDisease Models, AnimalDown-RegulationExtracellular VesiclesFibroblastsHumansImmunohistochemistryMaleMicroRNAsRandom AllocationRatsRats, Inbred F344Real-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionSensitivity and SpecificitySurvival RateTransfectionTumor Cells, CulturedTumor MicroenvironmentConceptsExtracellular vesiclesMiR speciesCancer cellsCancer-associated fibroblastsFibroblasts-derived extracellular vesiclesMiR-195Rat modelMicroRNA speciesQuantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reactionCCA cellsSpeciesCancer developmentCancer fibroblastsHuman cholangiocarcinomaMiR contentReverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionNovel therapeuticsFibroblastsCentral roleSize of cancerVesiclesCellsPolymerase chain reactionMicroRNA-195Cancer microenvironment
2013
CXCL12 induces hepatic stellate cell contraction through a calcium-independent pathway
Saiman Y, Agarwal R, Hickman DA, Fausther M, El-Shamy A, Dranoff JA, Friedman SL, Bansal MB. CXCL12 induces hepatic stellate cell contraction through a calcium-independent pathway. AJP Gastrointestinal And Liver Physiology 2013, 305: g375-g382. PMID: 23812037, PMCID: PMC3761245, DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00185.2012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActinsAnimalsCalciumCell LineCell ShapeChelating AgentsChemokine CXCL12CollagenDose-Response Relationship, DrugGelsHepatic Stellate CellsHumansMiceMyosin Light ChainsPhenotypePhosphorylationProtein Kinase InhibitorsReceptors, CXCR4Recombinant ProteinsRho-Associated KinasesRNA InterferenceSignal TransductionTransfectionConceptsHepatic stellate cellsChronic liver diseaseStellate cell contractionPortal hypertensionLiver diseaseLiver fibrosisSmall molecule inhibitorsStimulation of HSCsHepatic stellate cell contractionEnd-stage liver diseaseGel contractionActivated hepatic stellate cellsAddition of AMD3100Functional chemokine receptorsIntrahepatic blood flowCXCR4-dependent mannerCell contractionDeath of patientsRho-kinase pathwayMolecule inhibitorsCollagen gel latticeRho-kinase inhibitorCalcium-independent fashionCalcium-independent pathwayMyosin light chain phosphorylation
2005
Portal Fibroblasts Regulate the Proliferation of Bile Duct Epithelia via Expression of NTPDase2*
Jhandier MN, Kruglov EA, Lavoie É, Sévigny J, Dranoff JA. Portal Fibroblasts Regulate the Proliferation of Bile Duct Epithelia via Expression of NTPDase2*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2005, 280: 22986-22992. PMID: 15799977, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m412371200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine TriphosphatasesAnimalsBile DuctsBromodeoxyuridineCell ProliferationCholangiocarcinomaCholestasisCoculture TechniquesDNA, ComplementaryEpithelial CellsFibroblastsHumansLiverMaleMicroscopy, ConfocalMicroscopy, FluorescenceModels, BiologicalRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, Small InterferingSignal TransductionTransfectionConceptsBile ductular proliferationExpression of NTPDase2Portal fibroblastsDuctular proliferationBile duct epitheliumNTPDase2 expressionMz-ChA-1 cellsPortal myofibroblastsP2Y receptorsDuct epitheliumBile duct-ligated ratsCell proliferationDuct-ligated ratsReal-time reverse transcription PCRQuantitative real-time reverse transcription PCRHuman cholangiocarcinoma cellsNovel co-culture modelMz-ChA-1 human cholangiocarcinoma cellsNucleotidase apyraseP2Y activationCo-culture modelObstructive cholestasisReverse transcription-PCRPathologic alterationsEpithelial proliferation
1999
Short‐term regulation of bile acid uptake by microfilament‐dependent translocation of rat ntcp to the plasma membrane
Dranoff J, McClure M, Burgstahler A, Denson L, Crawford A, Crawford J, Karpen S, Nathanson M. Short‐term regulation of bile acid uptake by microfilament‐dependent translocation of rat ntcp to the plasma membrane. Hepatology 1999, 30: 223-229. PMID: 10385660, DOI: 10.1002/hep.510300136.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActin CytoskeletonAnimalsBase SequenceBile Acids and SaltsBiological TransportCarcinoma, HepatocellularCarrier ProteinsCell MembraneCyclic AMPCytochalasin DGreen Fluorescent ProteinsHumansKineticsLiver NeoplasmsLuminescent ProteinsMembrane Transport ProteinsModels, MolecularMolecular Sequence DataOpen Reading FramesOrganic Anion Transporters, Sodium-DependentProtein Structure, SecondaryRatsRecombinant Fusion ProteinsSymportersTaurocholic AcidTransfectionTritiumTumor Cells, CulturedConceptsPlasma membraneGreen fluorescence proteinGFP fluorescenceNTCP-GFPPlasma membrane fluorescenceMembrane fluorescenceRat NtcpInhibitor of microfilamentsSecond messenger adenosinePrimary transporterFluorescence proteinNocodazole removalCytochalasin DTransporter activityShort-term regulationAcid uptakeConfocal video microscopyMicrotubule inhibitorsHepG2 cellsTaurocholate cotransportMembraneProteinMicrofilamentsCellsVideo microscopy