Mateus Guerra, PhD
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2026
APOL1-risk alleles modulate T-cell receptor signaling to promote allograft rejection
Pell J, Tanvir E, Sun Z, Chernova I, Reghuvaran A, Nagata S, Guerra M, Choi J, Al Chaar S, Mizuno H, Dong K, Tian X, Ishibe R, Franchin B, Cravedi P, Kumar A, Barsotti G, Shi H, De Kumar B, Smithson S, Song W, He J, Chong A, Pober J, Somlo S, Gibson I, Popik W, Zhang Z, Craft J, Azzi J, Murakami N, Ishibe S, Heeger P, Menon M. APOL1-risk alleles modulate T-cell receptor signaling to promote allograft rejection. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2026 PMID: 42262888, DOI: 10.1172/jci193173.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCIDEB and CGI-58 differentially regulate liver lipid-droplet cholesterol to modulate metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis severity
Sakuma I, Gaspar R, Morgan H, Zheng J, Nasiri A, Dufour S, Kahn M, Guerra M, Taki Y, Kawashima Y, Yimlamai D, Perelis M, Vatner D, Petersen K, Samuel V, Tanaka T, Shulman G. CIDEB and CGI-58 differentially regulate liver lipid-droplet cholesterol to modulate metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis severity. Cell Reports 2026, 45: 117369. PMID: 42234563, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2026.117369.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2025
Liver lipid droplet cholesterol content is a key determinant of metabolic dysfunction–associated steatohepatitis
Sakuma I, Gaspar R, Nasiri A, Dufour S, Kahn M, Zheng J, LaMoia T, Guerra M, Taki Y, Kawashima Y, Yimlamai D, Perelis M, Vatner D, Petersen K, Huttasch M, Knebel B, Kahl S, Roden M, Samuel V, Tanaka T, Shulman G. Liver lipid droplet cholesterol content is a key determinant of metabolic dysfunction–associated steatohepatitis. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2025, 122: e2502978122. PMID: 40310463, PMCID: PMC12067271, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2502978122.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2024
Cytosolic calcium regulates hepatic mitochondrial oxidation, intrahepatic lipolysis, and gluconeogenesis via CAMKII activation
LaMoia T, Hubbard B, Guerra M, Nasiri A, Sakuma I, Kahn M, Zhang D, Goodman R, Nathanson M, Sancak Y, Perelis M, Mootha V, Shulman G. Cytosolic calcium regulates hepatic mitochondrial oxidation, intrahepatic lipolysis, and gluconeogenesis via CAMKII activation. Cell Metabolism 2024, 36: 2329-2340.e4. PMID: 39153480, PMCID: PMC11446666, DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2024.07.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNeutrophils insert elastase into hepatocytes to regulate calcium signaling in alcohol-associated hepatitis
Ogino N, Leite M, Guerra M, Kruglov E, Asashima H, Hafler D, Ito T, Pereira J, Peiffer B, Sun Z, Ehrlich B, Nathanson M. Neutrophils insert elastase into hepatocytes to regulate calcium signaling in alcohol-associated hepatitis. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2024, 134: e171691. PMID: 38916955, PMCID: PMC11324315, DOI: 10.1172/jci171691.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
Above the legal limit: Alcohol brings ER and mitochondria too close together
Guerra M, Nathanson M. Above the legal limit: Alcohol brings ER and mitochondria too close together. Cell Calcium 2023, 113: 102763. PMID: 37235972, PMCID: PMC10726477, DOI: 10.1016/j.ceca.2023.102763.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMitochondrial calcium signaling in cholangiocarcinoma
Loyola-Machado A, Guerra M, Nathanson M. Mitochondrial calcium signaling in cholangiocarcinoma. Hepatoma Research 2023, 9: null-null. DOI: 10.20517/2394-5079.2023.28.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Inositol 1,4,5 trisphosphate receptors in secretory epithelial cells of the gastrointestinal tract
Lemos F, Guerra M, de Fátima Leite M. Inositol 1,4,5 trisphosphate receptors in secretory epithelial cells of the gastrointestinal tract. Current Opinion In Physiology 2020, 17: 169-174. DOI: 10.1016/j.cophys.2020.08.003.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsCa2+ Signaling in the Liver
Guerra M, Leite M, Nathanson M. Ca2+ Signaling in the Liver. 2020, 496-508. DOI: 10.1002/9781119436812.ch40.Chapters
2015
Signaling pathways in biliary epithelial cells
Leite M, Guerra M, Andrade V, Nathanson M. Signaling pathways in biliary epithelial cells. 2015, 15-33. DOI: 10.1002/9781118663387.ch2.Chapters
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