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Digoxin Suppresses Pyruvate Kinase M2-Promoted HIF-1α Transactivation in Steatohepatitis
Ouyang X, Han SN, Zhang JY, Dioletis E, Nemeth BT, Pacher P, Feng D, Bataller R, Cabezas J, Stärkel P, Caballeria J, Pongratz RL, Cai SY, Schnabl B, Hoque R, Chen Y, Yang WH, Garcia-Martinez I, Wang FS, Gao B, Torok NJ, Kibbey RG, Mehal WZ. Digoxin Suppresses Pyruvate Kinase M2-Promoted HIF-1α Transactivation in Steatohepatitis. Cell Metabolism 2018, 27: 339-350.e3. PMID: 29414684, PMCID: PMC5806149, DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2018.01.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsCell NucleusChromatinDigoxinDisease Models, AnimalEndotoxinsHistonesHumansHypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha SubunitInflammationLiverNon-alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseaseOxidation-ReductionProtein BindingPyruvate KinaseTHP-1 CellsTranscription, GeneticTranscriptional ActivationConceptsHIF-1α transactivationSterile inflammationHIF-1α pathway activationNon-alcoholic steatohepatitisKinase M2Major clinical consequencesAbility of digoxinLiver inflammationLiver diseasePyruvate kinase M2Clinical consequencesTherapeutic targetInflammationTissue damageHIF-1αPathway activationDigoxinOxidative stressCardiac glycosidesSteatohepatitisDigoxin bindsNovel roleLiverUbiquitous responseActivation
2024
RNA modifications in the progression of liver diseases: from fatty liver to cancer
Li S, Mehal W, Ouyang X. RNA modifications in the progression of liver diseases: from fatty liver to cancer. Science China Life Sciences 2024, 67: 2105-2119. PMID: 38809498, PMCID: PMC11545962, DOI: 10.1007/s11427-023-2494-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRNA modificationsRNA metabolismRNA speciesNon-alcoholic fatty liver diseaseN1-methyladenosineCellular functionsN6-methyladenosineGene expressionRNANon-alcoholic steatohepatitisFatty liver to non-alcoholic steatohepatitisM6AHepatocellular carcinomaGlobal health concernFatty liver diseaseLiver diseaseM5CHigher risk of metabolic syndromePseudouridineAssociated with higher risk of metabolic syndromePathological conditionsRisk of metabolic syndromeGenes-methyladenosineProgression of liver disease