2024
Neutrophils 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 ResearchAlcohol-associated hepatitisReduced cell proliferationCalcium channel expressionCalcium signaling mechanismsIntracellular calcium channelsCell proliferationRegulate calcium signalingNeutrophil extracellular trapsChannel expressionNeutrophil granule proteinsCalcium channelsNeutrophil infiltrationPatient specimensGranule proteasesMouse modelHealthy subjectsLiver diseaseExtracellular trapsCalcium signalingSerpin E2NeutrophilsElastase activityHepatitisTissue remodelingSignaling mechanisms
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 Original ResearchEpithelial cellsFatty liver diseaseIntracellular calcium signalingLiver diseaseAcute pancreatitisSecretory epithelial cellsPathophysiological roleGastrointestinal tractElectrolyte secretionSolid tumorsIntracellular Ca2Main intracellular Ca2Number of diseasesDiseaseCell proliferationCalcium signalingEnergy metabolismReceptorsMolecular mechanismsSubcellular localizationTrisphosphate receptorPhysiological functionsCellsInositol 1Ca2