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Mechanical Stretch Increases Expression of CXCL1 in Liver Sinusoidal Endothelial Cells to Recruit Neutrophils, Generate Sinusoidal Microthombi, and Promote Portal Hypertension
Hilscher M, Sehrawat T, Arab J, Zeng Z, Gao J, Liu M, Kostallari E, Gao Y, Simonetto D, Yaqoob U, Cao S, Revzin A, Beyder A, Wang R, Kamath P, Kubes P, Shah V. Mechanical Stretch Increases Expression of CXCL1 in Liver Sinusoidal Endothelial Cells to Recruit Neutrophils, Generate Sinusoidal Microthombi, and Promote Portal Hypertension. Gastroenterology 2019, 157: 193-209.e9. PMID: 30872106, PMCID: PMC6581607, DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2019.03.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCalcium SignalingCapillariesChemokine CXCL1Endothelial CellsExtracellular TrapsHydrolasesHypertension, PortalIn Vitro TechniquesIntegrinsLeukocyte ElastaseLigationLiverMechanotransduction, CellularMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutNeutrophil InfiltrationPortal PressureProtein-Arginine Deiminase Type 4Receptor, Notch1Stress, MechanicalThrombosisVena Cava, InferiorConceptsLiver sinusoidal endothelial cellsPortal hypertensionBile duct ligationPortal pressureSinusoidal endothelial cellsFormation of NETsPrimary liver sinusoidal endothelial cellsMechanical stretchControl micePeptidyl arginine deiminase type IVTreatment of PHUnderwent bile duct ligationSuprahepatic inferior vena cavaEndothelial cellsLower portal pressureNeutrophil chemoattractant CXCL1Intravital imagingExpression of CXCL1Inferior vena cavaRecruit neutrophilsNeutrophil recruitmentC57BL/6 miceVena cavaLess fibrinSubcutaneous injectionSuper enhancer regulation of cytokine-induced chemokine production in alcoholic hepatitis
Liu M, Cao S, He L, Gao J, Arab J, Cui H, Xuan W, Gao Y, Sehrawat T, Hamdan F, Ventura-Cots M, Argemi J, Pomerantz W, Johnsen S, Lee J, Gao F, Ordog T, Mathurin P, Revzin A, Bataller R, Yan H, Shah V. Super enhancer regulation of cytokine-induced chemokine production in alcoholic hepatitis. Nature Communications 2021, 12: 4560. PMID: 34315876, PMCID: PMC8316465, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-24843-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsChemokinesCytokinesDisease Models, AnimalEndothelial CellsEnhancer Elements, GeneticEpigenesis, GeneticGene Expression RegulationHepatitis, AlcoholicHistonesHumansLipopolysaccharidesLiverMice, Inbred C57BLNeutrophilsNF-kappa BPromoter Regions, GeneticRNA-SeqSignal TransductionTranscription FactorsTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaConceptsAlcoholic hepatitisLiver sinusoidal endothelial cellsChemokine expressionNeutrophil infiltrationLiver neutrophil infiltrationTNFα/NF-κB signalingNF-κB signalingHuman liver explantsElevated chemokine expressionSinusoidal endothelial cellsCXCL expressionChemokine productionCXCL chemokinesCytokine pathwaysCytokines TNFαInflammatory signalingMurine modelLiver explantsTherapeutic potentialPharmacologic inhibitionExtraterminal (BET) proteinsBET inhibitionHuman liverEndothelial cellsAH treatment
2024
Liver Sinusoidal Endothelial Cells Contribute to Portal Hypertension Through Collagen Type IV–Driven Sinusoidal Remodeling
Gan C, Yaqoob U, Lu J, Xie M, Anwar A, Jalan-Sakrikar N, Jerez S, Sehrawat T, Navarro-Corcuera A, Kostallari E, Habash N, Cao S, Shah V. Liver Sinusoidal Endothelial Cells Contribute to Portal Hypertension Through Collagen Type IV–Driven Sinusoidal Remodeling. JCI Insight 2024, 9: e174775. PMID: 38713515, PMCID: PMC11382879, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.174775.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLiver sinusoidal endothelial cellsPortal hypertensionSinusoidal remodelingSinusoidal endothelial cellsSinusoidal resistanceComplication of liver cirrhosisEndothelial cellsSinusoidal endothelial cells in vitroEnhancer-promoter interactionsEpigenome editing approachesEndothelial cells in vitroChronic liver injuryCells in vitroMouse fibrotic liversCollagen type IVLiver cirrhosisGene mutationsExpression regulationLiver fibrosisLiver injuryEpigenetic repressionLiver diseaseCellular sourceCol4 expressionImmunofluorescence staining
2023
Loss of CEACAM1 in endothelial cells causes hepatic fibrosis
Muturi H, Ghadieh H, Abdolahipour R, Stankus H, Belew G, Liu J, Jahromi M, Lee A, Singer B, Angeli-Pahim I, Sehrawat T, Malhi H, Verhulst S, van Grunsven L, Zarrinpar A, Duarte S, Najjar S. Loss of CEACAM1 in endothelial cells causes hepatic fibrosis. Metabolism 2023, 144: 155562. PMID: 37088122, PMCID: PMC10330196, DOI: 10.1016/j.metabol.2023.155562.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFl/Hepatic fibrosisEndothelial lossVisceral obesityImmunohistochemical analysisWild-type HSCsEndothelial cellsHepatic fibrosis stageLiver tissue biopsiesHepatic stellate cellsNF-κB signalingLiver endothelial cellsNF-κB targetsLiver transplantAdult patientsBariatric surgerySystemic inflammationInflammatory infiltrationLiver biopsyNASH pathogenesisInsulin resistanceFibrosis stageInsulin sensitivityHepatic fibrogenesisMale mice
2022
Mechanotransduction-induced glycolysis epigenetically regulates a CXCL1-dominant angiocrine signaling program in liver sinusoidal endothelial cells in vitro and in vivo
Greuter T, Yaqoob U, Gan C, Jalan-Sakrikar N, Kostallari E, Lu J, Gao J, Sun L, Liu M, Sehrawat TS, Ibrahim SH, Furuta K, Nozickova K, Huang BQ, Gao B, Simons M, Cao S, Shah VH. Mechanotransduction-induced glycolysis epigenetically regulates a CXCL1-dominant angiocrine signaling program in liver sinusoidal endothelial cells in vitro and in vivo. Journal Of Hepatology 2022, 77: 723-734. PMID: 35421427, PMCID: PMC9391258, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2022.03.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFocal adhesionsGlycolytic enzymesIsolated focal adhesionsChromosome conformation captureHistone activation marksChromatin immunoprecipitation analysisConformation captureChIP sequencingActivation marksEpigenetic regulationActin dynamicsHistone acetylationRNA sequencingERT2 miceActin polymerizationEndothelial cellsCXCL1 promoterNovel roleIntegrin β1Druggable targetsInhibition of glycolysisNuclear chromatinGlycolysisAngiocrineEnzyme