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Circulating Extracellular Vesicles Carrying Sphingolipid Cargo for the Diagnosis and Dynamic Risk Profiling of Alcoholic Hepatitis
Sehrawat T, Arab J, Liu M, Amrollahi P, Wan M, Fan J, Nakao Y, Pose E, Navarro‐Corcuera A, Dasgupta D, Liao C, He L, Mauer A, Avitabile E, Ventura‐Cots M, Bataller R, Sanyal A, Chalasani N, Heimbach J, Watt K, Gores G, Gines P, Kamath P, Simonetto D, Hu T, Shah V, Malhi H. Circulating Extracellular Vesicles Carrying Sphingolipid Cargo for the Diagnosis and Dynamic Risk Profiling of Alcoholic Hepatitis. Hepatology 2021, 73: 571-585. PMID: 32246544, PMCID: PMC7541595, DOI: 10.1002/hep.31256.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnd-stage liver diseaseAlcohol-associated cirrhosisAlcoholic hepatitisAH subjectsHealthy controlsHeavy drinkersLiver diseaseEtiology of ESLDEV concentrationEnd-stage liver disease (MELD) scoreExtracellular vesiclesRisk profilingPathogenesis of AHLiver Disease scoreCholestatic liver diseaseNonalcoholic steatohepatitisRisk stratificationClinical criteriaPrognostic performanceDisease scoreDiagnostic biomarkersDisease controlEV countsDiseaseDrinkersLong non-coding RNA ACTA2-AS1 promotes ductular reaction by interacting with the p300/ELK1 complex
Navarro-Corcuera A, Sehrawat T, Jalan-Sakrikar N, Gibbons H, Pirius N, Khanal S, Hamdan F, Aseem S, Cao S, Banales J, Kang N, Faubion W, LaRusso N, Shah V, Huebert R. Long non-coding RNA ACTA2-AS1 promotes ductular reaction by interacting with the p300/ELK1 complex. Journal Of Hepatology 2021, 76: 921-933. PMID: 34953958, PMCID: PMC8934273, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2021.12.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBile duct ligationDuctular reactionACTA2-AS1KO miceBile duct cellsLPS exposureBiliary diseaseFibrogenic markersInjury modelDuct ligationFibrogenic genesLong non-coding RNAsFl/Cholangiocyte proliferationFibrosisHuman cholangiocytesSGC-CBP30Primary cholangiocytesAbstractTextLiver tissueLAY SUMMARYP300 inhibitorTranscription factorsCholangiocytesDuct cellsMechanical 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 treatmentQuantitative assessment of portal hypertension with bi-parametric dual-frequency hepatic MR elastography in mouse models
Li J, Sehrawat T, Chen J, Hilscher M, Glaser K, Arab J, De Assuncao T, Simonetto D, Mounajjed T, Manduca A, Ehman R, Shah V, Yin M. Quantitative assessment of portal hypertension with bi-parametric dual-frequency hepatic MR elastography in mouse models. European Radiology 2020, 31: 2303-2311. PMID: 33026502, PMCID: PMC7981248, DOI: 10.1007/s00330-020-07341-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPortal hypertensionPortal pressureHepatic MR elastographyMouse modelHigh diagnostic accuracyDiagnostic accuracyHepatic fibrosisMR elastographyWild-type male miceHypertension mouse modelSignificant portal hypertensionCholestatic liver injuryCholestatic liver diseaseLiver MR elastographySham miceLiver diseaseLiver injuryHepatic congestionLiver fibrosisMale micePreclinical modelsTreatment efficacyFibrosisHypertensionDeLong test
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