2016
Critical role of oncogenic KRAS in pancreatic cancer (Review)
LIU J, JI S, LIANG C, QIN Y, JIN K, LIANG D, XU W, SHI S, ZHANG B, LIU L, LIU C, XU J, NI Q, YU X. Critical role of oncogenic KRAS in pancreatic cancer (Review). Molecular Medicine Reports 2016, 13: 4943-4949. PMID: 27121414, DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2016.5196.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPancreatic ductal adenocarcinomaPancreatic cancerGenetically engineered mouse modelsPancreatic intraepithelial neoplasiaDevelopment of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomaFormation of pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasiaProgression of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomaIntraepithelial neoplasiaHigher mortality rateMutated KRASDuctal adenocarcinomaMouse modelHuman malignanciesKRASKRAS signalingPharmacological inhibitionOncogenic KRASPharmacological targetsMortality rateCancerTargeting KRASMolecular mechanismsProgression
2013
Adoptively transferred TRAIL+ T cells suppress GVHD and augment antitumor activity
Ghosh A, Dogan Y, Moroz M, Holland A, Yim N, Rao U, Young L, Tannenbaum D, Masih D, Velardi E, Tsai J, Jenq R, Penack O, Hanash A, Smith O, Piersanti K, Lezcano C, Murphy G, Liu C, Palomba M, Sauer M, Sadelain M, Ponomarev V, van den Brink M. Adoptively transferred TRAIL+ T cells suppress GVHD and augment antitumor activity. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2013, 123: 2654-2662. PMID: 23676461, PMCID: PMC3668849, DOI: 10.1172/jci66301.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdoptive TransferAnimalsAntigen-Presenting CellsCell Line, TumorCytotoxicity, ImmunologicGraft RejectionGraft vs Host DiseaseHEK293 CellsHumansImmunotherapy, AdoptiveLeukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-CellMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, Inbred C57BLNeoplasm TransplantationT-LymphocytesTNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing LigandConceptsGVT responseT cellsAllo-HSCTAllogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantationHematopoietic stem cell transplantationCellular therapyAbsence of GVHDDR5-dependent mannerDonor T cellsAlloreactive T cellsStem cell transplantationChronic lymphocytic leukemia cellsPrecursor T cellsThird-party donorsLymphocytic leukemia cellsApoptosis-inducing ligandGVT activityHost diseaseCell transplantationCurative potentialTumor responseGVHDCertain malignanciesMouse modelHuman leukemia cell linesLong-Term In Vivo Imaging of Multiple Organs at the Single Cell Level
Chen B, Jiao Y, Zhang P, Sun A, Pitt G, Deoliveira D, Drago N, Ye T, Liu C, Chao N. Long-Term In Vivo Imaging of Multiple Organs at the Single Cell Level. PLOS ONE 2013, 8: e52087. PMID: 23300962, PMCID: PMC3534688, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0052087.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
Nanoparticle-based artificial RNA silencing machinery for antiviral therapy
Wang Z, Liu H, Yang S, Wang T, Liu C, Cao Y. Nanoparticle-based artificial RNA silencing machinery for antiviral therapy. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2012, 109: 12387-12392. PMID: 22802676, PMCID: PMC3412013, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1207766109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFundamental gene regulatory mechanismsHepatitis C virusGene regulatory mechanismsCultured cellsTarget RNA cleavageSequence-specific mannerCellular interferon responseFunctional genomicsHuman hepatoma cellsRNA interferenceArtificial RNARegulatory mechanismsMouse modelRNA cleavageCultured human hepatoma cellsSpecific mannerHCV RNA levelsRNAXenotransplantation mouse modelHepatoma cellsInterferon responsePotent antiviral activityRNA levelsMachineryProteinase activityLBH589 Enhances T Cell Activation In Vivo and Accelerates Graft-versus-Host Disease in Mice
Wang D, Iclozan C, Liu C, Xia C, Anasetti C, Yu X. LBH589 Enhances T Cell Activation In Vivo and Accelerates Graft-versus-Host Disease in Mice. Transplantation And Cellular Therapy 2012, 18: 1182-1190.e1. PMID: 22698484, PMCID: PMC3417119, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2012.06.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBone marrow transplantSuberoylanilide hydroxamic acidAllogeneic bone marrow transplantAllogeneic transplant modelElevated Th1 cytokinesPrevention of GVHDDonor T cellsT cell infiltrationHistone deacetylase inhibitorsT cell activationTumor cell growthCXCR3 expressionHost diseaseRecipient serumPan-HDACiTh1 cytokinesMarrow transplantProinflammatory cytokinesTransplant modelCell infiltrationInflammatory diseasesGVHDT cellsMouse modelDisease ameliorationRegulation of intestinal inflammation by microbiota following allogeneic bone marrow transplantation
Jenq R, Ubeda C, Taur Y, Menezes C, Khanin R, Dudakov J, Liu C, West M, Singer N, Equinda M, Gobourne A, Lipuma L, Young L, Smith O, Ghosh A, Hanash A, Goldberg J, Aoyama K, Blazar B, Pamer E, van den Brink M. Regulation of intestinal inflammation by microbiota following allogeneic bone marrow transplantation. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2012, 209: 903-911. PMID: 22547653, PMCID: PMC3348096, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20112408.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAllogeneic bone marrow transplantationBone marrow transplantationIntestinal inflammationMarrow transplantationAllogeneic BMT recipientsPotential risk factorsSubsequent GVHDHost diseaseBMT recipientsRisk factorsGVHDMouse modelResident gut microbesInflammationIntestinal microbiotaSignificant protectionGut floraHuman recipientsHuman floraInitial onsetGut microbesLongitudinal studyTransplantationMicrobiotaMice
2009
Cytolytic T cells induce ceramide-rich platforms in target cell membranes to initiate graft-versus-host disease
Rotolo J, Stancevic B, Lu S, Zhang J, Suh D, King C, Kappel L, Murphy G, Liu C, Fuks Z, van den Brink M, Kolesnick R. Cytolytic T cells induce ceramide-rich platforms in target cell membranes to initiate graft-versus-host disease. Blood 2009, 114: 3693-3706. PMID: 19666872, PMCID: PMC2766684, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2008-11-191148.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsApoptosisBone Marrow TransplantationCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCell MembraneCeramidesCytokinesDisease Models, AnimalFemaleGraft vs Host DiseaseHepatocytesInterferon-gammaIntestine, SmallLiverLymphocyte ActivationMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, Inbred MRL lprMice, SCIDSkinSphingomyelin PhosphodiesteraseSurvival RateT-Lymphocytes, CytotoxicConceptsHost diseaseT cellsT cell proliferation/activationAllogeneic bone marrowAcute inflammatory phaseRelevant mouse modelTumor necrosis factorCytolytic T cellsProliferation/activationCytolytic T lymphocytesPotential new targetsHost target cellsTarget cell membraneAcute graftAcute GVHDGVHD progressionCytokine stormOrgan injuryNecrosis factorGVHDInflammatory phaseRelevant graftT lymphocytesMouse modelBone marrow
2008
Repopulation of human hepatocytes in immunodeficient mice
Liu C, Witek R, Bess J, Zhu H, Lin P. Repopulation of human hepatocytes in immunodeficient mice. The FASEB Journal 2008, 22: 465.4-465.4. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.22.1_supplement.465.4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHuman hepatitis C virusHuman hepatocytesHepatitis C virusTime of hepatectomyHumanized mouse modelHuman liver diseaseRepopulation efficiencyLiver diseaseC virusHepatocyte repopulationImmunodeficient miceMouse modelTransgenic miceLiver tissueHepatocyte proliferationPartial hepatectomyMiceSerum samplesMonocrotalineMouse liverHepatectomyHepatocytesDiseaseLiverProtein markersIdentification of Liver Cancer-Specific Aptamers Using Whole Live Cells
Shangguan D, Meng L, Cao Z, Xiao Z, Fang X, Li Y, Cardona D, Witek R, Liu C, Tan W. Identification of Liver Cancer-Specific Aptamers Using Whole Live Cells. Analytical Chemistry 2008, 80: 721-728. PMID: 18177018, DOI: 10.1021/ac701962v.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLiver cancerLiver cancer cellsEarly diagnosisCell linesBALB/cJ miceCancer cellsSurgical resectionClinical outcomesLiver cell lineEffective treatmentMouse modelWhole live cellsDeadly cancerCurrent studyCancer-specific aptamersTumor selectionBasic mechanism studiesCancerMost cancersBNL CLCancer early diagnosisCell-SELEX methodNoncancer cell linesDiagnosisCancer recognition
2002
Acute graft-versus-host disease does not require alloantigen expression on host epithelium
Teshima T, Ordemann R, Reddy P, Gagin S, Liu C, Cooke K, Ferrara J. Acute graft-versus-host disease does not require alloantigen expression on host epithelium. Nature Medicine 2002, 8: 575-581. PMID: 12042807, DOI: 10.1038/nm0602-575.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntigen-presenting cellsHost antigen-presenting cellsAlloantigen expressionAcute GVHDHost diseaseTarget epitheliaMajor histocompatibility complex class ICD8-mediated GVHDBone marrow chimerasHistocompatibility complex class IClass II alloantigensTumor necrosis factorComplex class IAcute graftInflammatory cytokinesEffector mechanismsGVHDNecrosis factorMouse modelAntigen specificityTissue damageClass IHost epitheliumEpitheliumGraft