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Alcohol-induced Hsp90 acetylation is a novel driver of liver sinusoidal endothelial dysfunction and alcohol-related liver disease
Yang Y, Sangwung P, Kondo R, Jung Y, McConnell MJ, Jeong J, Utsumi T, Sessa WC, Iwakiri Y. Alcohol-induced Hsp90 acetylation is a novel driver of liver sinusoidal endothelial dysfunction and alcohol-related liver disease. Journal Of Hepatology 2021, 75: 377-386. PMID: 33675874, PMCID: PMC8292196, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2021.02.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndothelial nitric oxide synthaseAlcohol-induced liver injuryLiver sinusoidal endothelial cellsAlcohol-related liver diseaseLiver injuryLSEC dysfunctionHsp90 acetylationNO productionHistone deacetylase 6Liver diseaseTherapeutic strategiesHeat shock protein 90 (Hsp90) acetylationLiver sinusoidal endothelial dysfunctionSinusoidal endothelial cell dysfunctionMouse liver sinusoidal endothelial cellsEndothelial cell dysfunctionNitric oxide synthaseEthanol-fed miceSinusoidal endothelial dysfunctionPotential therapeutic approachPotential therapeutic strategyNitric oxide productionNew therapeutic strategiesSinusoidal endothelial cellsAcetylation of Hsp90
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Phosphorylation of eNOS initiates excessive NO production in early phases of portal hypertension
Iwakiri Y, Tsai MH, McCabe TJ, Gratton JP, Fulton D, Groszmann RJ, Sessa WC. Phosphorylation of eNOS initiates excessive NO production in early phases of portal hypertension. AJP Heart And Circulatory Physiology 2002, 282: h2084-h2090. PMID: 12003815, DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00675.2001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdrenergic alpha-1 Receptor AgonistsAndrostadienesAnimalsEnzyme InhibitorsHypertension, PortalLigationMaleMesenteric Artery, SuperiorMethoxamineNitric OxideNitric Oxide SynthaseNitric Oxide Synthase Type IIIOmega-N-MethylargininePhosphorylationPortal VeinProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesProto-Oncogene ProteinsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyVasoconstrictor AgentsWortmanninConceptsEndothelial nitric oxide synthasePortal vein ligationPhosphorylation of eNOSMesenteric arterial bedPortal hypertensionPVL groupArterial bedNO productionMale Sprague-Dawley ratsEarly portal hypertensionMonomethyl-L-arginineNitric oxide synthaseSprague-Dawley ratsExcessive NO productionG protein-coupled receptorsVivo perfusion studiesPVL ratsProtein-coupled receptorsPerfusion pressureSham groupVein ligationENOS expressionOxide synthaseReduced responsivenessKinase/Akt pathway