2024
Nav1.7 as a chondrocyte regulator and therapeutic target for osteoarthritis
Fu W, Vasylyev D, Bi Y, Zhang M, Sun G, Khleborodova A, Huang G, Zhao L, Zhou R, Li Y, Liu S, Cai X, He W, Cui M, Zhao X, Hettinghouse A, Good J, Kim E, Strauss E, Leucht P, Schwarzkopf R, Guo E, Samuels J, Hu W, Attur M, Waxman S, Liu C. Nav1.7 as a chondrocyte regulator and therapeutic target for osteoarthritis. Nature 2024, 625: 557-565. PMID: 38172636, PMCID: PMC10794151, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-06888-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVoltage-gated sodium channelsOA progressionDorsal root ganglion neuronsStructural joint damagePain relief treatmentHuman OA chondrocytesCommon joint diseaseMultiple mouse modelsNav1.7 blockersPain behaviorGanglion neuronsPharmacological blockadeJoint damageJoint degenerationChannel blockersJoint diseaseOA chondrocytesMouse modelTherapeutic targetOsteoarthritisIntracellular Ca2Nav1.7Nav1.7 channelsGenetic ablationLimited evidence
2023
Interaction with ERp57 is required for progranulin protection against Type 2 Gaucher disease.
Liu Y, Zhao X, Jian J, Hasan S, Liu C. Interaction with ERp57 is required for progranulin protection against Type 2 Gaucher disease. Biosci Trends 2023, 17: 126-135. PMID: 36889696, DOI: 10.5582/bst.2023.01022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchYQBS Improves Cognitive Dysfunction in Diabetic Rats: Possible Association with Tyrosine and Tryptophan Metabolism
Liu Y, Cai J, Wang Y, Zhao X, Qiao Y, Liu C. YQBS Improves Cognitive Dysfunction in Diabetic Rats: Possible Association with Tyrosine and Tryptophan Metabolism. Diabetes Metabolic Syndrome And Obesity 2023, 16: 901-912. PMID: 37021127, PMCID: PMC10069430, DOI: 10.2147/dmso.s401863.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDiabetic ratsSD ratsCognitive dysfunctionTryptophan metabolismMale Sprague-Dawley ratsDiabetic cognitive dysfunctionDiabetic animal modelsHealthy SD ratsShortening of latencySprague-Dawley ratsSD rat modelDiabetic SD ratsBu-ShenDawley ratsHippocampal tissueRat modelPathological changesProtective effectHippocampal regionPathological alterationsYi-QiAnimal modelsCognitive impairmentHigh dosesPossible association
2022
PGRN deficiency exacerbates, whereas a brain penetrant PGRN derivative protects, GBA1 mutation-associated pathologies and diseases
Zhao X, Lin Y, Liou B, Fu W, Jian J, Fannin V, Zhang W, Setchell K, Grabowski G, Sun Y, Liu C. PGRN deficiency exacerbates, whereas a brain penetrant PGRN derivative protects, GBA1 mutation-associated pathologies and diseases. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2022, 120: e2210442120. PMID: 36574647, PMCID: PMC9910439, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2210442120.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlood-brain barrierParkinson's diseaseGaucher diseasePGRN deficiencyPD-like phenotypesRelevant mouse modelRare lysosomal storage diseaseCommon neurodegenerative disorderVisceral symptomsNeurobehavioral deficitsSevere neuroinflammationPD pathologyLysosomal storage diseaseTherapeutic studiesMouse modelNeuronopathic involvementProgranulinImpaired autophagyNeurodegenerative disordersGD phenotypeEarly onsetMiceDiseaseFirst linePathologyAnalysis of the Biomarkers for Neurodegenerative Diseases in Aged Progranulin Deficient Mice.
Zhao X, Hasan S, Liou B, Lin Y, Sun Y, Liu C. Analysis of the Biomarkers for Neurodegenerative Diseases in Aged Progranulin Deficient Mice. Int J Mol Sci 2022, 23 PMID: 35054815, DOI: 10.3390/ijms23020629.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Cytosolic Phospholipase A2 Is Required for Fexofenadine's Therapeutic Effects against Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Mice.
Zhao X, Liu R, Chen Y, Hettinghouse A, Liu C. Cytosolic Phospholipase A2 Is Required for Fexofenadine's Therapeutic Effects against Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Mice. Int J Mol Sci 2021, 22 PMID: 34681815, DOI: 10.3390/ijms222011155.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProgranulin associates with Rab2 and is involved in autophagosome-lysosome fusion in Gaucher disease
Zhao X, Liberti R, Jian J, Fu W, Hettinghouse A, Sun Y, Liu C. Progranulin associates with Rab2 and is involved in autophagosome-lysosome fusion in Gaucher disease. Journal Of Molecular Medicine 2021, 99: 1639-1654. PMID: 34453183, PMCID: PMC8541919, DOI: 10.1007/s00109-021-02127-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLysosomal storage diseaseGaucher diseaseAutophagosome-lysosome fusionCommon lysosomal storage diseasePGRN deficiencyNovel therapiesAnimal modelsProgranulinLC3-IIMolecular targetsCrucial mediatorCritical moleculesStorage diseaseDiseaseAutophagic fluxC-terminal fragmentImpaired fusionPatient fibroblastsAutophagyImpairmentKey regulatorInvolvement of CD26 in Differentiation and Functions of Th1 and Th17 Subpopulations of T Lymphocytes.
Zhao X, Wang W, Zhang K, Yang J, Fuchs H, Fan H. Involvement of CD26 in Differentiation and Functions of Th1 and Th17 Subpopulations of T Lymphocytes. J Immunol Res 2021, 2021: 6671410. PMID: 33542930, DOI: 10.1155/2021/6671410.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Fexofenadine inhibits TNF signaling through targeting to cytosolic phospholipase A2 and is therapeutic against inflammatory arthritis
Liu R, Chen Y, Fu W, Wang S, Cui Y, Zhao X, Lei Z, Hettinghouse A, Liu J, Wang C, Zhang C, Bi Y, Xiao G, Chen Z, Liu C. Fexofenadine inhibits TNF signaling through targeting to cytosolic phospholipase A2 and is therapeutic against inflammatory arthritis. Annals Of The Rheumatic Diseases 2019, 78: 1524. PMID: 31302596, PMCID: PMC8157820, DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2019-215543.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnti-TNF activityCytosolic phospholipase A2Inflammatory arthritisTNF-α transgenic miceInflammatory arthritis modelInflammatory rheumatic diseasesCollagen-induced arthritisAnti-inflammatory activityPhospholipase A2New therapeutic interventionsActivated B cellsTNF-α signalingNecrosis factor-alpha signalingDrug affinity responsive target stabilityDBA/1 miceRheumatic diseasesArthritis modelAutoimmune diseasesCellular thermal shiftSerial screeningB cellsTransgenic miceArthritisDrug AdministrationTherapeutic interventionsDelayed allogeneic skin graft rejection in CD26-deficient mice.
Zhao X, Zhang K, Daniel P, Wisbrun N, Fuchs H, Fan H. Delayed allogeneic skin graft rejection in CD26-deficient mice. Cell Mol Immunol 2019, 16: 557-567. PMID: 29572550, DOI: 10.1038/s41423-018-0009-z.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Anti-inflammatory properties of GLPss58, a sulfated polysaccharide from Ganoderma lucidum.
Zhang K, Liu Y, Zhao X, Tang Q, Dernedde J, Zhang J, Fan H. Anti-inflammatory properties of GLPss58, a sulfated polysaccharide from Ganoderma lucidum. Int J Biol Macromol 2018, 107: 486-493. PMID: 28890375, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2017.09.015.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Targeted dianthin is a powerful toxin to treat pancreatic carcinoma when applied in combination with the glycosylated triterpene SO1861.
Bhargava C, Dürkop H, Zhao X, Weng A, Melzig MF, Fuchs H. Targeted dianthin is a powerful toxin to treat pancreatic carcinoma when applied in combination with the glycosylated triterpene SO1861. Mol Oncol 2017, 11: 1527-1543. PMID: 28755527, DOI: 10.1002/1878-0261.12115.Peer-Reviewed Original Research