2022
Liver metabolomics identifies bile acid profile changes at early stages of alcoholic liver disease in mice
Charkoftaki G, Tan WY, Berrios-Carcamo P, Orlicky DJ, Golla JP, Garcia-Milian R, Aalizadeh R, Thomaidis NS, Thompson DC, Vasiliou V. Liver metabolomics identifies bile acid profile changes at early stages of alcoholic liver disease in mice. Chemico-Biological Interactions 2022, 360: 109931. PMID: 35429548, PMCID: PMC9364420, DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2022.109931.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcoholic liver diseaseEthanol-consuming miceAlcohol consumptionLiver diseaseDevelopment of ALDBile acid changesChronic alcohol drinkingChronic alcohol consumptionLieber-DeCarli dietAlcohol-induced alterationsGlobal healthcare problemBile acid biosynthesisAlcohol drinkingLiver histopathologyTissue injuryClinical consequencesUntargeted metabolomics analysisEarly stagesComplex pathologyMinimal changesUntargeted metabolomics approachEarly onsetHealthcare problemMiceLiver
2018
Engineered Animal Models Designed for Investigating Ethanol Metabolism, Toxicity and Cancer
Marshall S, Chen Y, Singh S, Berrios-Carcamo P, Heit C, Apostolopoulos N, Golla JP, Thompson DC, Vasiliou V. Engineered Animal Models Designed for Investigating Ethanol Metabolism, Toxicity and Cancer. Advances In Experimental Medicine And Biology 2018, 1032: 203-221. PMID: 30362100, PMCID: PMC6743736, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-98788-0_14.ChaptersConceptsExact molecular mechanismsMouse modelCellular proteinsEthanol-induced tissue injuryEthanol metabolismEngineered Animal ModelsMolecular mechanismsAldehyde dehydrogenasesLong-term alcohol abuseAlcohol-induced diseasesFurther tissue damageAntioxidant glutathioneImportant mouse modelsCurrent understandingLeading causeTissue injuryIntracellular generationAlcohol abuseAlcohol consumptionAnimal modelsPathogenic eventsPathophysiological consequencesTissue damageMetabolismDNA adducts
2016
Quantification of Neural Ethanol and Acetaldehyde Using Headspace GC‐MS
Heit C, Eriksson P, Thompson DC, Charkoftaki G, Fritz KS, Vasiliou V. Quantification of Neural Ethanol and Acetaldehyde Using Headspace GC‐MS. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2016, 40: 1825-1831. PMID: 27501276, PMCID: PMC5008984, DOI: 10.1111/acer.13156.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol drinking behaviorEtOH metabolitesMurine brain tissueACh levelsAlcohol consumptionACh concentrationBrain tissueLiver tissueAChAlcohol addictionACh formationBrainDrinking behaviorLow micromolar rangeAlcohol researchTissue analysisTissueNanomolar rangeChromatography-mass spectrometry methodQuantitative assayMass spectrometry methodActive agentsMicromolar rangeSensitive gas chromatography-mass spectrometry method
2015
ALDH1B1 links alcohol consumption and diabetes
Singh S, Chen Y, Matsumoto A, Orlicky DJ, Dong H, Thompson DC, Vasiliou V. ALDH1B1 links alcohol consumption and diabetes. Biochemical And Biophysical Research Communications 2015, 463: 768-773. PMID: 26086111, PMCID: PMC4517591, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2015.06.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlcohol DrinkingAldehyde DehydrogenaseAldehyde Dehydrogenase 1 FamilyAldehyde Dehydrogenase, MitochondrialAnimalsBase SequenceDiabetes Mellitus, ExperimentalDNA PrimersEthanolGlucoseHomeostasisMiceMice, KnockoutReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionConceptsKO miceDevelopment of diabetesBlood glucose levelsBlood acetaldehyde levelsAldehyde dehydrogenase 1B1Knockout mouse lineGlucose levelsPharmacokinetic analysisMouse modelGlucose homeostasisKnockout miceAlcohol consumptionAcetaldehyde levelsAcetaldehyde metabolismGood healthMouse linesALDH2 proteinMiceALDH isozymesAlcohol sensitivityDiabetesStem cellsALDH1B1Physiological functionsMitochondrial enzymes
2014
Acetaldehyde and Retinaldehyde-Metabolizing Enzymes in Colon and Pancreatic Cancers
Singh S, Arcaroli J, Thompson DC, Messersmith W, Vasiliou V. Acetaldehyde and Retinaldehyde-Metabolizing Enzymes in Colon and Pancreatic Cancers. Advances In Experimental Medicine And Biology 2014, 815: 281-294. PMID: 25427913, PMCID: PMC4347404, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-09614-8_16.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPancreatic cancerColorectal cancerRetinoic acidChronic alcohol consumptionImportant risk factorCancer-related deathCancer stem cellsProgression of cancerPoor prognosisEventual prognosisRisk factorsAlcohol consumptionCancerImportant mechanistic roleTumor developmentRetinaldehyde dehydrogenasesCancer initiationPrognosisColonTumorsStem cellsProgressionBiomarkersALDH1A1Mechanistic role
2013
The Role of CYP2E1 in Alcohol Metabolism and Sensitivity in the Central Nervous System
Heit C, Dong H, Chen Y, Thompson DC, Deitrich RA, Vasiliou VK. The Role of CYP2E1 in Alcohol Metabolism and Sensitivity in the Central Nervous System. Subcellular Biochemistry 2013, 67: 235-247. PMID: 23400924, PMCID: PMC4314297, DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-5881-0_8.ChaptersConceptsCentral nervous systemNervous systemBlood-brain barrierRole of CYP2E1Certain brain cellsCytochrome P450 2E1Particular brain regionsMotor incoordinationBrain barrierSleep inductionEthanol consumptionBrain cellsAlcohol consumptionBrain regionsP450 2E1Alcohol metabolismEthanol metabolismBehavioral effectsCYP2E1Major enzymeLocal productionMetabolismIncoordinationBrain