2014
The UPF1 RNA surveillance gene is commonly mutated in pancreatic adenosquamous carcinoma
Liu C, Karam R, Zhou Y, Su F, Ji Y, Li G, Xu G, Lu L, Wang C, Song M, Zhu J, Wang Y, Zhao Y, Foo W, Zuo M, Valasek M, Javle M, Wilkinson M, Lu Y. The UPF1 RNA surveillance gene is commonly mutated in pancreatic adenosquamous carcinoma. Nature Medicine 2014, 20: 596-598. PMID: 24859531, PMCID: PMC4048332, DOI: 10.1038/nm.3548.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlternative SplicingBase SequenceCarcinoma, AdenosquamousGene ComponentsHEK293 CellsHumansImmunohistochemistryIn Situ Nick-End LabelingMolecular Sequence DataMutagenesisMutationNonsense Mediated mRNA DecayPancreatic NeoplasmsReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA HelicasesSequence Analysis, DNATrans-Activators
2013
Deep Sequencing Analysis of HCV NS3 Resistance-Associated Variants and Mutation Linkage in Liver Transplant Recipients
Kirst M, Li E, Wang C, Dong H, Liu C, Fried M, Nelson D, Wang G. Deep Sequencing Analysis of HCV NS3 Resistance-Associated Variants and Mutation Linkage in Liver Transplant Recipients. PLOS ONE 2013, 8: e69698. PMID: 23922778, PMCID: PMC3726766, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0069698.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultFemaleHepacivirusHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHumansLiver TransplantationMaleMiddle AgedMutationReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionViral Nonstructural ProteinsConceptsResistance-associated variantsProtease inhibitorsChronic HCV infectionLiver transplant recipientsHCV drug resistanceFuture therapeutic strategiesHCV protease inhibitorsMutation linkageHigh-level resistanceLow levelsPI monotherapyTransplant recipientsHCV infectionLiver transplantLiver transplantationAntiviral therapyHCV populationTherapeutic strategiesViral variantsDrug resistanceDecreased susceptibilityQuasispecies populationPatientsDominant variantDeep sequencing analysis
2012
Iron Regulator Hepcidin Exhibits Antiviral Activity against Hepatitis C Virus
Liu H, Le Trinh T, Dong H, Keith R, Nelson D, Liu C. Iron Regulator Hepcidin Exhibits Antiviral Activity against Hepatitis C Virus. PLOS ONE 2012, 7: e46631. PMID: 23110054, PMCID: PMC3478283, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0046631.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcetylationAntimicrobial Cationic PeptidesBlotting, WesternCell LineCells, CulturedDNA MethylationHepacivirusHepatitis CHepcidinsHistonesHumansIronReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNASTAT3 Transcription FactorConceptsHCV infectionHepcidin expressionSerious chronic liver diseaseAntiviral activityHepatitis C viral infectionHepcidin expression levelsChronic HCV infectionChronic liver diseaseC viral infectionHepatitis C virusDirect antiviral activityIntracellular antiviral stateHepatocellular carcinoma progressionInnate antiviral defenseLiver diseaseC virusAntiviral effectHCV replicationIron overloadHepatocellular carcinomaExhibit antiviral activityHCVViral infectionSuppressive effectAmino acid peptide
2011
Hepatocyte growth factor upregulation promotes carcinogenesis and epithelial-mesenchymal transition in hepatocellular carcinoma via Akt and COX-2 pathways
Ogunwobi O, Liu C. Hepatocyte growth factor upregulation promotes carcinogenesis and epithelial-mesenchymal transition in hepatocellular carcinoma via Akt and COX-2 pathways. Clinical & Experimental Metastasis 2011, 28: 721-731. PMID: 21744257, PMCID: PMC3732749, DOI: 10.1007/s10585-011-9404-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBlotting, WesternCadherinsCarcinoma, HepatocellularCell AdhesionCell DifferentiationCell Line, TumorCell MovementCell ProliferationCyclooxygenase 2Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayEpithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionExtracellular Signal-Regulated MAP KinasesHepatocyte Growth FactorLiver Neoplasms, ExperimentalMiceMice, Inbred BALB CNeoplasm InvasivenessPhosphorylationProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerSignal TransductionUp-RegulationVimentinConceptsEpithelial-mesenchymal transitionHepatocyte growth factorCyclooxygenase-2Hepatocellular carcinomaBNL cellsMarkers of EMTDevelopment of HCCAdvanced hepatocellular carcinomaCOX-2 pathwayMetastatic hepatocellular carcinomaUpregulation of HGFMesenchymal characteristicsGrowth factor upregulationE-cadherinCharacteristic epithelial morphologyCancer mortalitySubsequent metastasisEMT markersImportant causeMigratory capacityHCC cellsBNL CLCancer progressionCollagen 1Growth factor
2009
Hepatitis C virus modulates human monocyte‐derived dendritic cells
Eksioglu E, Bess J, Zhu H, Xu Y, Dong H, Elyar J, Nelson D, Liu C. Hepatitis C virus modulates human monocyte‐derived dendritic cells. Journal Of Viral Hepatitis 2009, 17: 757-769. PMID: 20051006, PMCID: PMC3731759, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2893.2009.01231.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCells, CulturedCoculture TechniquesDendritic CellsFlow CytometryGene ExpressionGene Expression ProfilingHepacivirusHepatocytesHumansInterferonsMicroscopyNewcastle disease virusReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionConceptsHepatitis C virusNewcastle disease virusHCV infectionC virusHuman monocyte-derived dendritic cellsViral titresMonocyte-derived dendritic cellsType 1 IFN responseFlow cytometryType 1 interferon responseMaturation of DCsDendritic cell responsesReal-time reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reactionReverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reactionTranscriptase-polymerase chain reactionHuh-7.5 cellsDC numbersDendritic cellsImmature DCsIFNβ expressionJFH-1Control monocytesHost immunityViral evasionIFN responsePrimary Human Hepatocyte Culture for HCV Study
Zhu H, Elyar J, Foss R, Hemming A, Hall E, LeCluyse E, Liu C. Primary Human Hepatocyte Culture for HCV Study. Methods In Molecular Biology 2009, 510: 373-382. PMID: 19009276, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-59745-394-3_28.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCell Culture TechniquesCells, CulturedFluorescent Antibody TechniqueHepacivirusHepatocytesHumansPerfusionReproducibility of ResultsReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionSafetyTissue Culture TechniquesConceptsHuman primary hepatocytesAntiviral researchPrimary hepatocyte culturesHuman primary hepatocyte culturesSmall animal modelsPrimary hepatocytesHepatocyte culturesPrimary human hepatocyte culturesHCV infectionHCV pathogenesisLiver perfusionHuman hepatocyte culturesHCV researchHost-virus interactionsInfectious virusHCV studiesPrimary culturesCell model systemHepatocyte isolationHepatocytesJFH1PathogenesisPerfusionInfection
2007
The antigen for Hep Par 1 antibody is the urea cycle enzyme carbamoyl phosphate synthetase 1
Butler S, Dong H, Cardona D, Jia M, Zheng R, Zhu H, Crawford J, Liu C. The antigen for Hep Par 1 antibody is the urea cycle enzyme carbamoyl phosphate synthetase 1. Laboratory Investigation 2007, 88: 78-88. PMID: 18026163, DOI: 10.1038/labinvest.3700699.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntibodies, MonoclonalAntigensBase SequenceBlotting, WesternCarbamoyl-Phosphate Synthase (Ammonia)Chromatography, LiquidDNA PrimersFemaleHumansImmunoprecipitationLiver NeoplasmsMaleReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionSpectrometry, Mass, Electrospray IonizationTandem Mass SpectrometryConceptsHep Par 1 antibodyHep Par 1Carbamoyl phosphate synthetase 1Carcinoma cell linesHepatocellular carcinoma cell linesHuman hepatocellular carcinoma cell linePAR-1Cell linesHepatocyte paraffin 1Small intestinal tissueSurgical pathology practiceCPS1 expressionMurine monoclonal antibodiesHepatoid tumorsHuman liver tissueHepatocellular originIntestinal tissueRate-limiting enzymeLiver carcinogenesisSynthetase 1Liver tissuePathology practiceAntigenLiver pathobiologyMonoclonal antibodies
2004
STAT3 induces anti-hepatitis C viral activity in liver cells
Zhu H, Shang X, Terada N, Liu C. STAT3 induces anti-hepatitis C viral activity in liver cells. Biochemical And Biophysical Research Communications 2004, 324: 518-528. PMID: 15474458, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2004.09.081.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntiviral AgentsBlotting, NorthernBlotting, WesternCarcinoma, HepatocellularCell LineCell Line, TumorCytokinesDNA-Binding ProteinsDose-Response Relationship, DrugEnzyme InhibitorsGenes, DominantHepacivirusHumansInflammationInterferonsInterleukin-6LigandsLiverLiver NeoplasmsLuciferasesPlasmidsProtein Structure, TertiaryReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRibavirinRNARNA, MessengerSTAT3 Transcription FactorTime FactorsTrans-ActivatorsTransfectionTyrphostinsConceptsAnti-HCV activityInterferon alphaSTAT3 activationHuman hepatoma cellsHepatitis C virus infectionHCV subgenomic RNA replicationMain therapeutic regimenC virus infectionChronic liver diseaseCytokines IL-6Replicon cell linesIntracellular antiviral stateCell linesHepatoma cellsLiver diseaseTherapeutic regimenActivation of STAT3IL-6Virus infectionEstrogen receptorIFN treatmentAntiviral genesAntiviral pathwaysAntiviral activityAntiviral state
2000
Apoptosis and Regeneration of Hepatocytes during Recovery from Transient Hepadnavirus Infections
Guo J, Zhou H, Liu C, Aldrich C, Saputelli J, Whitaker T, Barrasa M, Mason W, Seeger C. Apoptosis and Regeneration of Hepatocytes during Recovery from Transient Hepadnavirus Infections. Journal Of Virology 2000, 74: 1495-1505. PMID: 10627561, PMCID: PMC111485, DOI: 10.1128/jvi.74.3.1495-1505.2000.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsApoptosisCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesDNA, ViralHepatitis BHepatitis B Virus, WoodchuckHepatitis B, ChronicInterferon-gammaLiverLiver RegenerationMarmotaMolecular Sequence DataReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaViremiaConceptsRegeneration of hepatocytesHepadnavirus infectionTransient infectionHepatitis B virus infectionTumor necrosis factor alphaTransient hepadnavirus infectionsB virus infectionT cell accumulationNecrosis factor alphaCytokine expressionInfected hepatocytesFactor alphaT cellsVirus infectionInterferon gammaInfected liverHistologic analysisLiver tissueInfectionRecovery periodSignificant increaseHepatocytesInitial influxUnknown mechanismApoptosis