Super enhancer regulation of cytokine-induced chemokine production in alcoholic hepatitis
Liu M, Cao S, He L, Gao J, Arab J, Cui H, Xuan W, Gao Y, Sehrawat T, Hamdan F, Ventura-Cots M, Argemi J, Pomerantz W, Johnsen S, Lee J, Gao F, Ordog T, Mathurin P, Revzin A, Bataller R, Yan H, Shah V. Super enhancer regulation of cytokine-induced chemokine production in alcoholic hepatitis. Nature Communications 2021, 12: 4560. PMID: 34315876, PMCID: PMC8316465, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-24843-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsChemokinesCytokinesDisease Models, AnimalEndothelial CellsEnhancer Elements, GeneticEpigenesis, GeneticGene Expression RegulationHepatitis, AlcoholicHistonesHumansLipopolysaccharidesLiverMice, Inbred C57BLNeutrophilsNF-kappa BPromoter Regions, GeneticRNA-SeqSignal TransductionTranscription FactorsTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaConceptsAlcoholic hepatitisLiver sinusoidal endothelial cellsChemokine expressionNeutrophil infiltrationLiver neutrophil infiltrationTNFα/NF-κB signalingNF-κB signalingHuman liver explantsElevated chemokine expressionSinusoidal endothelial cellsCXCL expressionChemokine productionCXCL chemokinesCytokine pathwaysCytokines TNFαInflammatory signalingMurine modelLiver explantsTherapeutic potentialPharmacologic inhibitionExtraterminal (BET) proteinsBET inhibitionHuman liverEndothelial cellsAH treatmentRegulation and functional roles of chemokines in liver diseases
Cao S, Liu M, Sehrawat T, Shah V. Regulation and functional roles of chemokines in liver diseases. Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology 2021, 18: 630-647. PMID: 33976393, PMCID: PMC9036964, DOI: 10.1038/s41575-021-00444-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLiver diseaseImmune cellsAlcohol-associated liver diseaseOngoing clinical trialsRelevant preclinical studiesFunction of chemokinesLiver infiltrationChemokine transcriptionNonalcoholic steatohepatitisChemokine productionCell-type specific productionClinical trialsInflammatory responseFunctional rolePreclinical studiesChemokine functionAnimal modelsChemokinesChemokine biologyLiver homeostasisTherapeutic opportunitiesDiseaseLiver cellsCellsWeight proteins