2021
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 treatment
2020
The knowns and unknowns of treatment for alcoholic hepatitis
Sehrawat T, Liu M, Shah V. The knowns and unknowns of treatment for alcoholic hepatitis. The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology 2020, 5: 494-506. PMID: 32277902, PMCID: PMC7238289, DOI: 10.1016/s2468-1253(19)30326-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcoholic hepatitisLiver diseaseSevere alcoholic hepatitisInflammatory liver diseaseChronic liver diseaseOngoing clinical trialsEffective medical treatmentMedical therapyHigh morbidityClinical trialsHepatitisPreclinical studiesNew therapiesRapid onsetMedical treatmentMyriad complicationsEffective therapeuticsModest effectivenessAlcohol dependencySeries paperPatientsTherapyDiseaseTreatmentLong term