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 treatmentEndothelial p300 Promotes Portal Hypertension and Hepatic Fibrosis Through C‐C Motif Chemokine Ligand 2–Mediated Angiocrine Signaling
Gao J, Wei B, Liu M, Hirsova P, Sehrawat T, Cao S, Hu X, Xue F, Yaqoob U, Kang N, Cui H, Pomerantz W, Kostallari E, Shah V. Endothelial p300 Promotes Portal Hypertension and Hepatic Fibrosis Through C‐C Motif Chemokine Ligand 2–Mediated Angiocrine Signaling. Hepatology 2021, 73: 2468-2483. PMID: 33159815, PMCID: PMC8102654, DOI: 10.1002/hep.31617.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLiver sinusoidal endothelial cellsPartial inferior vena cava ligationPortal hypertensionLiver fibrosisLiver injuryMacrophage accumulationCCL2 transcriptionKnockout miceC motif chemokine ligand 2Inferior vena cava ligationP50 knockout miceNuclear factor kappa BVena cava ligationChemokine ligand 2Accumulation of macrophagesPathological inflammatory responsesWild-type miceFactor kappa BSinusoidal endothelial cellsInhibition of p300CCL2 deficiencyPortal pressureLiver diseaseInflammatory cellsCCL2 expression
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