2023
New uses for an old remedy: Digoxin as a potential treatment for steatohepatitis and other disorders
Jamshed F, Dashti F, Ouyang X, Mehal W, Banini B. New uses for an old remedy: Digoxin as a potential treatment for steatohepatitis and other disorders. World Journal Of Gastroenterology 2023, 29: 1824-1837. PMID: 37032732, PMCID: PMC10080697, DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v29.i12.1824.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsMeSH KeywordsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsDigoxinFatty Liver, AlcoholicHumansNon-alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseaseObesity
2014
Activation of N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor downregulates inflammasome activity and liver inflammation via a β-arrestin-2 pathway
Farooq A, Hoque R, Ouyang X, Farooq A, Ghani A, Ahsan K, Guerra M, Mehal WZ. Activation of N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor downregulates inflammasome activity and liver inflammation via a β-arrestin-2 pathway. AJP Gastrointestinal And Liver Physiology 2014, 307: g732-g740. PMID: 25104498, PMCID: PMC4187065, DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00073.2014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsArrestinsAspartic AcidBeta-Arrestin 2Beta-ArrestinsCarrier ProteinsCaspase 1Cell LineChemical and Drug Induced Liver InjuryDisease Models, AnimalExcitatory Amino Acid AgonistsHumansInflammasomesInterleukin-1betaLiverMacrophagesMaleMice, Inbred C57BLNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinPancreatitisProtein PrecursorsReceptors, N-Methyl-D-AspartateSignal TransductionTime FactorsConceptsNMDA receptorsAcute hepatitisLiver inflammationInflammasome activityAcute inflammatory liver injuryNOD-like receptor familyN-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor familyChronic liver inflammationInflammatory liver injuryΒ-arrestinBrain NMDA receptorsReceptor familyNMDA receptor pathwayLigand-gated ion channelsLiver injuryNonalcoholic steatohepatitisImmune suppressionLimits injuryNF-kβImmune regulationInflammasome activationKupffer cellsInflammasome machineryPyrin domainNonneuronal cells