2012
Oxysterol sulfation by cytosolic sulfotransferase suppresses liver X receptor/sterol regulatory element binding protein–1c signaling pathway and reduces serum and hepatic lipids in mouse models of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
Bai Q, Zhang X, Xu L, Kakiyama G, Heuman D, Sanyal A, Pandak WM, Yin L, Xie W, Ren S. Oxysterol sulfation by cytosolic sulfotransferase suppresses liver X receptor/sterol regulatory element binding protein–1c signaling pathway and reduces serum and hepatic lipids in mouse models of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Metabolism 2012, 61: 836-845. PMID: 22225954, PMCID: PMC3342481, DOI: 10.1016/j.metabol.2011.11.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatic lipid levelsOxysterol sulfationSULT2B1b expressionLipid levelsLipid metabolismNonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseWestern blotFatty liver diseaseLiver X receptor αHigh-cholesterol dietReal-time reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reactionHigh-fat dietReverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reactionTranscriptase-polymerase chain reactionAcetyl-CoA carboxylase 1X receptor αImportant endogenous regulatorLiver diseaseTotal cholesterolHepatic lipidsHepatic steatosisFatty acid synthasePolymerase chain reactionSterol regulatory element-binding proteinLung tissue
2009
StAR Overexpression Decreases Serum and Tissue Lipids in Apolipoprotein E‐deficient Mice
Ning Y, Xu L, Ren S, Pandak WM, Chen S, Yin L. StAR Overexpression Decreases Serum and Tissue Lipids in Apolipoprotein E‐deficient Mice. Lipids 2009, 44: 511-519. PMID: 19373502, PMCID: PMC2911774, DOI: 10.1007/s11745-009-3299-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDeficient miceApolipoprotein ESerum HDL cholesterolSerum total cholesterolTreatment of dyslipidemiaPossible therapeutic roleSudan IV stainingMonths of ageNeutral lipid stainingSteroidogenic acute regulatory proteinDecreases SerumHDL cholesterolTotal cholesterolTriglyceride levelsAcute regulatory proteinTherapeutic roleStAR protein expressionCholesterol metabolismAnimal modelsAortic wallTissue lipidsLipid accumulationMiceRecombinant cytomegalovirusesLipid homeostasis