2019
O-GlcNAc transferase suppresses necroptosis and liver fibrosis
Zhang B, Li MD, Yin R, Liu Y, Yang Y, Mitchell-Richards KA, Nam JH, Li R, Wang L, Iwakiri Y, Chung D, Robert ME, Ehrlich BE, Bennett AM, Yu J, Nathanson MH, Yang X. O-GlcNAc transferase suppresses necroptosis and liver fibrosis. JCI Insight 2019, 4: e127709. PMID: 31672932, PMCID: PMC6948774, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.127709.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReceptor-interacting protein kinase 3Liver fibrosisLiver diseaseHepatocyte necroptosisEthanol-induced liver injuryAlcoholic liver cirrhosisChronic liver diseaseMultiple liver diseasesWeeks of ageProtein expression levelsPortal inflammationLiver cirrhosisLiver injuryBallooning degenerationElevated protein expression levelsSpontaneous genetic modelFibrosisKey suppressorKey mediatorMiceProtein kinase 3CirrhosisExpression levelsGlcNAc levelsMixed lineage kinase
2018
Hepatocellular Carcinoma Outcome is Predicted by Expression of Neuronal Calcium Sensor 1
Schuette D, Moore LM, Robert ME, Taddei TH, Ehrlich BE. Hepatocellular Carcinoma Outcome is Predicted by Expression of Neuronal Calcium Sensor 1. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2018, 27: cebp.0167.2018. PMID: 29789326, PMCID: PMC8465775, DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-18-0167.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeuronal calcium sensor-1Hepatocellular carcinomaDisease outcomePrognostic biomarkerIncidence of HCCWorse disease outcomesCancer-related deathLiver cancer cohortExpression levelsFurther functional assessmentEarly tumor detectionProspective cohortAsian patientsPatient survivalVariety of Ca2Tumor microarrayHCC patientsMetastatic cancerBreast cancerCancer cohortAggressive phenotypeNovel biomarkersFunctional assessmentPredictive valueTumor progression