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
2019
Sustained perfusion of revascularized bioengineered livers heterotopically transplanted into immunosuppressed pigs
Shaheen M, Joo D, Ross J, Anderson B, Chen H, Huebert R, Li Y, Amiot B, Young A, Zlochiver V, Nelson E, Mounajjed T, Dietz A, Michalak G, Steiner B, Davidow D, Paradise C, van Wijnen A, Shah V, Liu M, Nyberg S. Sustained perfusion of revascularized bioengineered livers heterotopically transplanted into immunosuppressed pigs. Nature Biomedical Engineering 2019, 4: 437-445. PMID: 31611679, PMCID: PMC7153989, DOI: 10.1038/s41551-019-0460-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman endothelial cellsEndothelial cellsSustained perfusionImmune responseContinuous perfusionNormal liver tissueHuman umbilical vein endothelial cellsUmbilical vein endothelial cellsImmunosuppression protocolsAnticoagulation therapyVein endothelial cellsImmunosuppressed pigsEndothelial markersLiver sinusoidsPerfusionLiver tissueHuman liverLiverBlood perfusionHeterotopic implantationMain predictorsLiver scaffoldsPigsPorcine liverDays