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Mechanical Stretch Increases Expression of CXCL1 in Liver Sinusoidal Endothelial Cells to Recruit Neutrophils, Generate Sinusoidal Microthombi, and Promote Portal Hypertension
Hilscher M, Sehrawat T, Arab J, Zeng Z, Gao J, Liu M, Kostallari E, Gao Y, Simonetto D, Yaqoob U, Cao S, Revzin A, Beyder A, Wang R, Kamath P, Kubes P, Shah V. Mechanical Stretch Increases Expression of CXCL1 in Liver Sinusoidal Endothelial Cells to Recruit Neutrophils, Generate Sinusoidal Microthombi, and Promote Portal Hypertension. Gastroenterology 2019, 157: 193-209.e9. PMID: 30872106, PMCID: PMC6581607, DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2019.03.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCalcium SignalingCapillariesChemokine CXCL1Endothelial CellsExtracellular TrapsHydrolasesHypertension, PortalIn Vitro TechniquesIntegrinsLeukocyte ElastaseLigationLiverMechanotransduction, CellularMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutNeutrophil InfiltrationPortal PressureProtein-Arginine Deiminase Type 4Receptor, Notch1Stress, MechanicalThrombosisVena Cava, InferiorConceptsLiver sinusoidal endothelial cellsPortal hypertensionBile duct ligationPortal pressureSinusoidal endothelial cellsFormation of NETsPrimary liver sinusoidal endothelial cellsMechanical stretchControl micePeptidyl arginine deiminase type IVTreatment of PHUnderwent bile duct ligationSuprahepatic inferior vena cavaEndothelial cellsLower portal pressureNeutrophil chemoattractant CXCL1Intravital imagingExpression of CXCL1Inferior vena cavaRecruit neutrophilsNeutrophil recruitmentC57BL/6 miceVena cavaLess fibrinSubcutaneous injection
2022
Mechanotransduction-induced glycolysis epigenetically regulates a CXCL1-dominant angiocrine signaling program in liver sinusoidal endothelial cells in vitro and in vivo
Greuter T, Yaqoob U, Gan C, Jalan-Sakrikar N, Kostallari E, Lu J, Gao J, Sun L, Liu M, Sehrawat TS, Ibrahim SH, Furuta K, Nozickova K, Huang BQ, Gao B, Simons M, Cao S, Shah VH. Mechanotransduction-induced glycolysis epigenetically regulates a CXCL1-dominant angiocrine signaling program in liver sinusoidal endothelial cells in vitro and in vivo. Journal Of Hepatology 2022, 77: 723-734. PMID: 35421427, PMCID: PMC9391258, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2022.03.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActinsAnimalsChemokine CXCL1ChromatinEndothelial CellsEpigenesis, GeneticGlycolysisHistonesHumansHypertension, PortalLiverLiver CirrhosisMechanotransduction, CellularMiceNF-kappa BConceptsFocal adhesionsGlycolytic enzymesIsolated focal adhesionsChromosome conformation captureHistone activation marksChromatin immunoprecipitation analysisConformation captureChIP sequencingActivation marksEpigenetic regulationActin dynamicsHistone acetylationRNA sequencingERT2 miceActin polymerizationEndothelial cellsCXCL1 promoterNovel roleIntegrin β1Druggable targetsInhibition of glycolysisNuclear chromatinGlycolysisAngiocrineEnzyme