2019
Inflammasome Is Activated in the Liver of Cholestatic Patients and Aggravates Hepatic Injury in Bile Duct–Ligated Mouse
Cai SY, Ge M, Mennone A, Hoque R, Ouyang X, Boyer JL. Inflammasome Is Activated in the Liver of Cholestatic Patients and Aggravates Hepatic Injury in Bile Duct–Ligated Mouse. Cellular And Molecular Gastroenterology And Hepatology 2019, 9: 679-688. PMID: 31887435, PMCID: PMC7160576, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmgh.2019.12.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWT BDL miceCholestatic liver injuryBDL liversBDL miceBile duct ligationBile acidsLiver injuryCholestatic patientsIL-1βM2 anti-inflammatory macrophagesPrimary sclerosing cholangitisPlasma IL-1βLiver hydroxyproline contentLiver of patientsPrimary biliary cholangitisHealthy control subjectsCD206-positive cellsAnti-inflammatory macrophagesIL-1β inductionEndogenous bile acidsCaspase-1 cleavageProcaspase-1 cleavageMouse hepatocytesSclerosing cholangitisLiver histology
2016
Hepatocyte mitochondrial DNA drives nonalcoholic steatohepatitis by activation of TLR9
Garcia-Martinez I, Santoro N, Chen Y, Hoque R, Ouyang X, Caprio S, Shlomchik MJ, Coffman RL, Candia A, Mehal WZ. Hepatocyte mitochondrial DNA drives nonalcoholic steatohepatitis by activation of TLR9. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2016, 126: 859-864. PMID: 26808498, PMCID: PMC4767345, DOI: 10.1172/jci83885.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDevelopment of NASHNonalcoholic steatohepatitisTLR9 pathwayTLR9 pathway activationCommon liver diseaseObesity-induced changesHigh-fat dietActivation of TLR9Progressive diseaseLiver diseaseInflammatory phenotypeTLR9 antagonistTLR9Animal modelsPlasma mtDNAHepatocyte originPathway activationSteatohepatitisDiseaseMiceCellular requirementsActivationActivation capacityHigh levelsCirrhosis
2014
Effect of osteopontin in regulating bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell treatment of skin wounds in diabetic mice
Meng H, Wang Z, Wang W, Li W, Wu Q, Lei X, Ouyang X, Liang Z. Effect of osteopontin in regulating bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell treatment of skin wounds in diabetic mice. Diabetes/Metabolism Research And Reviews 2014, 30: 457-466. PMID: 24827928, DOI: 10.1002/dmrr.2566.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell MovementCells, CulturedDiabetes Mellitus, ExperimentalFetal Stem CellsGreen Fluorescent ProteinsMaleMesenchymal Stem Cell TransplantationMesenchymal Stem CellsMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMice, TransgenicMicrovesselsNeovascularization, PhysiologicOsteopontinRandom AllocationRecombinant Fusion ProteinsSkinWound HealingWounds, PenetratingConceptsWT mesenchymal stem cellsMesenchymal stem cellsHealing timeNormal miceDiabetic miceSkin woundsBone marrow mesenchymal stem cell treatmentMesenchymal stem cell treatmentStem cellsWestern blottingHealing woundsKO male miceWild-type miceWounds of miceDiabetic skin woundsRole of osteopontinStem cell treatmentEffect of osteopontinExpression of osteopontinBacks of miceDiabetes mellitusIntraperitoneal injectionMale miceMicrovessel densityTail vein
2002
Sodium tanshinone IIA sulfonate derived from Danshen (Salvia miltiorrhiza) attenuates hypertrophy induced by angiotensin II in cultured neonatal rat cardiac cells
Takahashi K, Ouyang X, Komatsu K, Nakamura N, Hattori M, Baba A, Azuma J. Sodium tanshinone IIA sulfonate derived from Danshen (Salvia miltiorrhiza) attenuates hypertrophy induced by angiotensin II in cultured neonatal rat cardiac cells. Biochemical Pharmacology 2002, 64: 745-750. PMID: 12167494, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-2952(02)01250-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSodium tanshinone IIA sulfonateAngiotensin IITanshinone IIA sulfonateEffect of STSCultured neonatal rat cardiac cellsCardiac cellsCultured cardiac cellsS. miltiorrhiza extractImmediate early gene expressionNeonatal rat heartsAttenuates hypertrophyCardiovascular diseaseC-jun expressionRat cardiac cellsDiphenylformazan assayRat heartTherapeutic basisCardiac fibroblastsNeonatal rat cardiac cellsEarly gene expressionCultured myocytesHypertrophyTanshinone IIAExact mechanismMyocytes
2001
Protective Effect of Salvia miltiorrhiza on Angiotensin II-Induced Hypertrophic Responses in Neonatal Rat Cardiac Cells
Ouyang X, Takahashi K, Komatsu K, Nakamura N, Hattori M, Baba A, Azuma J. Protective Effect of Salvia miltiorrhiza on Angiotensin II-Induced Hypertrophic Responses in Neonatal Rat Cardiac Cells. Journal Of Pharmacological Sciences 2001, 87: 289-296. PMID: 11829148, DOI: 10.1254/jjp.87.289.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCultured neonatal rat cardiac cellsAng IIRat cardiac cellsNeonatal rat cardiac cellsCardiac cellsHypertrophic responseSalvia miltiorrhizaImmediate early response gene expressionAng II actionAng II stimulationChronotropic responsivenessAngiotensin IIMorphological injuryDose-dependent cytotoxicityII stimulationProtective effectEarly response gene expressionDifferent pharmacological activitiesEthyl acetate insoluble fractionResponse gene expressionTanshinone IIAHypertrophic growthPharmacological activitiesCardiomyocytesEffective constituents