S-nitrosylation of EMMPRIN influences the migration of HSCs and MMP activity in liver fibrosis
Zhu X, Tang Z, Li W, Li X, Iwakiri Y, Liu F. S-nitrosylation of EMMPRIN influences the migration of HSCs and MMP activity in liver fibrosis. Acta Biochimica Et Biophysica Sinica 2023, 55: 1640-1649. PMID: 37700592, PMCID: PMC10577453, DOI: 10.3724/abbs.2023141.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExtracellular matrix metalloproteinase inducerLiver fibrosisLevels of EMMPRINMMP activitySinus epithelial cellsHSC migrationMatrix metalloproteinase inducerNormal control liversActivity of MMP2Matrix metalloproteinase activityS-nitrosylationStellate cell migrationHepatic stellate cell migrationTissue microarrayFibrotic liverFibrosisMouse liver tissueControl liversECM accumulationLiver tissueMetalloproteinase activityEMMPRIN mRNALiver areaEpithelial cellsProtein levelsEndotheliopathy of liver sinusoidal endothelial cells in liver disease
Kondo R, Iwakiri Y, Kage M, Yano H. Endotheliopathy of liver sinusoidal endothelial cells in liver disease. Pathology International 2023, 73: 381-393. PMID: 37589433, DOI: 10.1111/pin.13361.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLiver diseaseSinusoidal endothelial cellsEndothelial cellsLiver injuryLiver tissueIntercellular adhesion molecule-1Improvement of thrombocytopeniaNeutrophil chemotactic mediatorsChronic hepatitis CLiver sinusoidal endothelial cellsSetting of inflammationSevere hepatic inflammationAdhesion molecule-1Largest solid organPotential therapeutic strategyVascular endothelial cellsVon Willebrand factorHepatitis CNeutrophil accumulationHepatic inflammationChemotactic mediatorsIL-6Antithrombotic factorsChemokine ligandSolid organs