The Cholangiocyte Adenosine‐IL-6 Axis Regulates Survival During Biliary Cirrhosis
Lavoie EG, Fausther M, Goree JR, Dranoff JA. The Cholangiocyte Adenosine‐IL-6 Axis Regulates Survival During Biliary Cirrhosis. Gene Expression 2017, 17: 327-340. PMID: 28893353, PMCID: PMC5885153, DOI: 10.3727/105221617x15042723767876.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBile duct ligationIL-6 releaseExogenous IL-6Common bile duct ligationBiliary cirrhosisIL-6Duct ligationInjury responseIL-6 mRNA expressionIL-6 upregulationIL-6 secretionA2B adenosine receptorsLiver cell typesA2BAR activationBile infarctsInflammatory cellsCirrhosisEpithelial responseH69 cellsIntracellular Ca2Adenosine receptorsExtracellular adenosineInduces releaseMRNA expressionRegulates SurvivalAn Elf2-like transcription factor acts as repressor of the mouse ecto-5′-nucleotidase gene expression in hepatic myofibroblasts
Fausther M, Lavoie EG, Goree JR, Dranoff JA. An Elf2-like transcription factor acts as repressor of the mouse ecto-5′-nucleotidase gene expression in hepatic myofibroblasts. Purinergic Signalling 2017, 13: 417-428. PMID: 28667437, PMCID: PMC5714833, DOI: 10.1007/s11302-017-9570-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLiver myofibroblastsHepatic fibrosisChronic liver injuryNon-parenchymal liver cellsTissue repair processEffector cellsLiver injuryLiver fibrosisHepatic myofibroblastsMyofibroblast functionContractile propertiesPathological wound healingExtracellular adenosineMyofibroblastsImportant mediatorPromoter transcriptional activityFibrosisLiver cellsGene expressionWound healingEndogenous moleculesImportant regulatorHeterogeneous populationLocal microenvironmentFactor acts