Mengfei Liu
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Digestive Diseases)DownloadHi-Res Photo
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New Haven, CT 06510
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Assistant Professor of Medicine (Digestive Diseases)
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Dr. Mengfei Liu specializes in treating patients with liver disease, including cirrhosis, as a result of alcohol-associated liver disease, viral hepatitis, nonalcohol-associated fatty liver disease, cholestatic liver disease, and a variety of other causes. Dr. Liu received her medical degree from Duke University, and residency training in Internal Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. She completed fellowship training in Gastroenterology and Transplant Hepatology at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. She also performs basic science research in alcohol-associated liver disease, seeking to understand how to better treat patients with chronic liver conditions as a result of alcohol injury.
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Digestive Diseases
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Education & Training
- Advanced Fellowship
- Mayo Clinic (2022)
- Fellowship
- Mayo Clinic (2020)
- Residency
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (2017)
- MD
- Duke University (2014)
Board Certifications
Transplant Hepatology
- Certification Organization
- AB of Internal Medicine
- Original Certification Date
- 2022
Gastroenterology
- Certification Organization
- AB of Internal Medicine
- Original Certification Date
- 2021
Internal Medicine
- Certification Organization
- AB of Internal Medicine
- Original Certification Date
- 2017
Research
Research at a Glance
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Frequent collaborators of Mengfei Liu's published research.
Publications Timeline
A big-picture view of Mengfei Liu's research output by year.
Tejasav Sehrawat, MD
23Publications
853Citations
Publications
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 ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsFocal 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
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 Keywords and ConceptsMeSH 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 treatmentEndothelial p300 Promotes Portal Hypertension and Hepatic Fibrosis Through C‐C Motif Chemokine Ligand 2–Mediated Angiocrine Signaling
Gao J, Wei B, Liu M, Hirsova P, Sehrawat T, Cao S, Hu X, Xue F, Yaqoob U, Kang N, Cui H, Pomerantz W, Kostallari E, Shah V. Endothelial p300 Promotes Portal Hypertension and Hepatic Fibrosis Through C‐C Motif Chemokine Ligand 2–Mediated Angiocrine Signaling. Hepatology 2021, 73: 2468-2483. PMID: 33159815, PMCID: PMC8102654, DOI: 10.1002/hep.31617.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsLiver sinusoidal endothelial cellsPartial inferior vena cava ligationPortal hypertensionLiver fibrosisLiver injuryMacrophage accumulationCCL2 transcriptionKnockout miceC motif chemokine ligand 2Inferior vena cava ligationP50 knockout miceNuclear factor kappa BVena cava ligationChemokine ligand 2Accumulation of macrophagesPathological inflammatory responsesWild-type miceFactor kappa BSinusoidal endothelial cellsInhibition of p300CCL2 deficiencyPortal pressureLiver diseaseInflammatory cellsCCL2 expressionRegulation and functional roles of chemokines in liver diseases
Cao S, Liu M, Sehrawat T, Shah V. Regulation and functional roles of chemokines in liver diseases. Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology 2021, 18: 630-647. PMID: 33976393, PMCID: PMC9036964, DOI: 10.1038/s41575-021-00444-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsLiver diseaseImmune cellsAlcohol-associated liver diseaseOngoing clinical trialsRelevant preclinical studiesFunction of chemokinesLiver infiltrationChemokine transcriptionNonalcoholic steatohepatitisChemokine productionCell-type specific productionClinical trialsInflammatory responseFunctional rolePreclinical studiesChemokine functionAnimal modelsChemokinesChemokine biologyLiver homeostasisTherapeutic opportunitiesDiseaseLiver cellsCellsWeight proteinsCirculating Extracellular Vesicles Carrying Sphingolipid Cargo for the Diagnosis and Dynamic Risk Profiling of Alcoholic Hepatitis
Sehrawat T, Arab J, Liu M, Amrollahi P, Wan M, Fan J, Nakao Y, Pose E, Navarro‐Corcuera A, Dasgupta D, Liao C, He L, Mauer A, Avitabile E, Ventura‐Cots M, Bataller R, Sanyal A, Chalasani N, Heimbach J, Watt K, Gores G, Gines P, Kamath P, Simonetto D, Hu T, Shah V, Malhi H. Circulating Extracellular Vesicles Carrying Sphingolipid Cargo for the Diagnosis and Dynamic Risk Profiling of Alcoholic Hepatitis. Hepatology 2021, 73: 571-585. PMID: 32246544, PMCID: PMC7541595, DOI: 10.1002/hep.31256.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsEnd-stage liver diseaseAlcohol-associated cirrhosisAlcoholic hepatitisAH subjectsHealthy controlsHeavy drinkersLiver diseaseEtiology of ESLDEV concentrationEnd-stage liver disease (MELD) scoreExtracellular vesiclesRisk profilingPathogenesis of AHLiver Disease scoreCholestatic liver diseaseNonalcoholic steatohepatitisRisk stratificationClinical criteriaPrognostic performanceDisease scoreDiagnostic biomarkersDisease controlEV countsDiseaseDrinkers
2020
Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease
Liu M, Sehrawat T, Szabo G, Shah V. Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease. 2020, 309-324. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-51709-0_20.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsHyperammonemic Encephalopathy Exacerbated by Parenteral Nutrition in Fibrolamellar Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Shah P, Cho J, Albitar H, Pajot G, Liu M, Ravi K. Hyperammonemic Encephalopathy Exacerbated by Parenteral Nutrition in Fibrolamellar Hepatocellular Carcinoma. The American Journal Of Medicine 2020, 133: e745-e746. PMID: 32739410, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2020.06.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsEsophageal Varices: Primary Prophylaxis and Prevention and Management of Rebleeding
Liu M, Hilscher M, Kamath P. Esophageal Varices: Primary Prophylaxis and Prevention and Management of Rebleeding. Current Hepatology Reports 2020, 19: 213-225. DOI: 10.1007/s11901-020-00525-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsConceptsPortal hypertensionGastroesophageal variceal hemorrhageChronic liver diseaseManagement of patientsPrimary prophylaxisVariceal hemorrhageGastric varicesSecondary preventionAcute managementLiver diseaseRisk stratificationHigh morbidityPrimary preventionPatient outcomesClinical studiesDifferential diagnosisHypertensionDiagnostic criteriaNatural historySummaryThis reviewPreventionVaricesImportant manifestationFurther researchRebleedingIRE1A Stimulates Hepatocyte-Derived Extracellular Vesicles That Promote Inflammation in Mice With Steatohepatitis
Dasgupta D, Nakao Y, Mauer A, Thompson J, Sehrawat T, Liao C, Krishnan A, Lucien F, Guo Q, Liu M, Xue F, Fukushima M, Katsumi T, Bansal A, Pandey M, Maiers J, DeGrado T, Ibrahim S, Revzin A, Pavelko K, Barry M, Kaufman R, Malhi H. IRE1A Stimulates Hepatocyte-Derived Extracellular Vesicles That Promote Inflammation in Mice With Steatohepatitis. Gastroenterology 2020, 159: 1487-1503.e17. PMID: 32574624, PMCID: PMC7666601, DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2020.06.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsX-box binding protein 1Release of EVsHepatocyte-derived extracellular vesiclesSerine palmitoyltransferase genesExtracellular vesiclesSerine palmitoyltransferaseChromatin immunoprecipitationCeramide biosynthesisInflammatory Extracellular VesiclesMonocyte-derived macrophagesUnfolded protein responseNonalcoholic steatohepatitisDiet-induced steatohepatitisGene expression analysisPrimary hepatocytesNumber of EVsBinding protein 1Cultured primary hepatocytesNanoparticle-tracking analysisNanoscale flow cytometryIRE1ALiver tissueRate-limiting enzymeProtein responseExpression analysisThe knowns and unknowns of treatment for alcoholic hepatitis
Sehrawat T, Liu M, Shah V. The knowns and unknowns of treatment for alcoholic hepatitis. The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology 2020, 5: 494-506. PMID: 32277902, PMCID: PMC7238289, DOI: 10.1016/s2468-1253(19)30326-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsAlcoholic hepatitisLiver diseaseSevere alcoholic hepatitisInflammatory liver diseaseChronic liver diseaseOngoing clinical trialsEffective medical treatmentMedical therapyHigh morbidityClinical trialsHepatitisPreclinical studiesNew therapiesRapid onsetMedical treatmentMyriad complicationsEffective therapeuticsModest effectivenessAlcohol dependencySeries paperPatientsTherapyDiseaseTreatmentLong term
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