2018
Engineered Animal Models Designed for Investigating Ethanol Metabolism, Toxicity and Cancer
Marshall S, Chen Y, Singh S, Berrios-Carcamo P, Heit C, Apostolopoulos N, Golla JP, Thompson DC, Vasiliou V. Engineered Animal Models Designed for Investigating Ethanol Metabolism, Toxicity and Cancer. Advances In Experimental Medicine And Biology 2018, 1032: 203-221. PMID: 30362100, PMCID: PMC6743736, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-98788-0_14.ChaptersMeSH KeywordsAcetaldehydeAlcohol DehydrogenaseAnimalsCytochrome P-450 CYP2E1Disease Models, AnimalEthanolMiceNeoplasmsConceptsExact molecular mechanismsMouse modelCellular proteinsEthanol-induced tissue injuryEthanol metabolismEngineered Animal ModelsMolecular mechanismsAldehyde dehydrogenasesLong-term alcohol abuseAlcohol-induced diseasesFurther tissue damageAntioxidant glutathioneImportant mouse modelsCurrent understandingLeading causeTissue injuryIntracellular generationAlcohol abuseAlcohol consumptionAnimal modelsPathogenic eventsPathophysiological consequencesTissue damageMetabolismDNA adducts
2016
Quantification of Neural Ethanol and Acetaldehyde Using Headspace GC‐MS
Heit C, Eriksson P, Thompson DC, Charkoftaki G, Fritz KS, Vasiliou V. Quantification of Neural Ethanol and Acetaldehyde Using Headspace GC‐MS. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2016, 40: 1825-1831. PMID: 27501276, PMCID: PMC5008984, DOI: 10.1111/acer.13156.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol drinking behaviorEtOH metabolitesMurine brain tissueACh levelsAlcohol consumptionACh concentrationBrain tissueLiver tissueAChAlcohol addictionACh formationBrainDrinking behaviorLow micromolar rangeAlcohol researchTissue analysisTissueNanomolar rangeChromatography-mass spectrometry methodQuantitative assayMass spectrometry methodActive agentsMicromolar rangeSensitive gas chromatography-mass spectrometry method
2014
Human ALDH1B1 Polymorphisms may Affect the Metabolism of Acetaldehyde and All-trans retinaldehyde—In Vitro Studies and Computational Modeling
Jackson BC, Reigan P, Miller B, Thompson DC, Vasiliou V. Human ALDH1B1 Polymorphisms may Affect the Metabolism of Acetaldehyde and All-trans retinaldehyde—In Vitro Studies and Computational Modeling. Pharmaceutical Research 2014, 32: 1648-1662. PMID: 25413692, PMCID: PMC4382438, DOI: 10.1007/s11095-014-1564-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcetaldehydeAldehyde DehydrogenaseAldehyde Dehydrogenase 1 FamilyAldehyde Dehydrogenase, MitochondrialAldehydesAmino Acid SequenceComputer SimulationHumansModels, BiologicalModels, MolecularMolecular Sequence DataNitroglycerinPolymorphism, GeneticProtein ConformationRetinaldehydeSubstrate SpecificityAcetaldehyde and Retinaldehyde-Metabolizing Enzymes in Colon and Pancreatic Cancers
Singh S, Arcaroli J, Thompson DC, Messersmith W, Vasiliou V. Acetaldehyde and Retinaldehyde-Metabolizing Enzymes in Colon and Pancreatic Cancers. Advances In Experimental Medicine And Biology 2014, 815: 281-294. PMID: 25427913, PMCID: PMC4347404, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-09614-8_16.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPancreatic cancerColorectal cancerRetinoic acidChronic alcohol consumptionImportant risk factorCancer-related deathCancer stem cellsProgression of cancerPoor prognosisEventual prognosisRisk factorsAlcohol consumptionCancerImportant mechanistic roleTumor developmentRetinaldehyde dehydrogenasesCancer initiationPrognosisColonTumorsStem cellsProgressionBiomarkersALDH1A1Mechanistic roleTransgenic Mouse Models for Alcohol Metabolism, Toxicity, and Cancer
Heit C, Dong H, Chen Y, Shah YM, Thompson DC, Vasiliou V. Transgenic Mouse Models for Alcohol Metabolism, Toxicity, and Cancer. Advances In Experimental Medicine And Biology 2014, 815: 375-387. PMID: 25427919, PMCID: PMC4323349, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-09614-8_22.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsReactive oxygen speciesAldehyde dehydrogenasesCritical biological functionsAlcohol dehydrogenaseFormation of proteinHuman genesBiological functionsMolecular mechanismsVariety of cancersPrimary enzymeGenetic defectsOxygen speciesEnzymeNitrogen speciesEthanol metabolismTransgenic mouse modelOxidative stressSpeciesCytochrome P450Pathogenic eventsMetabolismGenetic polymorphismsAntioxidant mechanismsAlcohol-induced toxicityAlcohol-metabolizing enzymes
2010
Aldehyde Dehydrogenase 1B1: Molecular Cloning and Characterization of a Novel Mitochondrial Acetaldehyde-Metabolizing Enzyme
Stagos D, Chen Y, Brocker C, Donald E, Jackson BC, Orlicky DJ, Thompson DC, Vasiliou V. Aldehyde Dehydrogenase 1B1: Molecular Cloning and Characterization of a Novel Mitochondrial Acetaldehyde-Metabolizing Enzyme. Drug Metabolism And Disposition 2010, 38: 1679-1687. PMID: 20616185, PMCID: PMC2957164, DOI: 10.1124/dmd.110.034678.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcetaldehydeAldehyde DehydrogenaseAldehyde Dehydrogenase 1 FamilyAldehyde Dehydrogenase, MitochondrialAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBaculoviridaeBlotting, WesternCell LineCloning, MolecularEthanolGenetic VectorsHumansImmunohistochemistryInsectaMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMitochondriaMolecular Sequence DataNADOrgan SpecificityOxidation-ReductionPlasmidsRecombinant ProteinsReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionSpectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization