2020
Hepatic NFAT signaling regulates the expression of inflammatory cytokines in cholestasis
Cai SY, Yu D, Soroka CJ, Wang J, Boyer JL. Hepatic NFAT signaling regulates the expression of inflammatory cytokines in cholestasis. Journal Of Hepatology 2020, 74: 550-559. PMID: 33039404, PMCID: PMC7897288, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2020.09.035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily BBile Acids and SaltsCells, CulturedCholangitis, SclerosingCytokinesDisease Models, AnimalFemaleGene Expression RegulationGene Knockdown TechniquesHepatocytesHumansLiverLiver Cirrhosis, BiliaryMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutNFATC Transcription FactorsPyrazolesSignal TransductionTreatment OutcomeConceptsCholestatic liver injuryLiver injuryInflammatory genesIL-8NFAT activationCholestatic liver tissuesHepatic cytokine expressionReduced liver injurySpecific NFAT inhibitorsHepatic inflammatory responseInduces liver injuryMouse hepatocytesIL-8 expressionActivated T cellsIL-8 promoterElevated tissue levelsGene reporterInflammatory cytokinesCytokine expressionElevated mRNA levelsInflammatory responseCholestatic liverT cellsImmune responseNFAT inhibitor
2015
Canalicular membrane MRP2/ABCC2 internalization is determined by Ezrin Thr567 phosphorylation in human obstructive cholestasis
Chai J, Cai SY, Liu X, Lian W, Chen S, Zhang L, Feng X, Cheng Y, He X, He Y, Chen L, Wang R, Wang H, Boyer JL, Chen W. Canalicular membrane MRP2/ABCC2 internalization is determined by Ezrin Thr567 phosphorylation in human obstructive cholestasis. Journal Of Hepatology 2015, 63: 1440-1448. PMID: 26212029, PMCID: PMC4686151, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2015.07.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBile CanaliculiCase-Control StudiesCholestasisCytoskeletal ProteinsFemaleGallstonesGene Knockdown TechniquesHep G2 CellsHumansLiverMaleMembrane ProteinsMiddle AgedModels, BiologicalMultidrug Resistance-Associated Protein 2Multidrug Resistance-Associated ProteinsPhosphorylationProtein Kinase CReceptors, Autocrine Motility FactorRNA, MessengerThreonineConceptsObstructive cholestasisCholestatic liverMRP2 expressionMrp2 internalizationHepG2 cellsHuman obstructive cholestasisMRP2 protein expressionMembrane expressionHepatic MRP2 expressionNon-cholestatic controlsExpression of PKCαTotal protein levelsBile ductCholestatic patientsCholestasisBile acidsPatientsAbstractTextHuman liverProtein expressionProtein levelsLiverMRP2JaundiceAIMS
1989
Hepatic immunohistochemical localization of the tight junction protein ZO-1 in rat models of cholestasis.
Anderson J, Glade J, Stevenson B, Boyer J, Mooseker M. Hepatic immunohistochemical localization of the tight junction protein ZO-1 in rat models of cholestasis. American Journal Of Pathology 1989, 134: 1055-62. PMID: 2719075, PMCID: PMC1879891.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsZO-1 proteinZO-1Tight junctionsConsecutive daily subcutaneous injectionsFrozen sectionsReflux of bileDaily subcutaneous injectionsBile duct obstructionCommon bile ductMale Sprague-DawleyHepatocyte tight junctionsBile duct ligation resultsTight junction protein ZO-1Cholestatic modelsDuct obstructionBile ductSubcutaneous injectionCholestatic liverRat modelEthinyl estradiolSprague-DawleyProtein ZO-1Immunoperoxidase stainingZO-1 stainingImmunohistochemical localization