2022
Penfluridol targets acid sphingomyelinase to inhibit TNF signaling and is therapeutic against inflammatory autoimmune diseases
Chen Y, Liu R, Cui Y, Hettinghouse A, Fu W, Zhang L, Zhang C, Liu C. Penfluridol targets acid sphingomyelinase to inhibit TNF signaling and is therapeutic against inflammatory autoimmune diseases. Arthritis Research & Therapy 2022, 24: 27. PMID: 35045889, PMCID: PMC8767691, DOI: 10.1186/s13075-021-02713-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAutoimmune DiseasesMiceNF-kappa BPenfluridolSphingomyelin PhosphodiesteraseTumor Necrosis Factor InhibitorsTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaConceptsInflammatory autoimmune diseaseAnti-TNF activityNF-κB activationInflammatory arthritisAutoimmune diseasesAcid sphingomyelinase activityTherapeutic effectTumor necrosis factor αInhibitory effectTNFα-transgenic miceCollagen-induced arthritisSeverity of arthritisInflammatory cytokine productionM1 macrophage polarizationBone marrow-derived macrophagesNecrosis factor αNF-κB activitySphingomyelinase activitySmall molecule drug libraryRAW 264.7 macrophage cell lineMarrow-derived macrophagesAcid sphingomyelinaseDrug affinity responsive target stabilityCytokine productionChronic schizophrenia
2020
In Vitro Physical and Functional Interaction Assays to Examine the Binding of Progranulin Derivative Atsttrin to TNFR2 and Its Anti-TNFα Activity
Fu W, Hettinghouse A, Liu C. In Vitro Physical and Functional Interaction Assays to Examine the Binding of Progranulin Derivative Atsttrin to TNFR2 and Its Anti-TNFα Activity. Methods In Molecular Biology 2020, 2248: 109-119. PMID: 33185871, PMCID: PMC8112733, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-1130-2_8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnti-TNFα activityAutoimmune diseasesTartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP) stainingAnti-TNFα therapyCollagen-induced arthritisInflammatory disease modelsGood therapeutic effectAcid phosphatase stainingGrowth factor-like moleculesTNF inhibitorsTherapeutic effectTNFα activityProgranulinFunctional inhibitionTNFR2AtsttrinDisease modelsPhosphatase stainingTNFRTNFαDiseaseInhibitionCritical roleDirect bindingHigh affinityMonitoring Atsttrin-Mediated Inhibition of TNFα/NF-κβ Activation Through In Vivo Bioluminescence Imaging
Hettinghouse A, Fu W, Liu C. Monitoring Atsttrin-Mediated Inhibition of TNFα/NF-κβ Activation Through In Vivo Bioluminescence Imaging. Methods In Molecular Biology 2020, 2248: 201-210. PMID: 33185877, PMCID: PMC8140391, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-1130-2_14.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsHumansLuminescent MeasurementsMiceMolecular ImagingNF-kappa BProgranulinsTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaConceptsTumor necrosis factorDouble mutant miceNF-κBOverexpression of TNFMutant miceBioluminescence imagingTransgenic reporter mouse modelNF-κB luciferaseNF-κβ activationVivo bioluminescence imagingReporter mouse modelAutoimmune conditionsTNF-TgNF-κβNecrosis factorImmune responseMouse modelMolecular mediatorsTransgenic modelTherapeutic objectivesVivo efficacyProgranulinPotential therapeuticsAtsttrinLuciferase activity
2019
Fexofenadine inhibits TNF signaling through targeting to cytosolic phospholipase A2 and is therapeutic against inflammatory arthritis
Liu R, Chen Y, Fu W, Wang S, Cui Y, Zhao X, Lei Z, Hettinghouse A, Liu J, Wang C, Zhang C, Bi Y, Xiao G, Chen Z, Liu C. Fexofenadine inhibits TNF signaling through targeting to cytosolic phospholipase A2 and is therapeutic against inflammatory arthritis. Annals Of The Rheumatic Diseases 2019, 78: 1524. PMID: 31302596, PMCID: PMC8157820, DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2019-215543.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsArthritis, ExperimentalMiceMice, Inbred DBAMice, TransgenicPhospholipases A2, CytosolicSignal TransductionTerfenadineTumor Necrosis Factor InhibitorsTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaConceptsAnti-TNF activityCytosolic phospholipase A2Inflammatory arthritisTNF-α transgenic miceInflammatory arthritis modelInflammatory rheumatic diseasesCollagen-induced arthritisAnti-inflammatory activityPhospholipase A2New therapeutic interventionsActivated B cellsTNF-α signalingNecrosis factor-alpha signalingDrug affinity responsive target stabilityDBA/1 miceRheumatic diseasesArthritis modelAutoimmune diseasesCellular thermal shiftSerial screeningB cellsTransgenic miceArthritisDrug AdministrationTherapeutic interventions