2015
Connective tissue growth factor and integrin αvβ6: A new pair of regulators critical for ductular reaction and biliary fibrosis in mice
Pi L, Robinson P, Jorgensen M, Oh S, Brown A, Weinreb P, Le Trinh T, Yianni P, Liu C, Leask A, Violette S, Scott E, Schultz G, Petersen B. Connective tissue growth factor and integrin αvβ6: A new pair of regulators critical for ductular reaction and biliary fibrosis in mice. Hepatology 2015, 61: 678-691. PMID: 25203810, PMCID: PMC4303530, DOI: 10.1002/hep.27425.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdult Stem CellsAnimalsAntigens, NeoplasmBile Duct NeoplasmsBile Ducts, IntrahepaticCell AdhesionChemical and Drug Induced Liver InjuryCholangiocarcinomaConnective Tissue Growth FactorFemaleFibronectinsHumansIntegrinsLiver CirrhosisMaleMiceMice, KnockoutPyridinesRabbitsRatsTransforming Growth Factor beta1ConceptsConnective tissue growth factorDuctular reactionTissue growth factorIntegrin αvβ6Oval cell activationLiver injuryGrowth factorTamoxifen-inducible Cre-loxP systemCell activationRole of CTGFAlpha-smooth muscle actin stainingRelated liver diseasesSevere liver injuryGreen fluorescent protein reporter miceFibrosis-related genesMuscle actin stainingSirius red stainingPotential therapeutic targetHuman cirrhotic liversEpithelial cell adhesion moleculeDuctular epithelial cellsBiliary fibrosisCre-loxP systemLiver diseaseSerum markers
2014
IL-22 Is an Intestinal Stem Cell Growth Factor, and IL-22 Administration in Vivo Reduces Morbidity and Mortality in Murine GvHD
Lindemans C, Mertelsmann A, O’Connor M, Dudakov J, Jenq R, Velardi E, Young L, Smith O, Lawrence G, Luo N, Ivanov J, Hua G, Martin M, Liu C, Kolesnick R, Van Den Brink M, Hanash A. IL-22 Is an Intestinal Stem Cell Growth Factor, and IL-22 Administration in Vivo Reduces Morbidity and Mortality in Murine GvHD. Blood 2014, 124: 651. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v124.21.651.651.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInnate lymphoid cellsIL-22 administrationIL-22Small intestineLymphoid cellsGut GVHDGrowth factorAllogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantationDay sevenWild-type B6 miceHematopoietic stem cell transplantationStroma-derived growth factorsAllo-HSCT modelClinical GVHD scoresExpansion of Lgr5Post-transplant immunodeficiencyStem cell transplantationNumber of Lgr5Paneth cell numbersGut microbial floraCell growth factorMechanism of actionGVHD pathologyGVHD scoresReduces Morbidity
2012
Cyclooxygenase‐2 and Akt mediate multiple growth‐factor‐induced epithelial‐mesenchymal transition in human hepatocellular carcinoma
Ogunwobi O, Wang T, Zhang L, Liu C. Cyclooxygenase‐2 and Akt mediate multiple growth‐factor‐induced epithelial‐mesenchymal transition in human hepatocellular carcinoma. Journal Of Gastroenterology And Hepatology 2012, 27: 566-578. PMID: 22097969, PMCID: PMC3288221, DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2011.06980.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlbuminsAlpha 1-AntitrypsinAnimalsCadherinsCarcinoma, HepatocellularCell MovementCell TransplantationCollagen Type ICyclooxygenase 2DinoprostoneEpidermal Growth FactorEpithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionFibroblast Growth Factor 2FibronectinsGene ExpressionHepatocyte Growth FactorHumansMiceOncogene Protein v-aktRNA, Small InterferingSignal TransductionTransforming Growth Factor beta1Tumor Cells, CulturedVimentinConceptsEpithelial-mesenchymal transitionCyclooxygenase-2Hepatocellular carcinomaBasic fibroblast growth factorGrowth factorProstaglandin E2Metastatic hepatocellular carcinomaProgression of HCCEffective therapeutic strategyExpression of vimentinHepatocyte growth factorGrowth factor βHuman hepatocellular carcinomaFibroblast growth factorAssociated hepatitisChemopreventive strategiesEpidermal growth factorMultiple growth factorsTherapeutic strategiesMesenchymal changesSignificant mortalityAkt pathwayMolecular targetingCancer invasionAkt
2011
Hepatocyte growth factor upregulation promotes carcinogenesis and epithelial-mesenchymal transition in hepatocellular carcinoma via Akt and COX-2 pathways
Ogunwobi O, Liu C. Hepatocyte growth factor upregulation promotes carcinogenesis and epithelial-mesenchymal transition in hepatocellular carcinoma via Akt and COX-2 pathways. Clinical & Experimental Metastasis 2011, 28: 721-731. PMID: 21744257, PMCID: PMC3732749, DOI: 10.1007/s10585-011-9404-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBlotting, WesternCadherinsCarcinoma, HepatocellularCell AdhesionCell DifferentiationCell Line, TumorCell MovementCell ProliferationCyclooxygenase 2Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayEpithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionExtracellular Signal-Regulated MAP KinasesHepatocyte Growth FactorLiver Neoplasms, ExperimentalMiceMice, Inbred BALB CNeoplasm InvasivenessPhosphorylationProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerSignal TransductionUp-RegulationVimentinConceptsEpithelial-mesenchymal transitionHepatocyte growth factorCyclooxygenase-2Hepatocellular carcinomaBNL cellsMarkers of EMTDevelopment of HCCAdvanced hepatocellular carcinomaCOX-2 pathwayMetastatic hepatocellular carcinomaUpregulation of HGFMesenchymal characteristicsGrowth factor upregulationE-cadherinCharacteristic epithelial morphologyCancer mortalitySubsequent metastasisEMT markersImportant causeMigratory capacityHCC cellsBNL CLCancer progressionCollagen 1Growth factor