2013
Deep Sequencing Analysis of HCV NS3 Resistance-Associated Variants and Mutation Linkage in Liver Transplant Recipients
Kirst M, Li E, Wang C, Dong H, Liu C, Fried M, Nelson D, Wang G. Deep Sequencing Analysis of HCV NS3 Resistance-Associated Variants and Mutation Linkage in Liver Transplant Recipients. PLOS ONE 2013, 8: e69698. PMID: 23922778, PMCID: PMC3726766, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0069698.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResistance-associated variantsProtease inhibitorsChronic HCV infectionLiver transplant recipientsHCV drug resistanceFuture therapeutic strategiesHCV protease inhibitorsMutation linkageHigh-level resistanceLow levelsPI monotherapyTransplant recipientsHCV infectionLiver transplantLiver transplantationAntiviral therapyHCV populationTherapeutic strategiesViral variantsDrug resistanceDecreased susceptibilityQuasispecies populationPatientsDominant variantDeep sequencing analysis
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
Manipulating the Bioenergetics of Alloreactive T Cells Causes Their Selective Apoptosis and Arrests Graft-Versus-Host Disease
Gatza E, Wahl D, Opipari A, Sundberg T, Reddy P, Liu C, Glick G, Ferrara J. Manipulating the Bioenergetics of Alloreactive T Cells Causes Their Selective Apoptosis and Arrests Graft-Versus-Host Disease. Science Translational Medicine 2011, 3: 67ra8. PMID: 21270339, PMCID: PMC3364290, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.3001975.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsApoptosisBenzodiazepinesBone Marrow CellsBone Marrow TransplantationFemaleGraft vs Host DiseaseIsoantigensLactatesLymphocyte ActivationMetabolomeMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, Inbred C57BLMitochondrial Proton-Translocating ATPasesOxidative PhosphorylationOxygen ConsumptionReactive Oxygen SpeciesT-LymphocytesConceptsAlloreactive T cellsT cellsHost diseaseBM transplantationAerobic glycolysisAdenosine triphosphateAccumulation of acylcarnitinesBone marrow cellsFatty acid oxidationGraft-VersusLymphocyte reconstitutionImmune activationBMT modelBM cellsImmune disordersHematopoietic engraftmentTherapeutic strategiesOxidative phosphorylationSmall molecule inhibitorsMarrow cellsSuperoxide productionSufficient adenosine triphosphateMitochondrial membrane potentialMetabolic adaptationAcid oxidation