Search Results - "O’Byrne, S M"

Human hepatic stellate cell lines, LX-1 and LX-2: new tools for analysis of hepatic fibrosis by Xu, L, Hui, A Y, Albanis, E, Arthur, M J, O’Byrne, S M, Blaner, W S, Mukherjee, P, Friedman, S L, Eng, F J

“…Background: Hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) are a major fibrogenic cell type that contributes to collagen accumulation during chronic liver disease. With…”
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Intermittent hypoxia inhibits clearance of triglyceride-rich lipoproteins and inactivates adipose lipoprotein lipase in a mouse model of sleep apnoea by DRAGER, Luciano F, JIANGUO LI, OLIVECRONA, Gunilla, BLANER, William S, POLOTSKY, Vsevolod Y, SHIN, Mi-Kyung, REINKE, Christian, AGGARWAL, Neil R, JUN, Jonathan C, BEVANS-FONTI, Shannon, SZTALRYD, Carole, O'BYRNE, Sheila M, KROUPA, Olessia

“…Delayed lipoprotein clearance is associated with atherosclerosis. This study examined whether chronic intermittent hypoxia (CIH), a hallmark of obstructive…”
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Retinol-Binding Protein-Deficient Mice:  Biochemical Basis for Impaired Vision by Vogel, Silke, Piantedosi, Roseann, O'Byrne, Sheila M, Kako, Yuko, Quadro, Loredana, Gottesman, Max E, Goldberg, Ira J, Blaner, William S

“…We reported previously that mice lacking plasma retinol-binding protein (RBP) are phenotypically normal except that they display impaired vision at the time of…”
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Absence of hepatic stellate cell retinoid lipid droplets does not enhance hepatic fibrosis but decreases hepatic carcinogenesis by Kluwe, Johannes, Wongsiriroj, Nuttaporn, Troeger, Juliane S, Gwak, Geum-Youn, Dapito, Dianne H, Pradere, Jean-Philippe, Jiang, Hongfeng, Siddiqi, Maham, Piantedosi, Roseann, O'Byrne, Sheila M, Blaner, William S, Schwabe, Robert F

“…Hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) contain a number of bioactive metabolites or their precursors including retinoids in their characteristic lipid droplets. The…”
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Retinoid Absorption and Storage Is Impaired in Mice Lacking Lecithin:Retinol Acyltransferase (LRAT) by O'Byrne, Sheila M., Wongsiriroj, Nuttaporn, Libien, Jenny, Vogel, Silke, Goldberg, Ira J., Baehr, Wolfgang, Palczewski, Krzysztof, Blaner, William S.

“…Lecithin:retinol acyltransferase (LRAT) is believed to be the predominant if not the sole enzyme in the body responsible for the physiologic esterification of…”
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Serum retinol-binding protein concentration and its association with components of the uremic metabolic syndrome in nondiabetic patients with chronic kidney disease stage 5 by Axelsson, Jonas, O'Byrne, Sheila M, Blaner, William S, Carrero, Juan Jesús, Bruchfeld, Annette, Heimbürger, Olof, Bárány, Peter, Lindholm, Bengt, Stenvinkel, Peter

“…Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with insulin resistance also in the absence of overt diabetes mellitus. The liver-derived transport protein…”
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Comparative effectiveness of surgical and medical therapy for chronic ulcerative colitis: A nested case-cohort study in Olmsted County, MN by Holubar, Stefan David, MD, Pendlimari, Rajesh, MBBS, Loftus, Edward V., MD, Moriarity, James P., MS, Larson, Dirk, MS, O'Byrne, Megan M., BS, Pemberton, John H., MD, Cima, Robert R., MD, MA, FACS

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Mechanism of Action of Bimatoprost, Latanoprost, and Travoprost in Healthy Subjects by Lim, K. Sheng, MD, Nau, Cherie B., BS, O'Byrne, Megan M., MS, Hodge, David O., MS, Toris, Carol B., PhD, McLaren, Jay W., PhD, Johnson, Douglas H., MD

“…Purpose To study the effects of 3 prostaglandin analogs, bimatoprost, latanoprost, and travoprost, on aqueous dynamics in the same subjects and to compare…”
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