Search Results - "Wasmuth, E"
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The fractalkine receptor CX3CR1 protects against liver fibrosis by controlling differentiation and survival of infiltrating hepatic monocytes
Published in Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) (01-11-2010)“…Chemokines modulate inflammatory responses that are prerequisites for organ fibrosis upon liver injury. Monocyte‐derived hepatic macrophages are critical for…”
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The chemokine CCL3 promotes experimental liver fibrosis in mice
Published in PloS one (17-06-2013)“…Liver fibrosis is associated with infiltrating immune cells and activation of hepatic stellate cells. We here aimed to investigate the effects of the CC…”
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Antagonism of the chemokine Ccl5 ameliorates experimental liver fibrosis in mice
Published in The Journal of clinical investigation (01-11-2010)“…Activation of hepatic stellate cells in response to chronic inflammation represents a crucial step in the development of liver fibrosis. However, the molecules…”
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Functional role of chemokines in liver disease models
Published in Nature reviews. Gastroenterology & hepatology (01-12-2010)“…Chemokines regulate the migration of immune cells into the liver in response to acute and chronic injuries and also have roles in stellate cell activation,…”
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Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) exerts antifibrotic effects in experimental liver fibrosis via CD74
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (18-10-2011)“…Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is a pleiotropic inflammatory cytokine that has been implicated in various inflammatory diseases. Chronic…”
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Systemic MCP-1 Levels Derive Mainly From Injured Liver and Are Associated With Complications in Cirrhosis
Published in Frontiers in immunology (11-03-2020)“…Monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (MCP-1) is a potent chemoattractant for monocytes. It is involved in pathogenesis of several inflammatory diseases. Hepatic…”
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Chemokines in liver inflammation and fibrosis
Published in Seminars in liver disease (01-08-2010)“…Chemokines are a class of small chemotactic molecules with cytokine-like functions, which are well known to orchestrate inflammatory responses within different…”
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Antifibrotic Effects of CXCL9 and Its Receptor CXCR3 in Livers of Mice and Humans
Published in Gastroenterology (New York, N.Y. 1943) (01-07-2009)“…Background & Aims Fibrosis is the hallmark of chronic liver diseases, yet many aspects of its mechanism remain to be defined. Chemokines are ubiquitous…”
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Value of magnifying chromoendoscopy and narrow band imaging (NBI) in classifying colorectal polyps: a prospective controlled study
Published in Endoscopy (01-12-2007)“…Chromoendoscopy in combination with magnifying endoscopy is useful in distinguishing neoplastic from non-neoplastic colorectal polyps. Narrow band imaging…”
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Overexpression of endoglin modulates TGF-β1-signalling pathways in a novel immortalized mouse hepatic stellate cell line
Published in PloS one (20-02-2013)“…Hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) play a major role in the pathogenesis of liver fibrosis. Working on primary HSCs requires difficult isolation procedures;…”
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Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy: the severe form is associated with common variants of the hepatobiliary phospholipid transporter ABCB4 gene
Published in Gut (01-02-2007)“…Background: Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP) is characterised by troublesome maternal pruritus, raised serum bile acid levels and increased fetal…”
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Pharmacological IKK2 inhibition blocks liver steatosis and initiation of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis
Published in Gut (01-05-2008)“…Non-alcoholic-steatohepatitis (NASH) leading to fibrosis, end-stage cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma is an increasing health problem in the Western…”
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Lack of interleukin‐6/glycoprotein 130/signal transducers and activators of transcription‐3 signaling in hepatocytes predisposes to liver steatosis and injury in mice
Published in Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) (01-02-2010)“…A deregulated cytokine balance is involved in triggering the sequence from steatosis to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, ultimately leading to liver fibrosis and…”
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Platelet Factor 4 Attenuates Experimental Acute Liver Injury in Mice
Published in Frontiers in physiology (26-03-2019)“…Platelet factor 4 (PF4) is a pleiotropic inflammatory chemokine, which has been implicated in various inflammatory disorders including liver fibrosis. However,…”
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c-Met Confers Protection Against Chronic Liver Tissue Damage and Fibrosis Progression After Bile Duct Ligation in Mice
Published in Gastroenterology (New York, N.Y. 1943) (01-07-2009)“…Background & Aims The hepatocyte growth factor (HGF)/mesenchymal-epithelial transition factor (c-Met) system is an essential inducer of hepatocyte growth and…”
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Patients with acute on chronic liver failure display ‘sepsis-like’ immune paralysis
Published in Journal of hepatology (01-02-2005)“…Cellular immune depression is linked to high mortality in sepsis, but has yet to be systematically analysed in liver cirrhosis. The aim of the present study…”
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Unexpected Pro-Fibrotic Effect of MIF in Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis Is Linked to a Shift in NKT Cell Populations
Published in Cells (Basel, Switzerland) (28-01-2021)“…Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is a pleiotropic inflammatory cytokine with anti-fibrotic properties in toxic liver injury models and…”
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Cytokine-dependent regulation of hepatic organic anion transporter gene transactivators in mouse liver
Published in American journal of physiology: Gastrointestinal and liver physiology (01-11-2005)“…Proinflammatory cytokines such as TNF-alpha and IL-1beta lead to downregulation of hepatic organic anion transporters in cholestasis. This adapted response is…”
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Complement factor 5 is a quantitative trait gene that modifies liver fibrogenesis in mice and humans
Published in Nature genetics (01-08-2005)“…Fibrogenesis or scarring of the liver is a common consequence of all chronic liver diseases. Here we refine a quantitative trait locus that confers…”
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Molecular Dissection of gp130-dependent Pathways in Hepatocytes during Liver Regeneration
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (11-04-2008)“…Interleukin-6 (IL-6) via its signal transducer gp130 is an important mediator of liver regeneration involved in protecting from lipopolysaccharide…”
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