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Persistently Elevated Hbv Viral-Host Junction Dna In Urine As A Biomarker For Hepatocellular Carcinoma Minimum Residual Disease And Recurrence: A Pilot Study, Selena Y Lin, Dina Halegoua-De Marzio, Peter Block, Yu-Lan Kao, Jesse M. Civan, Fwu-Shan Shieh, Wei Song, Hie-Won Hann, Ying-Hsiu Su Apr 2023

Persistently Elevated Hbv Viral-Host Junction Dna In Urine As A Biomarker For Hepatocellular Carcinoma Minimum Residual Disease And Recurrence: A Pilot Study, Selena Y Lin, Dina Halegoua-De Marzio, Peter Block, Yu-Lan Kao, Jesse M. Civan, Fwu-Shan Shieh, Wei Song, Hie-Won Hann, Ying-Hsiu Su

Department of Medicine Faculty Papers

Hepatitis B virus (HBV)-host junction sequences (HBV-JSs) has been detected in the urine of patients with HBV infection. This study evaluated HBV-JSs as a marker of minimum residual disease (MRD) and tumor recurrence after treatment in HBV-hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients. Archived serial urine DNA from two HBV–HCC with recurrence as confirmed by MRI and four HBV-related cirrhosis (LC) patients were used. Urinary HBV-JSs were identified by an HBV-targeted NGS assay. Quantitative junction-specific PCR assays were developed to investigate dynamic changes of the most abundant urinary HBV-JS. Abundant urinary HBV-JSs were identified in two cases of tumor recurrence. In case 1, …


Anxiolytics For Bronchodilation: Refinements To Gaba, Ajay P Nayak, Steven S An Oct 2022

Anxiolytics For Bronchodilation: Refinements To Gaba, Ajay P Nayak, Steven S An

Department of Medicine Faculty Papers

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Grk2 Regulates Adp Signaling In Platelets Via P2y1 And P2y12., Xuefei Zhao, Matthew Cooper, James V Michael, Yanki Yarman, Aiden Baltz, J Kurt Chuprun, Walter J Koch, Steven E. Mckenzie, Maurizio Tomaiuolo, Timothy J Stalker, Li Zhu, Peisong Ma Aug 2022

Grk2 Regulates Adp Signaling In Platelets Via P2y1 And P2y12., Xuefei Zhao, Matthew Cooper, James V Michael, Yanki Yarman, Aiden Baltz, J Kurt Chuprun, Walter J Koch, Steven E. Mckenzie, Maurizio Tomaiuolo, Timothy J Stalker, Li Zhu, Peisong Ma

Department of Medicine Faculty Papers

The critical role of G protein-coupled receptor kinase 2 (GRK2) in regulating cardiac function has been well documented for >3 decades. Targeting GRK2 has therefore been extensively studied as a novel approach to treating cardiovascular disease. However, little is known about its role in hemostasis and thrombosis. We provide here the first evidence that GRK2 limits platelet activation and regulates the hemostatic response to injury. Deletion of GRK2 in mouse platelets causes increased platelet accumulation after laser-induced injury in the cremaster muscle arterioles, shortens tail bleeding time, and enhances thrombosis in adenosine 5'-diphosphate (ADP)-induced pulmonary thromboembolism and in FeCl3-induced carotid …


Activation Of Crtc2/Creb1 In Skeletal Muscle Enhances Weight Loss During Intermittent Fasting, Nelson E Bruno, Jerome C Nwachukwu, David C Hughes, Sathish Srinivasan, Richard Hawkins, David Sturgill, Gordon L Hager, Stephen Hurst, Shey-Shing Sheu, Sue C Bodine, Michael D Conkright, Kendall W Nettles Dec 2021

Activation Of Crtc2/Creb1 In Skeletal Muscle Enhances Weight Loss During Intermittent Fasting, Nelson E Bruno, Jerome C Nwachukwu, David C Hughes, Sathish Srinivasan, Richard Hawkins, David Sturgill, Gordon L Hager, Stephen Hurst, Shey-Shing Sheu, Sue C Bodine, Michael D Conkright, Kendall W Nettles

Department of Medicine Faculty Papers

The Creb-Regulated Transcriptional Coactivator (Crtc) family of transcriptional coregulators drive Creb1-mediated transcription effects on metabolism in many tissues, but the in vivo effects of Crtc2/Creb1 transcription on skeletal muscle metabolism are not known. Skeletal muscle-specific overexpression of Crtc2 (Crtc2 mice) induced greater mitochondrial activity, metabolic flux capacity for both carbohydrates and fats, improved glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity, and increased oxidative capacity, supported by upregulation of key metabolic genes. Crtc2 overexpression led to greater weight loss during alternate day fasting (ADF), selective loss of fat rather than lean mass, maintenance of higher energy expenditure during the fast and reduced binge-eating …


Pth1r-Casr Cross Talk: New Treatment Options For Breast Cancer Osteolytic Bone Metastases., Yanmei Yang, Bin Wang Jul 2018

Pth1r-Casr Cross Talk: New Treatment Options For Breast Cancer Osteolytic Bone Metastases., Yanmei Yang, Bin Wang

Department of Medicine Faculty Papers

Metastatic breast cancer (BrCa) is currently incurable despite great improvements in treatment of primary BrCa. The incidence of skeletal metastases in advanced BrCa occurs up to 70%. Recent findings have established that the distribution of BrCa metastases to the skeleton is not a random process but due to the favorable microenvironment for tumor invasion and growth. The complex interplay among BrCa cells, stromal/osteoblastic cells, and osteoclasts in the osseous microenvironment creates a bone-tumor vicious cycle (a feed-forward loop) that results in excessive bone destruction and progressive tumor growth. Both the type 1 PTH receptor (PTH1R) and extracellular calcium-sensing receptor (CaSR) …


Bitter Taste Receptor Agonists Mitigate Features Of Allergic Asthma In Mice., Pawan Sharma, Roslyn Yi, Ajay P Nayak, Nadan Wang, Francesca Tang, Morgan J. Knight, Shi Pan, Brian Oliver, Deepak A. Deshpande Apr 2017

Bitter Taste Receptor Agonists Mitigate Features Of Allergic Asthma In Mice., Pawan Sharma, Roslyn Yi, Ajay P Nayak, Nadan Wang, Francesca Tang, Morgan J. Knight, Shi Pan, Brian Oliver, Deepak A. Deshpande

Department of Medicine Faculty Papers

Asthma is characterized by airway inflammation, mucus secretion, remodeling and hyperresponsiveness (AHR). Recent research has established the bronchodilatory effect of bitter taste receptor (TAS2R) agonists in various models. Comprehensive pre-clinical studies aimed at establishing effectiveness of TAS2R agonists in disease models are lacking. Here we aimed to determine the effect of TAS2R agonists on features of asthma. Further, we elucidated a mechanism by which TAS2R agonists mitigate features of asthma. Asthma was induced in mice using intranasal house dust mite or aerosol ova-albumin challenge, and chloroquine or quinine were tested in both prophylactic and treatment models. Allergen challenge resulted in …


Neural Crest Cell-Autonomous Roles Of Fibronectin In Cardiovascular Development., Xia Wang, Sophie Astrof Jan 2016

Neural Crest Cell-Autonomous Roles Of Fibronectin In Cardiovascular Development., Xia Wang, Sophie Astrof

Department of Medicine Faculty Papers

The chemical and mechanical properties of extracellular matrices (ECMs) modulate diverse aspects of cellular fates; however, how regional heterogeneity in ECM composition regulates developmental programs is not well understood. We discovered that fibronectin 1 (Fn1) is expressed in strikingly non-uniform patterns during mouse development, suggesting that regionalized synthesis of the ECM plays cell-specific regulatory roles during embryogenesis. To test this hypothesis, we ablated Fn1 in the neural crest (NC), a population of multi-potent progenitors expressing high levels of Fn1. We found that Fn1 synthesized by the NC mediated morphogenesis of the aortic arch artery and differentiation of NC cells into …


Fibronectin Signals Through Integrin Α5Β1 To Regulate Cardiovascular Development In A Cell Type-Specific Manner., Dongying Chen, Xia Wang, Dong Liang, Julie Gordon, Ashok Mittal, Nancy Manley, Karl Degenhardt, Sophie Astrof Nov 2015

Fibronectin Signals Through Integrin Α5Β1 To Regulate Cardiovascular Development In A Cell Type-Specific Manner., Dongying Chen, Xia Wang, Dong Liang, Julie Gordon, Ashok Mittal, Nancy Manley, Karl Degenhardt, Sophie Astrof

Department of Medicine Faculty Papers

Fibronectin (Fn1) is an evolutionarily conserved extracellular matrix glycoprotein essential for embryonic development. Global deletion of Fn1 leads to mid-gestation lethality from cardiovascular defects. However, severe morphogenetic defects that occur early in embryogenesis in these embryos precluded assigning a direct role for Fn1 in cardiovascular development. We noticed that Fn1 is expressed in strikingly non-uniform patterns during mouse embryogenesis, and that its expression is particularly enriched in the pharyngeal region corresponding with the pharyngeal arches 3, 4, and 6. This region bears a special importance for the developing cardiovascular system, and we hypothesized that the localized enrichment of Fn1 in …