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Saturated Free Fatty Acids Induce Cholangiocyte Lipoapoptosis, Sathish Kumar Natarajan, Sally A. Ingham, Ashley M. Mohr, Cody J. Wehrkamp, Anuttoma Ray, Sohini Roy, Sophie C. Cazanave, Mary A. Smith, Justin L. Mott
Saturated Free Fatty Acids Induce Cholangiocyte Lipoapoptosis, Sathish Kumar Natarajan, Sally A. Ingham, Ashley M. Mohr, Cody J. Wehrkamp, Anuttoma Ray, Sohini Roy, Sophie C. Cazanave, Mary A. Smith, Justin L. Mott
Journal Articles: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Recent studies have identified a cholestatic variant of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) with portal inflammation and ductular reaction. Based on reports of biliary damage, as well as increased circulating free fatty acids (FFAs) in NAFLD, we hypothesized the involvement of cholangiocyte lipoapoptosis as a mechanism of cellular injury. Here, we demonstrate that the saturated FFAs palmitate and stearate induced robust and rapid cell death in cholangiocytes. Palmitate and stearate induced cholangiocyte lipoapoptosis in a concentration-dependent manner in multiple cholangiocyte-derived cell lines. The mechanism of lipoapoptosis relied on the activation of caspase 3/7 activity. There was also a significant up-regulation …
Inhibition Of Rac1 Gtpase Sensitizes Pancreatic Cancer Cells To Γ-Irradiation, Y Yan, Ashley L. Hein, Asserewou Etekpo, Katrina M. Burchett, Chi Lin, Charles A. Enke, Surinder K. Batra, Kenneth Cowan, Michel M. Ouellette
Inhibition Of Rac1 Gtpase Sensitizes Pancreatic Cancer Cells To Γ-Irradiation, Y Yan, Ashley L. Hein, Asserewou Etekpo, Katrina M. Burchett, Chi Lin, Charles A. Enke, Surinder K. Batra, Kenneth Cowan, Michel M. Ouellette
Journal Articles: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Radiation therapy is a staple treatment for pancreatic cancer. However, owing to the intrinsic radioresistance of pancreatic cancer cells, radiation therapy often fails to increase survival of pancreatic cancer patients. Radiation impedes cancer cells by inducing DNA damage, which can activate cell cycle checkpoints. Normal cells possess both a G1 and G2 checkpoint. However, cancer cells are often defective in G1 checkpoint due to mutations/alterations in key regulators of this checkpoint. Accordingly, our results show that normal pancreatic ductal cells respond to ionizing radiation (IR) with activation of both checkpoints whereas pancreatic cancer cells respond to IR with G2/M arrest …