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ArticleHepatology (Baltimore, Md.)2010

Cytosolic phospholipase A2alpha and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma signaling pathway counteracts transforming growth factor beta-mediated inhibition of primary and transformed hepatocyte growth.

Chang Han, William C Bowen, Guiying Li, Anthony J Demetris, George K Michalopoulos, Tong Wu

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Article in Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.), 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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19citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 26% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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19 citing papers in PubMed, 39 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Chang HanDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA. chan@tulane.edu
William C Bowen
Guiying Li
Anthony J Demetris
George K Michalopoulos
Tong Wu
University of Pittsburgh · USTulane University · US

Funding

University of Pittsburgh Clinical and Translational Science InstituteUL1TR000005 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI REIS, STEVEN E · 2012 to 2015
$50.8M
cPLA2, COX-2 and PPAR-gamma in CholangiocarcinomaR01CA102325 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI WU, TONG · 2005 to 2020
$3.8M
Prostaglandin Signaling Pathway in Liver CancerR01CA106280 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI WU, TONG · 2005 to 2013
$2.1M
Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Hepatic CarcinogenesisR01CA134568 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI WU, TONG · 2009 to 2013
$1.5M
cPLA2alpha, COX-2 and TGF-beta in Liver CancerR01DK077776 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI WU, TONG · 2008 to 2011
$1.3M
TGF-beta, MALAT1 and 15-PGDH in Liver CancerR56DK077776 · NIDDK · TULANE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA · PI WU, TONG · 2015 to 2015
$226k
Inhibition of EP1 in conjunction with Sorafenib for liver cancer chemopreventionR03CA137729 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI HAN, CHANG · 2009 to 2010
$150k
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR000005NCI NIH HHS CA102325NCI NIH HHS CA106280NCI NIH HHS CA134568NCI NIH HHS CA137729NCI NIH HHS R01 CA102325NCI NIH HHS R01 CA106280NCI NIH HHS R01 CA134568NCI NIH HHS R03 CA137729NIDDK NIH HHS DK077776NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK077776NIDDK NIH HHS R56 DK077776
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

unlabelledHepatocellular carcinoma often develops in the setting of abnormal hepatocyte growth associated with chronic hepatitis and liver cirrhosis. Transforming growth factor beta (TGF-beta) is a multifunctional cytokine pivotal in the regulation of hepatic cell growth, differentiation, migration, extracellular matrix production, stem cell homeostasis, and hepatocarcinogenesis. However, the mechanisms by which TGF-beta influences hepatic cell functions remain incompletely defined. We report herein that TGF-beta regulates the growth of primary and transformed hepatocytes through concurrent activation of Smad and phosphorylation of cytosolic phospholipase A(2)alpha (cPLA(2)alpha), a rate-limiting key enzyme that releases arachidonic acid for the production of bioactive eicosanoids. The interplays between TGF-beta and cPLA(2)alpha signaling pathways were examined in rat primary hepatocytes, human hepatocellular carcinoma cells, and hepatocytes isolated from newly developed cPLA(2)alpha transgenic mice.

conclusionOur data show that cPLA(2)alpha activates peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPAR-gamma) and thus counteracts Smad2/3-mediated inhibition of cell growth. Therefore, regulation of TGF-beta signaling by cPLA(2)alpha and PPAR-gamma may represent an important mechanism for control of hepatic cell growth and hepatocarcinogenesis.

Indexed as

Cell ProliferationCell Transformation, NeoplasticSignal TransductionAnimalsCells, CulturedGroup IV Phospholipases A2HepatocytesHumansMiceMice, TransgenicPPAR gammaTransforming Growth Factor betaGroup IV Phospholipases A2PPAR gammaTransforming Growth Factor beta

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PMID20683962
PMCPMC3013516
OpenAlexW2070067278

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