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ReviewGastroenterology2012

A liver full of JNK: signaling in regulation of cell function and disease pathogenesis, and clinical approaches.

Ekihiro Seki, David A Brenner, Michael Karin

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In one paragraph

Review in Gastroenterology, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 283 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
283citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
16.5field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

283 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 483 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. The E3 Ligase RNF8 Promotes Ubiquitination and Degradation of ChREBPα During Liver Stress Response.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2026
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  12. MicroRNA-21 is a potential therapeutic agent targetingMolecular therapy. Nucleic acids · 2025
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  19. An association study ofBiochemistry and biophysics reports · 2025
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223 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ekihiro SekiDepartment of Medicine, University of California, La Jolla, CA, USA. ekseki@ucsd.edu
David A Brenner
Michael Karin
University of California, San Diego · US

Funding

Yeast Genetics and Stress Response Genes-BiomedicalP42ES010337 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI TUKEY, ROBERT H · 2000 to 2022
$69.8M
LPS binding to TLR4 regulates hepatic stellate cell activation and fibrosisR01DK085252 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI EKIHIRO SEKI · 2011 to 2026
$4.8M
TNF ALPHA AND IMPAIRED WOUND HEALING OF CACHEXIA XIAR01GM041804 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI BRENNER, DAVID A. · 1989 to 2013
$3.4M
Synergistic Actions By Multiple Toll-Like Receptors in Alcoholic Liver DiseaseR01AA020172 · NIAAA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI SEKI, EKIHIRO · 2010 to 2014
$1.8M
NIAAA NIH HHS R01 AA020172NIAAA NIH HHS R01AA020172NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK085252NIDDK NIH HHS R01DK085252NIEHS NIH HHS P42 ES010337NIEHS NIH HHS P42ES010337NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM041804NIGMS NIH HHS R01GM041804
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

c-Jun-N-terminal kinase (JNK) is a mitogen-activated protein kinase family member that is activated by diverse stimuli, including cytokines (such as tumor necrosis factor and interleukin-1), reactive oxygen species (ROS), pathogens, toxins, drugs, endoplasmic reticulum stress, free fatty acids, and metabolic changes. Upon activation, JNK induces multiple biologic events through the transcription factor activator protein-1 and transcription-independent control of effector molecules. JNK isozymes regulate cell death and survival, differentiation, proliferation, ROS accumulation, metabolism, insulin signaling, and carcinogenesis in the liver. The biologic functions of JNK are isoform, cell type, and context dependent. Recent studies using genetically engineered mice showed that loss or hyperactivation of the JNK pathway contributes to the development of inflammation, fibrosis, cancer growth, and metabolic diseases that include obesity, hepatic steatosis, and insulin resistance. We review the functions and pathways of JNK in liver physiology and pathology and discuss findings from preclinical studies with JNK inhibitors.

Indexed as

AcetaminophenAnalgesics, Non-NarcoticAnimalsBiomarkersCarcinoma, HepatocellularCell DeathChemical and Drug Induced Liver InjuryFatty LiverHumansJNK Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesLiverLiver DiseasesLiver NeoplasmsLiver RegenerationLiver TransplantationMAP Kinase Signaling SystemAcetaminophenAnalgesics, Non-NarcoticBiomarkersJNK Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesProtein Kinase Inhibitors

Identifiers

PMID22705006
PMCPMC3523093
OpenAlexW1972128179

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