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ArticleAmerican journal of physiology. Gastrointestinal and liver physiology2014

Mitigation of autophagy ameliorates hepatocellular damage following ischemia-reperfusion injury in murine steatotic liver.

Nitika A Gupta, Vasantha L Kolachala, Rong Jiang, Carlos Abramowsky, Asha Shenoi, Astrid Kosters, Haritha Pavuluri, Frank Anania, Allan D Kirk

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Article in American journal of physiology. Gastrointestinal and liver physiology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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20citing papers in PubMed
3.2field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed, 40 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Nitika A GuptaDepartment of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia; Transplant Services, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia; narorag@emory.edu.
Vasantha L KolachalaDepartment of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia;
Rong JiangDepartment of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia;
Carlos AbramowskyDepartment of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia; Department of Pathology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia;
Asha ShenoiDepartment of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia; Transplant Services, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia;
Astrid KostersDepartment of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia;
Haritha PavuluriDepartment of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia;
Frank AnaniaDepartment of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia; and.
Allan D KirkDepartment of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia; Transplant Services, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia; Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia.
Emory University · USChildren's Healthcare of Atlanta · US

Funding

The Role of Leptin in Liver FibrogenesisR01DK062092 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE · PI ANANIA, FRANK A · 2003 to 2016
$3.9M
Immune mechanisms of ischemic hepatocyte injury in the steatotic liverK08DK091506 · NIDDK · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI GUPTA, NITIKA ARORA · 2012 to 2016
$754k
NIDDK NIH HHS K08 DK-091506NIDDK NIH HHS K08 DK091506NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK062092
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) is a common clinical consequence of hepatic surgery, cardiogenic shock, and liver transplantation. A steatotic liver is particularly vulnerable to IRI, responding with extensive hepatocellular injury. Autophagy, a lysosomal pathway balancing cell survival and cell death, is engaged in IRI, although its role in IRI of a steatotic liver is unclear. The role of autophagy was investigated in high-fat diet (HFD)-fed mice exposed to IRI in vivo and in steatotic hepatocytes exposed to hypoxic IRI (HIRI) in vitro. Two inhibitors of autophagy, 3-methyladenine and bafilomycin A1, protected the steatotic hepatocytes from HIRI. Exendin 4 (Ex4), a glucagon-like peptide 1 analog, also led to suppression of autophagy, as evidenced by decreased autophagy-associated proteins [microtubule-associated protein 1A/1B-light chain 3 (LC3) II, p62, high-mobility group protein B1, beclin-1, and autophagy-related protein 7], reduced hepatocellular damage, and improved mitochondrial structure and function in HFD-fed mice exposed to IRI. Decreased autophagy was further demonstrated by reversal of a punctate pattern of LC3 and decreased autophagic flux after IRI in HFD-fed mice. Under the same conditions, the effects of Ex4 were reversed by the competitive antagonist exendin 9-39. The present study suggests that, in IRI of hepatic steatosis, treatment of hepatocytes with Ex4 mitigates autophagy, ameliorates hepatocellular injury, and preserves mitochondrial integrity. These data suggest that therapies targeting autophagy, by Ex4 treatment in particular, may ameliorate the effects of IRI in highly prevalent steatotic liver.

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AdenineAnimalsAutophagyCells, CulturedExenatideHepatocytesHumansMacrolidesMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMitochondria, LiverNon-alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseasePeptidesReperfusion InjuryVenoms3-methyladenineAdeninebafilomycin A1ExenatideMacrolidesPeptidesVenomsautophagyischemia-reperfusion injurysteatosis

Identifiers

PMID25258410
PMCPMC4254956
OpenAlexW2055418078

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