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ArticleThe Journal of biological chemistry2017

Lysosome-mediated degradation of a distinct pool of lipid droplets during hepatic stellate cell activation.

Maidina Tuohetahuntila, Martijn R Molenaar, Bart Spee, Jos F Brouwers, Richard Wubbolts, Martin Houweling, Cong Yan, Hong Du, Brian C VanderVen, Arie B Vaandrager and 1 more

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Article in The Journal of biological chemistry, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 43 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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43citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
3.9field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

43 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 69 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Maidina TuohetahuntilaDepartment of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, 3584 CM, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Martijn R MolenaarDepartment of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, 3584 CM, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Bart SpeeDepartment of Clinical Sciences of Companion Animals, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, 3584 CM, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Jos F BrouwersDepartment of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, 3584 CM, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Richard WubboltsDepartment of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, 3584 CM, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Martin HouwelingDepartment of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, 3584 CM, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Cong YanIndiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202.
Hong DuIndiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202.
Brian C VanderVenDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Cornell University, C5 181 Veterinary Medicine Center, Ithaca, New York 14853.
Arie B VaandragerDepartment of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, 3584 CM, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
J Bernd HelmsDepartment of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, 3584 CM, Utrecht, The Netherlands. Electronic address: J.B.Helms@uu.nl.
Utrecht University · NLIndiana University School of MedicineCornell University · US

Funding

Inflammation and Immunosuppression in Lung CancerR01CA152099 · NCI · INDIANA UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS · PI YAN, CONG · 2011 to 2015
$1.5M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA152099
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Activation of hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) is a critical step in the development of liver fibrosis. During activation, HSCs lose their lipid droplets (LDs) containing triacylglycerols (TAGs), cholesteryl esters, and retinyl esters (REs). We previously provided evidence for the presence of two distinct LD pools, a preexisting and a dynamic LD pool. Here we investigate the mechanisms of neutral lipid metabolism in the preexisting LD pool. To investigate the involvement of lysosomal degradation of neutral lipids, we studied the effect of lalistat, a specific lysosomal acid lipase (LAL/Lipa) inhibitor on LD degradation in HSCs during activation

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AnimalsEnzyme InhibitorsFemaleHepatic Stellate CellsLipid DropletsLysosomesMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutRatsRats, WistarSterol EsteraseStructure-Activity RelationshipEnzyme InhibitorsSterol Esterasehepatic stellate cell (HSC)lipaselipid dropletlipolysisretinoidvitamin A

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PMID28615446
PMCPMC5535019
OpenAlexW2736197611

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