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ArticleScientific reports2017

Post-Transcriptional Regulation of Hepatic DDAH1 with TNF Blockade Leads to Improved eNOS Function and Reduced Portal Pressure In Cirrhotic Rats.

V Balasubramanian, G Mehta, H Jones, V Sharma, N A Davies, R Jalan, R P Mookerjee

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Article in Scientific reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. 2021 ISHEN guidelines on animal models of hepatic encephalopathy.Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

V BalasubramanianLiver Failure Group, Institute for Liver and Digestive Health, University College London, London, UK.
G MehtaLiver Failure Group, Institute for Liver and Digestive Health, University College London, London, UK.
H JonesLiver Failure Group, Institute for Liver and Digestive Health, University College London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-1608-6091
V SharmaLiver Failure Group, Institute for Liver and Digestive Health, University College London, London, UK.
N A DaviesLiver Failure Group, Institute for Liver and Digestive Health, University College London, London, UK.
R JalanLiver Failure Group, Institute for Liver and Digestive Health, University College London, London, UK.
R P MookerjeeLiver Failure Group, Institute for Liver and Digestive Health, University College London, London, UK. r.mookerjee@ucl.ac.uk.
University College London · GBNIHR Birmingham Liver Biomedical Research Unit · GB

Funding

Wellcome Trust 087688
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Portal hypertension (PH) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in chronic liver disease. Infection and inflammation play a role in potentiating PH and pro-inflammatory cytokines, including TNF, are associated with severity of PH. In this study, cirrhotic bile duct ligated (BDL) rats with PH were treated with Infliximab (IFX, a monoclonal antibody against TNF) and its impact on modulation of vascular tone was assessed. BDL rats had increased TNF and NFkB compared to sham operated rats, and their reduction by IFX was associated with a reduction in portal pressure. IFX treatment also reduced hepatic oxidative stress, and biochemical markers of hepatic inflammation and injury. IFX treatment was associated with an improvement in eNOS activity and increased L-arginine/ADMA ratio and DDAH1 expression. In vitro analysis of HepG2 hepatocytes showed that DDAH1 protein expression is reduced by oxidative stress, and this is in part mediated by post-transcriptional regulation by the 3'UTR. This study supports a role for the DDAH1/ADMA axis on the effect of inflammation and oxidative stress in PH and provides insight for new therapies.

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AmidohydrolasesAnimalsArginineBile DuctsCell Line, TumorGene Expression RegulationHep G2 CellsHumansHypertension, PortalInflammationInfliximabLigationLiverLiver CirrhosisMaleNitric Oxide Synthase Type IIIAmidohydrolasesArgininedimethylargininaseInfliximabNitric Oxide Synthase Type IIINos3 protein, ratTumor Necrosis Factors

Identifiers

PMID29263339
PMCPMC5738445
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