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ArticleHepatology (Baltimore, Md.)2018

Tyrosine kinase SYK is a potential therapeutic target for liver fibrosis.

Chen Qu, Dandan Zheng, Sai Li, Yingjun Liu, Anna Lidofsky, Jacinta A Holmes, Jianning Chen, Lu He, Lan Wei, Yadi Liao and 12 more

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Article in Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.), 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 57 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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57citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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57 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 112 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

22 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Chen QuDepartment of Abdominal Surgery, Integrated Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Dandan ZhengDepartment of Abdominal Surgery, Integrated Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Sai LiDepartment of Pharmacy, Integrated Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Yingjun LiuDepartment of General Surgery, Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
Anna LidofskyGastrointestinal Unit, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Jacinta A HolmesGastrointestinal Unit, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Jianning ChenDepartment of Pathology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.ORCID 0000-0002-0770-0697
Lu HeDepartment of Abdominal Surgery, Integrated Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Lan WeiDivision of Surgical Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Yadi LiaoDepartment of Abdominal Surgery, Integrated Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Hui YuanDepartment of Abdominal Surgery, Integrated Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Qimeng JinDepartment of Abdominal Surgery, Integrated Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Zelong LinDepartment of Abdominal Surgery, Integrated Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Qiaoting HuDepartment of Abdominal Surgery, Integrated Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Yuchuan JiangDepartment of Abdominal Surgery, Integrated Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Mengxian TuDepartment of Abdominal Surgery, Integrated Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Xijun ChenDepartment of Abdominal Surgery, Integrated Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Weiming LiDepartment of Abdominal Surgery, Integrated Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Wenyu LinGastrointestinal Unit, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Bryan C FuchsDivision of Surgical Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Raymond T ChungGastrointestinal Unit, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Jian HongDepartment of Abdominal Surgery, Integrated Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
TCM-Intigrated Cancer Center of Southern Medical University · CNHarvard University · USSun Yat-sen University · CNZhengzhou University · CN

Funding

Virology CoreU19AI082630 · NIAID · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI RAYMOND T CHUNG, GEORG Michael LAUER · 2009 to 2026
$48.1M
Pilot & Feasibility ProgramP30DK043351 · NIDDK · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI RAYMOND T CHUNG · 1991 to 2026
$35.3M
HIV-Hepatitis C Virus Interactions and PathogenesisR01AI069939 · NIAID · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI CHUNG, RAYMOND T · 2006 to 2010
$1.9M
National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) 81472265National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) 81602067National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) 81672320NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI069939NIAID NIH HHS U19 AI082630NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK043351NIH HHS AI069939NIH HHS AI082630Science and Technology Program of Guangzhou, China 201704020128
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Spleen tyrosine kinase (SYK) plays a critical role in immune cell signaling pathways and has been reported as a biomarker for human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). We sought to investigate the mechanism by which SYK promotes liver fibrosis and to evaluate SYK as a therapeutic target for liver fibrosis. We evaluated the cellular localization of SYK and the association between SYK expression and liver fibrogenesis in normal, hepatitis B virus (HBV)-infected, hepatitis C virus (HCV)-infected and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) liver tissue (n=36, 127, 22 and 30, respectively). A polymerase chain reaction (PCR) array was used to detect the changes in transcription factor (TF) expression in hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) with SYK knockdown. The effects of SYK antagonism on liver fibrogenesis were studied in LX-2 cells, TWNT-4 cells, primary human HSCs, and three progressive fibrosis/cirrhosis animal models, including a CCL

Indexed as

AnimalsDrug Evaluation, PreclinicalHepatic Stellate CellsHepatocytesHep G2 CellsHumansIndazolesLiver Cirrhosis, ExperimentalMaleMice, Inbred C57BLMorpholinesPyrazinesRatsSyk Kinase6-(1H-indazol-6-yl)-N-(4-morpholinophenyl)imidazo(1,2-a)pyrazin-8-amineIndazolesMorpholinesPyrazinesSyk Kinase

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