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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2020

Chymase as a Possible Therapeutic Target for Amelioration of Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis.

Shinji Takai, Denan Jin

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Target Therapies for Systemic Mastocytosis: An Update.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Shinji TakaiDepartment of Innovative Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka Medical College, 2-7 Daigaku-machi, Takatsuki, Osaka 569-8686, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-3963-3983
Denan JinDepartment of Innovative Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka Medical College, 2-7 Daigaku-machi, Takatsuki, Osaka 569-8686, Japan.
Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The development and progression of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) are linked to oxidative stress, inflammation, and fibrosis of the liver. Chymase, a chymotrypsin-like enzyme produced in mast cells, has various enzymatic actions. These actions include activation of angiotensin II, matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-9, and transforming growth factor (TGF)-β, which are associated with oxidative stress, inflammation, and fibrosis, respectively. Augmentation of chymase activity in the liver has been reported in various NASH models. Generation of hepatic angiotensin II and related oxidative stress is upregulated in NASH but attenuated by treatment with a chymase inhibitor. Additionally, increases in MMP-9 and accumulation of inflammatory cells are observed in NASH but are decreased by chymase inhibitor administration. TGF-β and collagen I upregulation in NASH is also attenuated by chymase inhibition. These results in experimental NASH models demonstrate that a chymase inhibitor can effectively ameliorate NASH via the reduction of oxidative stress, inflammation, and fibrosis. Thus, chymase may be a therapeutic target for amelioration of NASH.

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AnimalsChymasesEnzyme InhibitorsHumansLiverNon-alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseaseChymasesEnzyme Inhibitorschymasefibrosisinflammationinhibitornon-alcoholic steatohepatitis

Identifiers

PMID33066113
PMCPMC7589185
OpenAlexW3092658408

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