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ArticleNature communications2021

Super enhancer regulation of cytokine-induced chemokine production in alcoholic hepatitis.

Mengfei Liu, Sheng Cao, Li He, Jinhang Gao, Juan P Arab, Huarui Cui, Weixia Xuan, Yandong Gao, Tejasav S Sehrawat, Feda H Hamdan and 12 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 66 papers.

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66citing papers in PubMed
6.3field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

66 citing papers in PubMed, 109 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 10 institutions in 4 countries.

Mengfei Liu *Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
Sheng Cao *Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7101-3966
Li HeDepartment of Gastroenterology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Jinhang GaoLab of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Juan P ArabDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, School of Medicine of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.ORCID 0000-0002-8561-396X
Huarui CuiDepartment of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Weixia XuanDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, China.
Yandong GaoDepartment of Physiology and Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
Tejasav S SehrawatDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7346-5683
Feda H HamdanDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
Meritxell Ventura-CotsDepartment of Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Josepmaria ArgemiDepartment of Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1696-7753
William C K PomerantzDepartment of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0163-4078
Steven A JohnsenDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1198-5805
Jeong-Heon LeeCenter for Individualized Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
Fei GaoCenter for Individualized Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
Tamas OrdogDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3940-7284
Philippe MathurinUniversity of Lille, Lille, France.
Alexander RevzinDepartment of Physiology and Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
Ramon BatallerDepartment of Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Huihuang YanCenter for Individualized Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA. yan.huihuang@mayo.edu.ORCID 0000-0003-0756-2922
Vijay H ShahDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA. Shah.Vijay@mayo.edu.ORCID 0000-0001-7620-573X
Mayo Clinic · USMayo Clinic in Arizona · USUniversity of Pittsburgh · USMayo Clinic in Florida · USUniversity of Minnesota · USHenan Provincial People's Hospital · CNPontificia Universidad Católica de Chile · CLSichuan University · CNTongji Hospital · CNUniversité de Lille · FR

Funding

PILOT AND FEASIBILTY PROGRAMP30DK084567 · NIDDK · MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER · PI Samar Ibrahim · 2009 to 2026
$22.2M
Molecular Mechanisms of Portal HypertensionR01DK059615 · NIDDK · MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER · PI SHAH, VIJAY H. · 2002 to 2023
$6.4M
Molecular Mechanisms of Liver FibrosisR01AA021171 · NIAAA · MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER · PI SHAH, VIJAY H. · 2012 to 2018
$2.5M
NIAAA NIH HHS R01 AA021171NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK084567NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK059615
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alcoholic hepatitis (AH) is associated with liver neutrophil infiltration through activated cytokine pathways leading to elevated chemokine expression. Super-enhancers are expansive regulatory elements driving augmented gene expression. Here, we explore the mechanistic role of super-enhancers linking cytokine TNFα with chemokine amplification in AH. RNA-seq and histone modification ChIP-seq of human liver explants show upregulation of multiple CXCL chemokines in AH. Liver sinusoidal endothelial cells (LSEC) are identified as an important source of CXCL expression in human liver, regulated by TNFα/NF-κB signaling. A super-enhancer is identified for multiple CXCL genes by multiple approaches. dCas9-KRAB-mediated epigenome editing or pharmacologic inhibition of Bromodomain and Extraterminal (BET) proteins, transcriptional regulators vital to super-enhancer function, decreases chemokine expression in vitro and decreases neutrophil infiltration in murine models of AH. Our findings highlight the role of super-enhancer in propagating inflammatory signaling by inducing chemokine expression and the therapeutic potential of BET inhibition in AH treatment.

Indexed as

Enhancer Elements, GeneticAnimalsChemokinesCytokinesDisease Models, AnimalEndothelial CellsEpigenesis, GeneticGene Expression RegulationHepatitis, AlcoholicHistonesHumansLipopolysaccharidesLiverMiceMice, Inbred C57BLNeutrophilsChemokinesCytokinesHistonesLipopolysaccharidesNF-kappa BTranscription FactorsTumor Necrosis Factor-alpha

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PMID34315876
PMCPMC8316465
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