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ArticleScientific reports2024

AMPK stimulation inhibits YAP/TAZ signaling to ameliorate hepatic fibrosis.

Mahbubul H Shihan, Sachin Sharma, Carson Cable, Vijaya Prathigudupu, Alina Chen, Aras N Mattis, Jennifer Y Chen

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Article in Scientific reports, 2024. 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
3.9field-weighted citation impact, top 6% 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

7 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mahbubul H Shihan *Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 94115, USA.
Sachin Sharma *Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 94115, USA.
Carson CableDepartment of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 94115, USA.
Vijaya PrathigudupuDepartment of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 94115, USA.
Alina ChenDepartment of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 94115, USA.
Aras N MattisDepartment of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA.
Jennifer Y ChenDepartment of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 94115, USA. Jennifer.Chen4@ucsf.edu.
University of California, San Francisco · US

Funding

UCSF Liver Core CenterP30DK026743 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI Jennifer Y. Chen · 1986 to 2026
$30.7M
Role of PRKC alpha in Extracellular Matrix RemodelingR01DK134723 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI Jennifer Y. Chen · 2023 to 2026
$2.5M
Role of Ceramide in Hepatic Stellate Cell Activation and Liver FibrosisK08DK114548 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI CHEN, JENNIFER Y. · 2017 to 2021
$1.1M
Ceramide, AMPK, and YAP/TAZ Signaling in Hepatic FibrogenesisR03DK131222 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI CHEN, JENNIFER Y. · 2022 to 2023
$242k
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hepatic fibrosis is driven by the activation of hepatic stellate cells (HSCs). The Hippo pathway and its effectors, YAP and TAZ, are key regulators of HSC activation and fibrosis. However, there is a lack of mechanistic understanding of YAP/TAZ regulation in HSCs. Here we show that AMPK activation leads to YAP/TAZ inhibition and HSC inactivation in vitro, while the expression of a kinase-inactive mutant reversed these effects compared to wild type AMPKɑ1. Notably, the depletion of LATS1/2, an upstream kinase of YAP/TAZ signaling, rescues YAP/TAZ activation, suggesting that AMPK may be mediating YAP/TAZ inhibition via LATS1/2. In the carbon tetrachloride mouse model of fibrosis, pharmacologic activation of AMPK in HSCs inhibits YAP/TAZ signaling and reduces fibrosis. The findings implicate AMPK as a critical regulator of YAP/TAZ signaling and HSC inactivation and highlight AMPK activation as a therapeutic target for the treatment of hepatic fibrosis.

Indexed as

AMP-Activated Protein KinasesLiver CirrhosisAcyltransferasesAnimalsHippo Signaling PathwayMiceProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesSignal TransductionYAP-Signaling ProteinsAcyltransferasesAMP-Activated Protein KinasesProtein Serine-Threonine Kinasestafazzin protein, mouseYap1 protein, mouseYAP-Signaling Proteins

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PMID38433278
PMCPMC10909858
OpenAlexW4392362752

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