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ArticleNature communications2025

Chenodeoxycholic acid modulates cholestatic niche through FXR/Myc/P-selectin axis in liver endothelial cells.

Peng Zhang, Xinying Li, Jinyuan Liang, Yuanwen Zheng, Yao Tong, Jing Shen, Yatai Chen, Penghu Han, Shuzheng Chu, Ruirui Liu and 9 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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12 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

19 authors.

Peng Zhang *Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Xinying Li *Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Jinyuan Liang *Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Yuanwen Zheng *Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, China.
Yao Tong *School of Medicine, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China.
Jing ShenAdvanced Medical Research Institute, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Yatai ChenAdvanced Medical Research Institute, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Penghu HanAdvanced Medical Research Institute, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Shuzheng ChuDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Ruirui LiuInstitute of Pathology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Mengqi ZhengAdvanced Medical Research Institute, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Yunjiao ZhaiAdvanced Medical Research Institute, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Xiaolong TangDepartment of General Surgery, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Cuijuan ZhangInstitute of Pathology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Hui QuDepartment of General Surgery, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China. doctorquhui@email.sdu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0061-913X
Ping MiDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China. miping@sdu.edu.cn.
Jin ChaiDepartment of Gastroenterology, Institute of Digestive Diseases of PLA, Cholestatic Liver Diseases Center and Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Fatty Liver Disease (MASLD) Medical Research Center, The First Affiliated Hospital (Southwest Hospital) of Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China. jin.chai@cldcsw.org.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8543-4566
Detian YuanDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China. yuandt@sdu.edu.cn.
Shiyang LiAdvanced Medical Research Institute, Shandong University, Jinan, China. lishiyang@sdu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1487-4991

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 32100590National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 32270820National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 32422024National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82071854Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province (Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation) ZR2020QH038Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province (Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation) ZR2021QB012
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cholestatic liver diseases are characterized by excessive bile acid accumulation in the liver. Endothelial cells (ECs) shape the local microenvironment in both normal conditions and liver injury, yet their role in cholestasis is unclear. Through a comparative analysis of single-cell RNA sequencing data from various murine models of liver injury, we identify distinctive Myc activation within ECs during obstructive cholestasis resulting from bile duct ligation (BDL). Myc overexpression in ECs significantly upregulates P-selectin, increasing neutrophil infiltration and worsening cholestatic liver injury. This process occurs through the FXR, activated by chenodeoxycholic acid (CDCA) and its conjugate TCDCA. Inhibiting P-selectin with PSI-697 reduces neutrophil recruitment and alleviates injury. Cholestatic patient liver samples also show elevated Myc and P-selectin in ECs, along with increased neutrophils. The findings identify ECs as key drivers of cholestatic liver injury through a Myc-driven program and suggest that targeting the CDCA/FXR/Myc/P-selectin axis may offer a therapeutic approach.

Indexed as

Chenodeoxycholic AcidCholestasisEndothelial CellsLiverProto-Oncogene Proteins c-mycP-SelectinReceptors, Cytoplasmic and NuclearAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalHumansMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLReceptor, Farnesoid X-ActivatedChenodeoxycholic AcidMyc protein, mouseProto-Oncogene Proteins c-mycP-SelectinReceptor, Farnesoid X-ActivatedReceptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear

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PMID40025016
PMCPMC11873286

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