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ArticlemicroPublication biology2026

Effect of triazine thiols on steady-state mRNA levels in iPSC-derived hepatocytes.

Carla Martinez-Morant, Jui-Tung Liu, Yu-Lin Jiang, Josef Blaszkiewicz, Stephen A Duncan

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Article in microPublication biology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 authors.

Carla Martinez-Morant *Regenerative Medicine and Cell Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, US.
Jui-Tung Liu *Regenerative Medicine and Cell Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, US.
Yu-Lin JiangRegenerative Medicine and Cell Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, US.
Josef BlaszkiewiczRegenerative Medicine and Cell Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, US.
Stephen A DuncanRegenerative Medicine and Cell Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, US.

Funding

Inhibition of hepatic (V)LDL production by a novel antagonist of carboxyl esterase 1R01DK136328 · NIDDK · MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA · PI STEPHEN A DUNCAN · 2023 to 2026
$2.2M
NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK136328
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We previously reported that triazine thiols reduce apolipoprotein B (ApoB) secretion from human iPSC-derived hepatocytes (HLCs) and from humanized mice. To determine whether these compounds affected hepatocyte mRNA levels, we performed bulk RNA sequencing of HLCs treated with the triazine thiol DL-1 or with vehicle (DMSO) for 24 hours. Analyses revealed that in triazine thiol-treated cells, 145 mRNAs were reduced and 37 increased by ≥ 2-fold.  Several mRNAs encoding cysteine-rich metallothionines were upregulated, implying that HLCs respond to treatment by mounting a protective response through metal buffering.

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PMID41867889
PMCPMC13005152

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