Perilipin 5 improves hepatic lipotoxicity by inhibiting lipolysis

Chao Wang, Yuanlin Zhao, Xing Gao, Le Li, Yuan Yuan, Fang Liu, Lijun Zhang, Jie Wu, Peizhen Hu, Xiumin Zhang, Yu Gu, Yuqiao Xu, Zhe Wang, Zengshan Li, Huizhong Zhang, Jing Ye – 1 September 2014 – Abnormal metabolism of nonesterified fatty acids (NEFAs) and their derivatives has been reported to be the main cause of intracellular lipotoxic injury. Normally, NEFAs are stored in lipid droplets (LDs) in the form of triglyceride (TG), which could reduce the lipotoxicity of cytosolic NEFAs.

Early allograft dysfunction in liver transplantation with donation after cardiac death donors results in inferior survival

David D. Lee, Amandeep Singh, Justin M. Burns, Dana K. Perry, Justin H. Nguyen, C. Burcin Taner – 1 September 2014 – Donation after cardiac death (DCD) liver allografts have been associated with increased morbidity from primary nonfunction, biliary complications, early allograft failure, cost, and mortality. Early allograft dysfunction (EAD) after liver transplantation has been found to be associated with inferior patient and graft survival.

FAK Is required for c‐Met/β‐catenin‐driven hepatocarcinogenesis

Na Shang, Maribel Arteaga, Ali Zaidi, Jimmy Stauffer, Scott J. Cotler, Nancy J. Zeleznik‐Le, Jiwang Zhang, Wei Qiu – 28 August 2014 – Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the third most common cause of cancer death worldwide and most patients with HCC have limited treatment options. Focal adhesion kinase (FAK) is overexpressed in many HCC specimens, offering a potential target for HCC treatment. However, the role of FAK in hepatocarcinogenesis remains elusive.

Treatment of bile acid amidation defects with glycocholic acid

James E. Heubi, Kenneth D.R. Setchell, Pinky Jha, Donna Buckley, Wujuan Zhang, Philip Rosenthal, Carol Potter, Simon Horslen, David Suskind – 28 August 2014 – Bile acid amidation defects were predicted to present with fat/fat soluble vitamin malabsorption with minimal cholestasis. We identified and treated five patients (one male, four females) from four families with defective bile acid amidation due to a genetically confirmed deficiency in bile acid CoA:amino acid N‐acyl transferase (BAAT) with the conjugated bile acid, glycocholic acid (GCA).

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