BACKGROUND Remarkable progress over the last decade has equipped clinicians with many options in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease.Clinicians now have the unique opportunity to provide individualized treatme...
the USA National Institutes of Health(NIH)R01CA222490.
Over 20%of mortality during acute liver failure is associated with the development of hepatic encephalopathy(HE).Thus,HE is a complication of acute liver failure with a broad spectrum of neuropsychiatric abnormalities...
Inflammatory bowel disease(IBD)is chronic inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract that has a high epidemiological prevalence worldwide.The increasing disease burden worldwide,lack of response to current biologic th...
This work was supported by the grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.81603143,21807041);Shandong Medical and Health Science and Technology Development Project(Nos.2017WS646,2017WS653);Teachers'Research Support Fund of Jining Medical University(No.JYFC2018KJ037);National Natural Science Foundation Breeding Programs of Jining Medical University(No.JYP201708).
Background:Baicalein has been shown to have anti-inflammatory and anti-tumor activities.However,the mechanisms underlying its anti-inflammatory effect on colitis remain unclear.Methods:A dextran sodium sulfate(DSS)-in...
This work was supported by the USA National Institutes of Health(NIH)grants R01 DK104893 and R01DK-057543;VA Merit Award I01BX004033 and 1I01BX001390;Research Career Scientist Award(IK6BX004477)from the Department of Veterans Affairs.
The liver is the central organ involved in lipid metabolism and the gastrointestinal(GI)tract is responsible for nutrient absorption and partitioning.Obesity,dyslipidemia and metabolic disorders are of increasing publ...
This study was supported by grants funded by the USA National Institutes of Health(NIH)U01CA179582 and R01 CA222490.
Many receptors can be activated by bile acids(BAs)and their derivatives.These include nuclear receptors farnesoid X receptor(FXR),pregnane X receptor(PXR),and vitamin D receptor(VDR),as well as membrane receptors Take...
This work was supported by the US National Institutes of Health(grants R01DK57543 and R01DK104893).
Bile acids(BA)are synthesized from cholesterol in the liver.They are essential for promotion of the absorption of lipids,cholesterol,and lipid-soluble vitamins from the intestines.BAs are hormones that regulate nutrie...
Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China;No.81160065
AIM: To determine the therapeutic potential of sphingosine kinase 1(Sphk1) inhibition and its underlying mechanism in a well-characterized mouse model of D-galactosamine(D-Gal N)/lipopolysaccharide(LPS)-induced acute ...
Supported by The National Natural Science Foundation of China;No.81160065
AIM: To investigate the role of protein kinase C(PKC)-δ activation in the pathogenesis of acute liver failure(ALF) in a well-characterized mouse model of D-galactosamine(D-Gal N)/lipopolysaccharide(LPS)-induced ALF.M...
Supported by Ministry of Education;Culture;Sports;Science;and Technology of Japan;KAKENHI;No.23390319
AIM: To investigate the cytoprotective effects in hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury, we developed a new formulation of hyaluronic acid(HA) and sphingosine 1-phophate.METHODS: We divided Sprague-Dawley rats into 4 gr...