2019
Glutathione deficiency-elicited reprogramming of hepatic metabolism protects against alcohol-induced steatosis
Chen Y, Manna SK, Golla S, Krausz KW, Cai Y, Garcia-Milian R, Chakraborty T, Chakraborty J, Chatterjee R, Thompson DC, Gonzalez FJ, Vasiliou V. Glutathione deficiency-elicited reprogramming of hepatic metabolism protects against alcohol-induced steatosis. Free Radical Biology And Medicine 2019, 143: 127-139. PMID: 31351176, PMCID: PMC6848780, DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2019.07.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcetyl Coenzyme AAlcohol DrinkingAMP-Activated Protein KinasesAnimalsEthanolFatty AcidsFatty LiverGlucuronic AcidGlutamate-Cysteine LigaseGlutamatesGlutathioneHomeostasisLipogenesisLiverMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisOxidation-ReductionOxidative StressPentose Phosphate PathwayProtective AgentsTranscription, GeneticConceptsGlutamate-cysteine ligase modifier subunit geneProtein kinase pathwayAcetyl-CoA fluxMultiple cellular pathwaysAlcohol-induced steatosisCellular stressNucleotide biosynthesisLiver microarray analysisGlobal profilingSubunit geneCellular pathwaysMetabolic reprogrammingKinase pathwayMicroarray analysisMolecular mechanismsGSH poolCellular responsesMetabolic pathwaysLower GSHMolecular pathwaysMetabolic homeostasisAmino acidsDepletion of glutathioneCritical pathogenic eventGlucuronate pathway
2018
Engineered Animal Models Designed for Investigating Ethanol Metabolism, Toxicity and Cancer
Marshall S, Chen Y, Singh S, Berrios-Carcamo P, Heit C, Apostolopoulos N, Golla JP, Thompson DC, Vasiliou V. Engineered Animal Models Designed for Investigating Ethanol Metabolism, Toxicity and Cancer. Advances In Experimental Medicine And Biology 2018, 1032: 203-221. PMID: 30362100, PMCID: PMC6743736, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-98788-0_14.ChaptersConceptsExact molecular mechanismsMouse modelCellular proteinsEthanol-induced tissue injuryEthanol metabolismEngineered Animal ModelsMolecular mechanismsAldehyde dehydrogenasesLong-term alcohol abuseAlcohol-induced diseasesFurther tissue damageAntioxidant glutathioneImportant mouse modelsCurrent understandingLeading causeTissue injuryIntracellular generationAlcohol abuseAlcohol consumptionAnimal modelsPathogenic eventsPathophysiological consequencesTissue damageMetabolismDNA adducts
2014
Transgenic Mouse Models for Alcohol Metabolism, Toxicity, and Cancer
Heit C, Dong H, Chen Y, Shah YM, Thompson DC, Vasiliou V. Transgenic Mouse Models for Alcohol Metabolism, Toxicity, and Cancer. Advances In Experimental Medicine And Biology 2014, 815: 375-387. PMID: 25427919, PMCID: PMC4323349, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-09614-8_22.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsReactive oxygen speciesAldehyde dehydrogenasesCritical biological functionsAlcohol dehydrogenaseFormation of proteinHuman genesBiological functionsMolecular mechanismsVariety of cancersPrimary enzymeGenetic defectsOxygen speciesEnzymeNitrogen speciesEthanol metabolismTransgenic mouse modelOxidative stressSpeciesCytochrome P450Pathogenic eventsMetabolismGenetic polymorphismsAntioxidant mechanismsAlcohol-induced toxicityAlcohol-metabolizing enzymes
2012
Molecular mechanisms of ALDH3A1-mediated cellular protection against 4-hydroxy-2-nonenal
Black W, Chen Y, Matsumoto A, Thompson DC, Lassen N, Pappa A, Vasiliou V. Molecular mechanisms of ALDH3A1-mediated cellular protection against 4-hydroxy-2-nonenal. Free Radical Biology And Medicine 2012, 52: 1937-1944. PMID: 22406320, PMCID: PMC3457646, DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2012.02.050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAldehyde dehydrogenasesOxidative stress responseCellular defense mechanismsOxidative stressHuman ALDH3A1Proteasome functionMolecular mechanismsPrevents apoptosisStress responseCellular protectionLipid peroxidationAdverse effectsWestern blot analysisAldehydic moleculesGlutathione homeostasisALDH3A1 expressionCell viability assaysMetabolic functionsALDH3A1Blot analysisDefense mechanismsProtein adduct formationCell linesCell viabilityViability assays