Differential roles of unsaturated and saturated fatty acids on autophagy and apoptosis in hepatocytes

S Mei, HM Ni, S Manley, A Bockus, KM Kassel… - … of Pharmacology and …, 2011 - ASPET
Fatty acid-induced lipotoxicity plays a critical role in the pathogenesis of nonalcoholic liver
disease. Saturated fatty acids and unsaturated fatty acids have differential effects on cell …

Hepatocyte tissue factor activates the coagulation cascade in mice

…, JA Brown, SC Bishop, KM Kassel… - Blood, The Journal …, 2013 - ashpublications.org
In this study, we characterized tissue factor (TF) expression in mouse hepatocytes (HPCs)
and evaluated its role in mouse models of HPC transplantation and acetaminophen (APAP) …

Inhibition of human airway smooth muscle cell proliferation by β2-adrenergic receptors and cAMP is PKA independent: evidence for EPAC involvement

KM Kassel, TA Wyatt… - American Journal of …, 2008 - journals.physiology.org
Mechanisms by which β-adrenergic receptor (βAR) agonists inhibit proliferation of human
airway smooth muscle (HASM) cells were investigated because of their potential relevance to …

Thrombin Inhibition with Dabigatran Protects against High-Fat Diet–Induced Fatty Liver Disease in Mice

AK Kopec, N Joshi, KL Towery, KM Kassel… - … of Pharmacology and …, 2014 - ASPET
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the hepatic manifestation of obesity and metabolic
syndrome. Robust coagulation cascade activation is common in obese patients with …

[HTML][HTML] Protease-activated receptor 1 and hematopoietic cell tissue factor are required for hepatic steatosis in mice fed a Western diet

KM Kassel, AP Owens III, CE Rockwell… - The American journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the hepatic manifestation of obesity and
metabolic syndrome and contributes to increased risk of cardiovascular disease and liver-related …

Small heterodimer partner overexpression partially protects against liver tumor development in farnesoid X receptor knockout mice

…, L Zhan, JA Williams, O Tawfik, KM Kassel… - Toxicology and applied …, 2013 - Elsevier
Farnesoid X receptor (FXR, Nr1h4) and small heterodimer partner (SHP, Nr0b2) are nuclear
receptors that are critical to liver homeostasis. Induction of SHP serves as a major …

[HTML][HTML] Regulation of human cytidine triphosphate synthetase 2 by phosphorylation

KM Kassel, MJ Higgins, M Hines, LM Graves - Journal of biological …, 2010 - ASBMB
… Kinetic analysis demonstrated that both hCTPS1 and hCTPS2 were maximally active at
physiological concentrations of ATP, GTP, and glutamine, whereas the Km and IC 50 values for …

[HTML][HTML] Therapeutic administration of the direct thrombin inhibitor argatroban reduces hepatic inflammation in mice with established fatty liver disease

KM Kassel, BP Sullivan, W Cui, BL Copple… - The American journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
Thrombin generation is increased in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)
and in mouse models of diet-induced obesity. Deficiency in the thrombin receptor protease …

[HTML][HTML] Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 deficiency does not affect steatosis or inflammation in livers of mice fed a methionine–choline-deficient diet

KM Kassel, GL Guo, O Tawfik, JP Luyendyk - Laboratory investigation, 2010 - Elsevier
Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1, Ccl2) expression is increased in livers of patients
with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis and in murine models of steatohepatitis. Several studies …

[HTML][HTML] Fibrin (ogen)-independent role of plasminogen activators in acetaminophen-induced liver injury

BP Sullivan, KM Kassel, A Jone, MJ Flick… - The American journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
Hepatic fibrin(ogen) has been noted to occur after acetaminophen (APAP)-induced liver injury
in mice. Deficiency in plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1), an endogenous inhibitor …