Myeloid cell-derived arginase in cancer immune response

TM Grzywa, A Sosnowska, P Matryba… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Amino acid metabolism is a critical regulator of the immune response, and its modulating
becomes a promising approach in various forms of immunotherapy. Insufficient …

Alternatively activated macrophages; a double-edged sword in allergic asthma

MH Abdelaziz, SF Abdelwahab, J Wan, W Cai… - Journal of translational …, 2020 - Springer
Background Macrophages are heterogenous phagocytic cells with an important role in the
innate immunity. They are, also, significant contributors in the adaptive immune system …

Mitochondrial arginase-2 is essential for IL-10 metabolic reprogramming of inflammatory macrophages

JK Dowling, R Afzal, LJ Gearing… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Mitochondria are important regulators of macrophage polarisation. Here, we show that
arginase-2 (Arg2) is a microRNA-155 (miR-155) and interleukin-10 (IL-10) regulated protein …

[HTML][HTML] Novel aspects of glutamine synthetase in ammonia homeostasis

Y Zhou, T Eid, B Hassel, NC Danbolt - Neurochemistry international, 2020 - Elsevier
Elevated blood ammonia (hyperammonemia) is believed to be a major contributor to the
neurological sequelae following severe liver disease. Ammonia is cleared via two main …

Loss of BCL9/9l suppresses Wnt driven tumourigenesis in models that recapitulate human cancer

DM Gay, RA Ridgway, M Müller, MC Hodder… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Different thresholds of Wnt signalling are thought to drive stem cell maintenance,
regeneration, differentiation and cancer. However, the principle that oncogenic Wnt …

In situ and real-time imaging of superoxide anion and peroxynitrite elucidating arginase 1 nitration aggravating hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury

W Zhang, J Liu, P Li, X Wang, S Bi, J Zhang, W Zhang… - Biomaterials, 2019 - Elsevier
Hepatic ischemia-reperfusion (IR) injury is dynamically regulated by intertwined superoxide
anion (O 2 radical dot−)-peroxynitrite (ONOO−) cascaded molecules. Arginase 1 involves in …

Epigenetic regulation of hepatic lipid metabolism by DNA methylation

S Wang, L Zha, X Cui, YT Yeh, R Liu, J Jing… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
While extensive investigations have been devoted to the study of genetic pathways related
to fatty liver diseases, much less is known about epigenetic mechanisms underlying these …

Disruption of renal arginine metabolism promotes kidney injury in hepatorenal syndrome in mice

ZV Varga, K Erdelyi, J Paloczi, R Cinar… - Hepatology, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Bile acids activate farnesoid X receptor (FXR) and G protein–coupled bile acid receptor‐1
(aka Takeda G protein–coupled receptor‐5 [TGR5]) to regulate bile acid metabolism and …

Mutations and common variants in the human arginase 1 (ARG1) gene: Impact on patients, diagnostics, and protein structure considerations

C Diez‐Fernandez, V Rüfenacht, C Gemperle… - Human …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The urea cycle disorder argininemia is caused by a defective arginase 1 (ARG1) enzyme
resulting from mutations in the ARG1 gene. Patients generally develop hyperargininemia …

[HTML][HTML] Downregulation of eNOS and preserved endothelial function in endothelial-specific arginase 1-deficient mice

SK Heuser, A LoBue, J Li, Z Zhuge, F Leo, T Suvorava… - Nitric Oxide, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Arginase 1 (Arg1) is a ubiquitous enzyme belonging to the urea cycle that catalyzes
the conversion of l-arginine into l-ornithine and urea. In endothelial cells (ECs), Arg1 was …