Myofibroblasts and fibrosis: mitochondrial and metabolic control of cellular differentiation

AA Gibb, MP Lazaropoulos, JW Elrod - Circulation research, 2020 - Am Heart Assoc
Cardiac fibrosis is mediated by the activation of resident cardiac fibroblasts, which
differentiate into myofibroblasts in response to injury or stress. Although myofibroblast …

Reprogramming of glycolysis by chemical carcinogens during tumor development

LC D'Souza, A Shekher, KB Challagundla… - Seminars in cancer …, 2022 - Elsevier
Indiscriminate usage and mismanagement of chemicals in the agricultural and industrial
sectors have contaminated different environmental compartments. Exposure to these …

Kynurenine promotes neonatal heart regeneration by stimulating cardiomyocyte proliferation and cardiac angiogenesis

D Zhang, J Ning, T Ramprasath, C Yu, X Zheng… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract Indoleamine 2, 3 dioxygenase-1 (IDO1) catalyzes tryptophan-kynurenine
metabolism in many inflammatory and cancer diseases. Of note, acute inflammation that …

2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD)-elicited effects on bile acid homeostasis: Alterations in biosynthesis, enterohepatic circulation, and microbial metabolism

KA Fader, R Nault, C Zhang, K Kumagai… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Abstract 2, 3, 7, 8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) is a persistent environmental
contaminant which elicits hepatotoxicity through activation of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor …

Dose-dependent metabolic reprogramming and differential gene expression in TCDD-elicited hepatic fibrosis

R Nault, KA Fader, DA Ammendolia… - Toxicological …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
We have previously shown that in response to 2, 3, 7, 8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD)-
elicited NAFLD progression, central carbon, glutaminolysis, and serine/folate metabolism …

Altered generation pattern of reactive oxygen species triggering DNA and plasma membrane damages to human liver cells treated with arsenite

R Zhang, L Tu, Y Yang, J Sun, T Liang, Y Li… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Human exposure to arsenic via drinking water is one of globally concerned health issues.
Oxidative stress is regarded as the denominator of arsenic-inducing toxicities. Therefore, to …

Consequences of reprogramming acetyl-CoA metabolism by 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin in the mouse liver

GN Cholico, K Orlowska, RR Fling, WJ Sink… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract 2, 3, 7, 8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) is a persistent environmental
contaminant that induces the progression of steatosis to steatohepatitis with fibrosis in mice …

Lipidomic Evaluation of Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor-Mediated Hepatic Steatosis in Male and Female Mice Elicited by 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin

R Nault, KA Fader, TA Lydic… - Chemical research in …, 2017 - ACS Publications
The environmental contaminant 2, 3, 7, 8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) induces
hepatic steatosis mediated by the aryl hydrocarbon receptor. To further characterize TCDD …

2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin abolishes circadian regulation of hepatic metabolic activity in mice

KA Fader, R Nault, CM Doskey, RR Fling… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) activation is reported to alter the hepatic expression of
circadian clock regulators, however the impact on clock-controlled metabolism has not been …

Aryl hydrocarbon receptor mediates benzo [a] pyrene-induced metabolic reprogramming in human lung epithelial BEAS-2B cells

G Ye, H Gao, X Zhang, X Liu, J Chen, X Liao… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon exposure accelerates the initiation and progression of lung
cancer through aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR) signaling. Metabolic reprogramming is a …