Structure and function of the ecto-nucleotide pyrophosphatase/phosphodiesterase (ENPP) family: Tidying up diversity

R Borza, F Salgado-Polo, WH Moolenaar… - Journal of Biological …, 2022 - ASBMB
Ecto-nucleotide pyrophosphatase/phosphodiesterase (ENPP) family members (ENPP1–7)
have been implicated in key biological and pathophysiological processes, including …

Mechanisms of pruritus in cholestasis: understanding and treating the itch

U Beuers, F Wolters, RPJ Oude Elferink - … Reviews Gastroenterology & …, 2023 - nature.com
Pruritus in cholestatic liver diseases can be a major burden and dramatically impair the
quality of life of those affected. Here, we provide an update on the latest insights into the …

[PDF][PDF] Hepatocyte autotaxin expression promotes liver fibrosis and cancer

E Kaffe, A Katsifa, N Xylourgidis, I Ninou… - …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Autotaxin (ATX) is a secreted lysophospholipase D that catalyzes the production of
lysophosphatidic acid (LPA), a pleiotropic growth‐factor–like lysophospholipid. Increased …

[HTML][HTML] Ileal bile acid transporter inhibition as an anticholestatic therapeutic target in biliary atresia and other cholestatic disorders

SJ Karpen, D Kelly, C Mack, P Stein - Hepatology International, 2020 - Springer
Biliary atresia is a rare cholestatic liver disease that presents in infants and rapidly advances
to death in the absence of intervention. As a result of blockage or destruction of the biliary …

Autotaxin in pathophysiology and pulmonary fibrosis

I Ninou, C Magkrioti, V Aidinis - Frontiers in medicine, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Lysophospholipid signaling is emerging as a druggable regulator of pathophysiological
responses, and especially fibrosis, exemplified by the relative ongoing clinical trials in …

Effects of odevixibat on pruritus and bile acids in children with cholestatic liver disease: phase 2 study

U Baumann, E Sturm, F Lacaille, E Gonzalès… - Clinics and research in …, 2021 - Elsevier
Purpose Ileal bile acid transporter inhibition is a novel therapeutic concept for cholestatic
pruritus and cholestatic liver disease progression. Odevixibat, a potent, selective, reversible …

Autotaxin and chronic inflammatory diseases

C Magkrioti, A Galaris, P Kanellopoulou… - Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Autotaxin (ATX) is a secreted glycoprotein, widely present in biological fluids including
blood. ATX catalyzes the hydrolysis of lysophosphatidylcholine (LPC) to lysophosphatidic …

[PDF][PDF] Autotaxin facilitates selective LPA receptor signaling

F Salgado-Polo, R Borza, MT Matsoukas, F Marsais… - Cell Chemical …, 2023 - cell.com
Summary Autotaxin (ATX; ENPP2) produces the lipid mediator lysophosphatidic acid (LPA)
that signals through disparate EDG (LPA 1–3) and P2Y (LPA 4–6) G protein-coupled …

Metabolomics analysis identifies sex-associated metabotypes of oxidative stress and the autotaxin–lysoPA axis in COPD

S Naz, J Kolmert, M Yang, SN Reinke… - European …, 2017 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a heterogeneous disease and a leading
cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide. The aim of this study was to investigate the sex …

[HTML][HTML] Design and development of autotaxin inhibitors

Y Jia, Y Li, XD Xu, Y Tian, H Shang - Pharmaceuticals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Autotaxin (ATX) is the only enzyme of the ecto-nucleotide pyrophosphatase/
phosphodiesterase (ENPP2) family with lysophospholipase D (lysoPLD) activity, which is …