Kidney Health Institute/Health Science Center publications


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Ye, P., Deng, Y., Gu, Y., Liu, P., Luo, J., Pu, J., Chen, J., Huang, Y., Wang, N., Ji, Y., and Chen, S. (2024) GRK2-YAP signaling is implicated in pulmonary arterial hypertension development. Chin Med J (Engl)137, 846-858  

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Xie, X., Cui, Q., Jiang, T., Zhao, Z., Liu, Z., Liu, J., Yao, Q., Wang, Y., Dang, E., Wang, G., Xiao, L., and Wang, N. (2024) A critical role of the endothelial S-phase kinase-associated protein 2/phosphatase and tensin homologue axis in angiogenesis and psoriasis. Br J Dermatol190, 244-257  

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Wang, T., Song, D., Li, X., Luo, Y., Yang, D., Liu, X., Kong, X., Xing, Y., Bi, S., Zhang, Y., Hu, T., Zhang, Y., Dai, S., Shao, Z., Chen, D., Hou, J., Ballestar, E., Cai, J., Zheng, F., and Yang, J. Y. (2024) MiR-574-5p activates human TLR8 to promote autoimmune signaling and lupus. Cell Commun Signal22, 220  

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Ruan, H., Li, X., Zhou, L., Zheng, Z., Hua, R., Wang, X., Wang, Y., Fan, Y., Guo, S., Wang, L., Ur Rahman, S., Wang, Z., Wei, Y., Yu, S., Zhang, R., Cheng, Q., Sheng, J., Li, X., Liu, X., Yuan, R., Zhang, X., Chen, L., Xu, G., Guan, Y., Nie, J., Qin, H., and Zheng, F. (2024) Melatonin decreases GSDME mediated mesothelial cell pyroptosis and prevents peritoneal fibrosis and ultrafiltration failure. Sci China Life Sci67, 360-378  

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Lin, Z. Q., Yao, Y., Zhang, Y. F., Zhang, X. Y., and Guan, Y. F. (2024) Role of prostaglandin E(2) and its receptors in chronic liver disease. Sheng Li Xue Bao76, 329-340  

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Ferrete-Bonastre, A. G., Martinez-Gallo, M., Morante-Palacios, O., Calvillo, C. L., Calafell-Segura, J., Rodriguez-Ubreva, J., Esteller, M., Cortes-Hernandez, J., and Ballestar, E. (2024) Disease activity drives divergent epigenetic and transcriptomic reprogramming of monocyte subpopulations in systemic lupus erythematosus. Ann Rheum Dis  

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Cui, Q., Jiang, T., Xie, X., Wang, H., Qian, L., Cheng, Y., Li, Q., Lu, T., Yao, Q., Liu, J., Lai, B., Chen, C., Xiao, L., and Wang, N. (2024) S-nitrosylation attenuates pregnane X receptor hyperactivity and acetaminophen-induced liver injury. JCI Insight9  

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Zhou, Y., Gu, T., Hu, S., Luo, Z., Huang, L., Yu, C., Wang, J., Liu, B., Zhang, X., and Guan, Y. (2023) Liver HMGCS2 is critical in the maintenance of liver lipid homeostasis during fasting. Genes Dis10, 694-697  

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Zhou, Y., Gu, T., Hu, S., Luo, Z., Huang, L., Yu, C., Wang, J., Liu, B., Zhang, X., and Guan, Y. (2023) Liver HMGCS2 is critical in the maintenance of liver lipid homeostasis during fasting. Genes Dis10, 694-697  

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Wang, G. Y., Zhang, X. Y., Wang, C. J., and Guan, Y. F. (2023) Emerging novel targets for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease treatment: Evidence from recent basic studies. World J Gastroenterol29, 75-95  

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Shen, B., Ma, C., Wu, G., Liu, H., Chen, L., and Yang, G. (2023) Effects of exercise on circadian rhythms in humans. Front Pharmacol14, 1282357  

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Ming, W. H., Luan, Z. L., Yao, Y., Liu, H. C., Hu, S. Y., Du, C. X., Zhang, C., Zhao, Y. H., Huang, Y. Z., Sun, X. W., Qiao, R. F., Xu, H., Guan, Y. F., and Zhang, X. Y. (2023) Pregnane X receptor activation alleviates renal fibrosis in mice via interacting with p53 and inhibiting the Wnt7a/beta-catenin signaling. Acta Pharmacol Sin44, 2075-2090  

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Marin-Bejar, O., Romero-Moya, D., Rodriguez-Ubreva, J., Distefano, M., Lessi, F., Aretini, P., Liquori, A., Castano, J., Kozyra, E., Kotmayer, L., Bueno, C., Cervera, J., Rodriguez-Gallego, J. C., Nomdedeu, J. F., Murillo-Sanjuan, L., De Heredia, C. D., Perez-Martinez, A., Lopez-Cadenas, F., Martinez-Laperche, C., Dorado-Herrero, N., Marco, F. M., Prosper, F., Menendez, P., Valcarcel, D., Ballestar, E., Bodor, C., Bigas, A., Catala, A., Wlodarski, M. W., and Giorgetti, A. (2023) Epigenome profiling reveals aberrant DNA methylation signature in GATA2 deficiency. Haematologica108, 2551-2557  

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Liu, Z., Zhang, J., Li, S., Wang, H., Ren, B., Li, J., Bao, Z., Liu, J., Guo, M., Yang, G., and Chen, L. (2023) Circadian control of ConA-induced acute liver injury and inflammatory response via Bmal1 regulation of Junb. JHEP Rep5, 100856  

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Liu, Z., Bao, Z., Yu, B., Chen, L., and Yang, G. (2023) Pemetrexed ameliorates Con A-induced hepatic injury by restricting M1 macrophage activation. Int Immunopharmacol125, 111158  

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Liu, C., Li, S., Ji, S., Zhang, J., Zheng, F., Guan, Y., Yang, G., and Chen, L. (2023) Proximal tubular Bmal1 protects against chronic kidney injury and renal fibrosis by maintaining of cellular metabolic homeostasis. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis1869, 166572  

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Du, C., Xu, H., Cao, C., Cao, J., Zhang, Y., Zhang, C., Qiao, R., Ming, W., Li, Y., Ren, H., Cui, X., Luan, Z., Guan, Y., and Zhang, X. (2023) Neutral amino acid transporter SLC38A2 protects renal medulla from hyperosmolarity-induced ferroptosis. Elife12  

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Cao, R., Su, W., Sheng, J., Guo, Y., Su, J., Zhang, C., Wang, H., Tang, Y., Chen, L., Qiao, R., Chen, X., Huang, X., Zhou, Y., Zhu, L., Bai, Z., Zhang, X., Gustafsson, J. A., Wan, Q., Lan, H. Y., and Guan, Y. (2023) Estrogen receptor beta attenuates renal fibrosis by suppressing the transcriptional activity of Smad3. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis1869, 166755  

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Zhou, Y., Zhang, H., Yao, Y., Zhang, X., Guan, Y., and Zheng, F. (2022) CD4(+) T cell activation and inflammation in NASH-related fibrosis. Front Immunol13, 967410  

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Yao, Q., Liu, J., Cui, Q., Jiang, T., Xie, X., Du, X., Zhao, Z., Lai, B., Xiao, L., and Wang, N. (2022) CCN1/Integrin alpha(5)beta(1) Instigates Free Fatty Acid-Induced Hepatocyte Lipid Accumulation and Pyroptosis through NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation. Nutrients14  

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Xu, H., Fang, B., Bao, C., Mao, X., Zhu, C., Ye, L., Liu, Q., Li, Y., Du, C., Qi, H., Zhang, X., and Guan, Y. (2022) The Prostaglandin E2 Receptor EP4 Promotes Vascular Neointimal Hyperplasia through Translational Control of Tenascin C via the cAPM/PKA/mTORC1/rpS6 Pathway. Cells11  

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Xiao, L., and Wang, N. (2022) PPAR-delta: A key nuclear receptor in vascular function and remodeling. J Mol Cell Cardiol169, 1-9  

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Xiao, F., Rui, K., Shi, X., Wu, H., Cai, X., Lui, K. O., Lu, Q., Ballestar, E., Tian, J., Zou, H., and Lu, L. (2022) Epigenetic regulation of B cells and its role in autoimmune pathogenesis. Cell Mol Immunol19, 1215-1234  

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Su, W., Wu, S., Yang, Y., Guo, Y., Zhang, H., Su, J., Chen, L., Mao, Z., Lan, R., Cao, R., Wang, C., Xu, H., Zhang, C., Li, S., Gao, M., Chen, X., Zheng, Z., Wang, B., Liu, Y., Liu, Z., Wang, Z., Liu, B., Fan, X., Zhang, X., and Guan, Y. (2022) Phosphorylation of 17beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 13 at serine 33 attenuates nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in mice. Nat Commun13, 6577  

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Rodriguez-Ubreva, J., Arutyunyan, A., Bonder, M. J., Del Pino-Molina, L., Clark, S. J., de la Calle-Fabregat, C., Garcia-Alonso, L., Handfield, L. F., Ciudad, L., Andres-Leon, E., Krueger, F., Catala-Moll, F., Rodriguez-Cortez, V. C., Polanski, K., Mamanova, L., van Dongen, S., Kiselev, V. Y., Martinez-Saavedra, M. T., Heyn, H., Martin, J., Warnatz, K., Lopez-Granados, E., Rodriguez-Gallego, C., Stegle, O., Kelsey, G., Vento-Tormo, R., and Ballestar, E. (2022) Single-cell Atlas of common variable immunodeficiency shows germinal center-associated epigenetic dysregulation in B-cell responses. Nat Commun13, 1779  

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Morante-Palacios, O., Godoy-Tena, G., Calafell-Segura, J., Ciudad, L., Martinez-Caceres, E. M., Sardina, J. L., and Ballestar, E. (2022) Vitamin C enhances NF-kappaB-driven epigenomic reprogramming and boosts the immunogenic properties of dendritic cells. Nucleic Acids Res50, 10981-10994  

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Martins-Ferreira, R., Leal, B., Chaves, J., Ciudad, L., Samoes, R., Martins da Silva, A., Pinho Costa, P., and Ballestar, E. (2022) Circulating cell-free DNA methylation mirrors alterations in cerebral patterns in epilepsy. Clin Epigenetics14, 188  

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Luan, Z. L., Zhang, C., Ming, W. H., Huang, Y. Z., Guan, Y. F., and Zhang, X. Y. (2022) Nuclear receptors in renal health and disease. EBioMedicine76, 103855  

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Liu, Y. H., Liu, Y., Zhang, X., Fang, L., Zhao, B. L., and Wang, N. P. (2022) Activation of the endocannabinoid system mediates cardiac hypertrophy induced by rosiglitazone. Acta Pharmacol Sin43, 2302-2312  

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Liu, J., Yao, Q., Xie, X., Cui, Q., Jiang, T., Zhao, Z., Du, X., Lai, B., Xiao, L., and Wang, N. (2022) Procyanidin B2 Attenuates Nicotine-Induced Hepatocyte Pyroptosis through a PPARgamma-Dependent Mechanism. Nutrients14  

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Li, Y., Cao, R., Gu, T., Cao, C., Chen, T., Guan, Y., and Zhang, X. (2022) PPARbeta/delta Augments IL-1beta-Induced COX-2 Expression and PGE2 Biosynthesis in Human Mesangial Cells via the Activation of SIRT1. Metabolites12  

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Godoy-Tena, G., Barmada, A., Morante-Palacios, O., de la Calle-Fabregat, C., Martins-Ferreira, R., Ferrete-Bonastre, A. G., Ciudad, L., Ruiz-Sanmartin, A., Martinez-Gallo, M., Ferrer, R., Ruiz-Rodriguez, J. C., Rodriguez-Ubreva, J., Vento-Tormo, R., and Ballestar, E. (2022) Epigenetic and transcriptomic reprogramming in monocytes of severe COVID-19 patients reflects alterations in myeloid differentiation and the influence of inflammatory cytokines. Genome Med14, 134  

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Godoy-Tena, G., and Ballestar, E. (2022) Epigenetics of Dendritic Cells in Tumor Immunology. Cancers (Basel)14  

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Ferrete-Bonastre, A. G., Cortes-Hernandez, J., and Ballestar, E. (2022) What can we learn from DNA methylation studies in lupus? Clin Immunol234, 108920  

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de la Calle-Fabregat, C., Rodriguez-Ubreva, J., Ciudad, L., Ramirez, J., Celis, R., Azuaga, A. B., Cuervo, A., Graell, E., Perez-Garcia, C., Diaz-Torne, C., Salvador, G., Gomez-Puerta, J. A., Haro, I., Sanmarti, R., Canete, J. D., and Ballestar, E. (2022) The synovial and blood monocyte DNA methylomes mirror prognosis, evolution, and treatment in early arthritis. JCI Insight7  

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de la Calle-Fabregat, C., Rodriguez-Ubreva, J., Canete, J. D., and Ballestar, E. (2022) Designing Studies for Epigenetic Biomarker Development in Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases. Rheumatol Immunol Res3, 103-110  

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Zhang, H. B., Su, W., Xu, H., Zhang, X. Y., and Guan, Y. F. (2021) HSD17B13: A Potential Therapeutic Target for NAFLD. Front Mol Biosci8, 824776  

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Yu, H., Jiang, S., Huang, Y., Li, X., Wang, X., Chen, L., and Chen, J. (2021) Characterizing Brain Signals for Epileptic Pre-ictal Signal Classification. AMIA Annu Symp Proc2021, 1215-1224  

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Xu, H., Wang, S. L., Bao, C. Z., Ye, L., Guan, Y. F., and Zhang, X. Y. (2021) [Overexpression of human EP4 receptor in vascular smooth muscle cells attenuates angiotensin II-induced hypertension in mice]. Sheng Li Xue Bao73, 597-605  

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Luan, Z. L., Wei, Y. Y., Wang, Y. C., Ming, W. H., Zhang, H. B., Wang, B., Cui, X. H., Li, Y. Y., Guan, Y. F., and Zhang, X. Y. (2021) Farnesoid X receptor (FXR) inhibits coagulation process via inducing hepatic antithrombin III expression in mice. Sheng Li Xue Bao73, 795-804  

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Luan, Z. L., Ming, W. H., Sun, X. W., Zhang, C., Zhou, Y., Zheng, F., Yang, Y. L., Guan, Y. F., and Zhang, X. Y. (2021) A naturally occurring FXR agonist, alisol B 23-acetate, protects against renal ischemia-reperfusion injury. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol321, F617-F628  

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Li, S., Su, W., Zhang, X. Y., and Guan, Y. F. (2021) [Arachidonic acid metabolism in liver glucose and lipid homeostasis]. Sheng Li Xue Bao73, 657-664