New insights into IL-6 family cytokines in metabolism, hepatology and gastroenterology

MD Giraldez, D Carneros, C Garbers… - Nature reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
IL-6 family cytokines are defined by the common use of the signal-transducing receptor
chain glycoprotein 130 (gp130). Increasing evidence indicates that these cytokines are …

Signaling pathways in cancer metabolism: mechanisms and therapeutic targets

M You, Z Xie, N Zhang, Y Zhang, D Xiao, S Liu… - … and Targeted Therapy, 2023 - nature.com
A wide spectrum of metabolites (mainly, the three major nutrients and their derivatives) can
be sensed by specific sensors, then trigger a series of signal transduction pathways and …

Genome-wide enhancer maps link risk variants to disease genes

J Nasser, DT Bergman, CP Fulco, P Guckelberger… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified thousands of noncoding loci that
are associated with human diseases and complex traits, each of which could reveal insights …

Dynamics of prolyl hydroxylases levels during disease progression in experimental colitis

HA Bakshi, V Mishra, S Satija, M Mehta, FL Hakkim… - Inflammation, 2019 - Springer
Hypoxia inducible factor (HIF)-prolyl hydroxylase (PHD) inhibitors are shown to be protective
in several models of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). However, these non-selective …

[HTML][HTML] The diagnostic approach to monogenic very early onset inflammatory bowel disease

HH Uhlig, T Schwerd, S Koletzko, N Shah… - Gastroenterology, 2014 - Elsevier
Patients with a diverse spectrum of rare genetic disorders can present with inflammatory
bowel disease (monogenic IBD). Patients with these disorders often develop symptoms …

Discovery of new risk loci for IgA nephropathy implicates genes involved in immunity against intestinal pathogens

K Kiryluk, Y Li, F Scolari, S Sanna-Cherchi, M Choi… - Nature …, 2014 - nature.com
We performed a genome-wide association study (GWAS) of IgA nephropathy (IgAN), the
most common form of glomerulonephritis, with discovery and follow-up in 20,612 individuals …

The role of transcription factors in shaping regulatory T cell identity

JL Trujillo-Ochoa, M Kazemian, B Afzali - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2023 - nature.com
Forkhead box protein 3-expressing (FOXP3+) regulatory T cells (Treg cells) suppress
conventional T cells and are essential for immunological tolerance. FOXP3, the master …

Genome-wide meta-analysis increases to 71 the number of confirmed Crohn's disease susceptibility loci

A Franke, DPB McGovern, JC Barrett, K Wang… - Nature …, 2010 - nature.com
We undertook a meta-analysis of six Crohn's disease genome-wide association studies
(GWAS) comprising 6,333 affected individuals (cases) and 15,056 controls and followed up …

Intestinal barrier function in health and gastrointestinal disease

M Camilleri, K Madsen, R Spiller… - …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Defects in intestinal barrier function are associated with diseases of the gastrointestinal (GI)
tract. There is growing evidence that increases in intestinal permeability plays a pathogenic …

Unravelling the effects of the environment and host genotype on the gut microbiome

A Spor, O Koren, R Ley - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2011 - nature.com
To what extent do host genetics control the composition of the gut microbiome? Studies
comparing the gut microbiota in human twins and across inbred mouse lines have yielded …