S‐adenosylmethionine: a metabolite critical to the regulation of autophagy

Y Ouyang, Q Wu, J Li, S Sun, S Sun - Cell proliferation, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Autophagy is a mechanism that enables cells to maintain cellular homeostasis by removing
damaged materials and mobilizing energy reserves in conditions of starvation. Although …

[HTML][HTML] Hepatic inflammation and progressive liver fibrosis in chronic liver disease

AJ Czaja - World journal of gastroenterology: WJG, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Chronic liver inflammation drives hepatic fibrosis, and current immunosuppressive, anti-
inflammatory, and anti-viral therapies can weaken this driver. Hepatic fibrosis is reversed …

S-adenosylmethionine in Liver Health, Injury, and Cancer

SC Lu, JM Mato - Physiological reviews, 2012 - journals.physiology.org
S-adenosylmethionine (AdoMet, also known as SAM and SAMe) is the principal biological
methyl donor synthesized in all mammalian cells but most abundantly in the liver …

[HTML][HTML] Diagnosis and management of autoimmune hepatitis: current status and future directions

AJ Czaja - Gut and liver, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Autoimmune hepatitis is characterized by autoantibodies, hypergammaglobulinemia, and
interface hepatitis on histological examination. The features lack diagnostic specificity, and …

[HTML][HTML] S-adenosylmethionine (SAMe) therapy in liver disease: a review of current evidence and clinical utility

QM Anstee, CP Day - Journal of hepatology, 2012 - Elsevier
S-adenosyl-l-methionine (SAMe; AdoMet) is an important, metabolically pleiotropic molecule
that participates in multiple cellular reactions as the precursor for the synthesis of glutathione …

Antioxidants as therapeutic agents for liver disease

AK Singal, SC Jampana, SA Weinman - Liver International, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Oxidative stress is commonly associated with a number of liver diseases and is thought to
play a role in the pathogenesis of chronic hepatitis C, alcoholic liver disease, non‐alcoholic …

Signal transducer and activator of transcription 1 (STAT1) gain-of-function mutations and disseminated coccidioidomycosis and histoplasmosis

EP Sampaio, AP Hsu, J Pechacek, HI Bax… - Journal of allergy and …, 2013 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Impaired signaling in the IFN-γ/IL-12 pathway causes susceptibility to
severe disseminated infections with mycobacteria and dimorphic yeasts. Dominant gain-of …

Methionine metabolism in chronic liver diseases: an update on molecular mechanism and therapeutic implication

Z Li, F Wang, B Liang, Y Su, S Sun, S Xia… - Signal transduction and …, 2020 - nature.com
As one of the bicyclic metabolic pathways of one-carbon metabolism, methionine
metabolism is the pivot linking the folate cycle to the transsulfuration pathway. In addition to …

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: update on pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment and the role of S-adenosylmethionine

M Noureddin, JM Mato, SC Lu - Experimental biology and …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is currently the most common liver disease
worldwide affecting over one-third of the population in the US It has been associated with …

[HTML][HTML] STAT proteins–key regulators of anti-viral responses, inflammation, and tumorigenesis in the liver

B Gao, H Wang, F Lafdil, D Feng - Journal of hepatology, 2012 - Elsevier
Since its discovery in the early 1990s, the Janus kinase (JAK)-signal transducer and
activator of transcription (STAT) signaling pathway has been found to play key roles in …