Inactivation of autophagy ameliorates glucocorticoid-induced and ovariectomy-induced bone loss

NY Lin, CW Chen, R Kagwiria, R Liang… - Annals of the …, 2016 - ard.bmj.com
Objectives Autophagy has recently been shown to regulate osteoclast activity and osteoclast
differentiation. Here, we aim to investigate the impact of autophagy inhibition as a potential …

[PDF][PDF] High susceptibility to liver injury in IL‐27 p28 conditional knockout mice involves intrinsic interferon‐γ dysregulation of CD4+ T cells

S Zhang, R Liang, W Luo, C Liu, X Wu, Y Gao… - …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Interleukin (IL)‐27, a newly discovered IL‐12 family cytokine, is composed of p28
and EBI3. In this study, CD11c‐p28f/f conditional knockout mice were generated to delete …

Vγ4 γδ T cell-derived IL-17A negatively regulates NKT cell function in Con A-induced fulminant hepatitis

N Zhao, J Hao, Y Ni, W Luo, R Liang, G Cao… - The Journal of …, 2011 - journals.aai.org
Con A-induced fulminant hepatitis is a well-known animal model for acute liver failure.
However, the role of γδ T cells in this model is undefined. In this report, using TCR δ …

The histone demethylase Jumonji domain-containing protein 3 (JMJD3) regulates fibroblast activation in systemic sclerosis

C Bergmann, A Brandt, B Merlevede… - Annals of the …, 2018 - ard.bmj.com
Objectives Systemic sclerosis (SSc) fibroblasts remain activated even in the absence of
exogenous stimuli. Epigenetic alterations are thought to play a role for this endogenous …

Cu-releasing bioactive glass/polycaprolactone coating on Mg with antibacterial and anticorrosive properties for bone tissue engineering

Y Yang, K Zheng, R Liang, A Mainka… - Biomedical …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
Bioactive glass nanoparticles containing copper (Cu-BGNs) were introduced into
polycaprolactone (PCL) coating systems to improve the bioactivity, antibacterial properties …

JAK1-dependent transphosphorylation of JAK2 limits the antifibrotic effects of selective JAK2 inhibitors on long-term treatment

Y Zhang, R Liang, CW Chen, T Mallano… - Annals of the …, 2017 - ard.bmj.com
Objectives Janus kinase 2 (JAK2) has recently been described as a novel downstream
mediator of the pro-fibrotic effects of transforming growth factor-β. Although JAK2 inhibitors …

The transcription factor GLI2 as a downstream mediator of transforming growth factor-β-induced fibroblast activation in SSc

R Liang, B Šumová, C Cordazzo, T Mallano… - Annals of the …, 2017 - ard.bmj.com
Objectives Hedgehog signalling plays a critical role during the pathogenesis of fibrosis in
systemic sclerosis (SSc). Besides canonical hedgehog signalling with smoothened (SMO) …

[HTML][HTML] Dynamic changes in O-GlcNAcylation regulate osteoclast differentiation and bone loss via nucleoporin 153

YN Li, CW Chen, T Trinh-Minh, H Zhu, AE Matei… - Bone Research, 2022 - nature.com
Bone mass is maintained by the balance between osteoclast-induced bone resorption and
osteoblast-triggered bone formation. In inflammatory arthritis such as rheumatoid arthritis …

Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 regulates fibroblast activation in systemic sclerosis

Y Zhang, S Pötter, CW Chen, R Liang… - Annals of the …, 2018 - ard.bmj.com
Objectives The enzyme poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 (PARP-1) transfers negatively
charged ADP-ribose units to target proteins. This modification can have pronounced …

A novel electrochemical ascorbic acid sensor based on branch-trunk Ag hierarchical nanostructures

Y Zhang, P Liu, S Xie, M Chen, M Zhang, Z Cai… - Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Novel branch-trunk Ag hierarchical nanostructures were fabricated by hydrothermal process
combined with microwave-assisted synthesis. Te nanowires prepared by hydrothermal …