Malik, Ihtzaz Ahmed

[["dc.bibliographiccitation.firstpage","279"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.issue","3"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","Histochemistry and Cell Biology"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.lastpage","291"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","137"],["dc.contributor.author","Malik, Ihtzaz Ahmed"],["dc.contributor.author","Triebel, Jakob"],["dc.contributor.author","Posselt, Jessica"],["dc.contributor.author","Khan, Sajjad"],["dc.contributor.author","Ramadori, Pierluigi"],["dc.contributor.author","Raddatz, Dirk"],["dc.contributor.author","Ramadori, Giuliano"],["dc.date.accessioned","2018-11-07T09:13:12Z"],["dc.date.available","2018-11-07T09:13:12Z"],["dc.date.issued","2012"],["dc.description.abstract","MCRs are known to be expressed predominantly in the brain where they mediate metabolic and anti-inflammatory functions. Leptin plays an important role in appetite and energy regulation via signaling through melanocortin receptors (MCRs) in the brain. As serum levels of MCR ligands are elevated in a clinical situation [acute-phase response (APR)] to tissue damage, where the liver is responsible for the metabolic changes, we studied hepatic gene expression of MCRs in a model of muscle tissue damage induced by turpentine oil (TO) injection in rats. A significant increase in gene expression of all five MCRs (MC4R was the highest) in liver at the RNA and protein level was detected after TO injection. A similar pattern of increase was also found in the brain. Immunohistology showed MC4R in the cytoplasm, but also in the nucleus of parenchymal and non-parenchymal liver cells, whereas MC3R-positivity was mainly cytoplasmic. A time-dependent migration of MC4R protein from the cytoplasm into the nucleus was observed during APR, in parallel with an increase in alpha-MSH and leptin serum levels. An increase of MC4R was detected at the protein level in wild-type mice, while such an increase was not observed in IL-6ko mice during APR. Moreover, treatment of isolated liver cells with melanocortin agonists (alpha-MSH and THIQ) inhibited the endotoxin-induced upregulation of the acute-phase cytokine (IL-6, IL1 beta and TNF-alpha) gene expression in Kupffer cells and of chemokine gene expression in hepatocytes. MCRs are expressed not only in the brain, but also in liver cells and their gene expression in liver and brain tissue is upregulated during APR. Due to the presence of specific ligands in the serum, they may mediate metabolic changes and exert a protective effect on liver cells."],["dc.identifier.doi","10.1007/s00418-011-0899-7"],["dc.identifier.isi","000300326100002"],["dc.identifier.pmid","22183812"],["dc.identifier.purl","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gs-1/7321"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/27120"],["dc.notes.intern","Merged from goescholar"],["dc.notes.status","zu prüfen"],["dc.notes.submitter","Najko"],["dc.publisher","Springer"],["dc.relation.issn","0948-6143"],["dc.rights","Goescholar"],["dc.rights.uri","https://goescholar.uni-goettingen.de/licenses"],["dc.title","Melanocortin receptors in rat liver cells: change of gene expression and intracellular localization during acute-phase response"],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","yes"],["dc.type.peerReviewed","yes"],["dc.type.status","published"],["dc.type.version","published_version"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]

[["dc.bibliographiccitation.firstpage","1"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.lastpage","9"],["dc.contributor.author","Malik, Gesa"],["dc.contributor.author","Wilting, Jörg"],["dc.contributor.author","Hess, Clemens Friedrich"],["dc.contributor.author","Ramadori, Giuliano"],["dc.contributor.author","Malik, Ihtzaz Ahmed"],["dc.date.accessioned","2019-07-09T11:50:04Z"],["dc.date.available","2019-07-09T11:50:04Z"],["dc.date.issued","2019"],["dc.description.abstract","The mechanisms of radiation-induced liver damage are poorly understood. We investigated if tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-α acts synergistically with irradiation, and how its activity is influenced by platelet endothelial cell adhesion molecule-1 (PECAM-1). We studied murine models of selective single-dose (25 Gy) liver irradiation with and without TNF-α application (2 μg/mouse; i.p.). In serum of wild-type (wt)-mice, irradiation induced a mild increase in hepatic damage marker aspartate aminotransferase (AST) in comparison to sham-irradiated controls. AST levels further increased in mice treated with both irradiation and TNF-α. Accordingly, elevated numbers of leucocytes and increased expression of the macrophage marker CD68 were observed in the liver of these mice. In parallel to hepatic damage, a consecutive decrease in expression of hepatic PECAM-1 was found in mice that received radiation or TNF-α treatment alone. The combination of radiation and TNF-α induced an additional significant decline of PECAM-1. Furthermore, increased expression of hepatic lipocalin-2 (LCN-2), a hepatoprotective protein, was detected at mRNA and protein levels after irradiation or TNF-α treatment alone and the combination of both. Signal transducer and activator of transcription-3 (STAT-3) seems to be involved in the signalling cascade. To study the involvement of PECAM-1 in hepatic damage more deeply, the liver of both wt- and PECAM-1-knock-out-mice were selectively irradiated (25 Gy). Thereby, ko-mice showed higher liver damage as revealed by elevated AST levels, but also increased hepatoprotective LCN-2 expression. Our studies show that TNF-α has a pivotal role in radiation-induced hepatic damage. It acts in concert with irradiation and its activity is modulated by PECAM-1, which mediates pro- and anti-inflammatory signalling."],["dc.identifier.doi","10.1111/jcmm.14224"],["dc.identifier.pmid","30761739"],["dc.identifier.purl","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gs-1/15851"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/59695"],["dc.language.iso","en"],["dc.notes.intern","Merged from goescholar"],["dc.relation.issn","1582-4934"],["dc.rights","CC BY 4.0"],["dc.rights.uri","https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0"],["dc.subject.ddc","610"],["dc.title","PECAM-1 modulates liver damage induced by synergistic effects of TNF-α and irradiation"],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","yes"],["dc.type.version","published_version"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]

[["dc.bibliographiccitation.firstpage","470"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.issue","3"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","Biology"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","11"],["dc.contributor.affiliation","Malik, Ihtzaz Ahmed; 1Department of Geriatrics, University Medical Center Goettingen, Waldweg 33, D-37073 Goettingen, Germany"],["dc.contributor.affiliation","Ramadori, Giuliano; 2Center of Internal Medicine, University Medical Center Goettingen, Robert-Koch Str. 38, D-37075 Goettingen, Germany; giulianoramadori@gmail.com"],["dc.contributor.author","Malik, Ihtzaz Ahmed"],["dc.contributor.author","Ramadori, Giuliano"],["dc.date.accessioned","2022-04-01T10:02:04Z"],["dc.date.available","2022-04-01T10:02:04Z"],["dc.date.issued","2022"],["dc.date.updated","2022-04-08T07:27:40Z"],["dc.description.abstract","A mild to moderate increase in acute-phase proteins (APPs) and a decrease in serum albumin levels are detected in hospitalized COVID-19 patients. A similar trend is also observed for acute-phase cytokines (APC), mainly IL6, besides chemokines (e.g., CXCL8 and CCL2). However, the source of the chemokines in these patients at different stages of disease remains to be elucidated. We investigated hepatic gene expression of CXC- and CC-chemokines in a model of a localized extrahepatic aseptic abscess and in a model of septicemia produced by the intramuscular injection of turpentine oil (TO) into each hindlimb or lipopolysaccharide (LPS) intraperitoneally (i.p.) in rats and mice (wild-type (WT) and IL6-KO). Together with a striking increase in the serum IL6 level, strong serum CXCL2 and CXCL8 concentrations were detected. Correspondingly, rapid (2 h) upregulation of CXCL1, CXCL2, CXCL5, and CXCL8 was observed in rat liver after intramuscular TO injection. The induction of the gene expression of CXCL1 and CXCL8 was the fastest and strongest. The hepatic CXC-chemokines behaved like positive APPs that depend on IL6 production by activated macrophages recruited to extrahepatic damaged tissue. Chemokine upregulation was greatly reduced in IL6-KO mice. However, IL6 was dispensable in the LPS–APR model, as massive induction of hepatic chemokines studied was measured in IL6-KO mice."],["dc.description.sponsorship","Open-Access-Publikationsfonds 2022"],["dc.identifier.doi","10.3390/biology11030470"],["dc.identifier.pii","biology11030470"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/105816"],["dc.language.iso","en"],["dc.notes.intern","DOI-Import GROB-530"],["dc.relation.eissn","2079-7737"],["dc.rights","CC BY 4.0"],["dc.title","Interleukin-6-Production Is Responsible for Induction of Hepatic Synthesis of Several Chemokines as Acute-Phase Mediators in Two Animal Models: Possible Significance for Interpretation of Laboratory Changes in Severely Ill Patients"],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","yes"],["dc.type.subtype","original_ja"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]

[["dc.bibliographiccitation.firstpage","7347"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.issue","41"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","World Journal of Gastroenterology"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.lastpage","7358"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","23"],["dc.contributor.author","Malik, Ihtzaz Ahmed"],["dc.contributor.author","Wilting, Jörg"],["dc.contributor.author","Ramadori, Giuliano"],["dc.contributor.author","Naz, Naila"],["dc.date.accessioned","2019-07-09T11:44:36Z"],["dc.date.available","2019-07-09T11:44:36Z"],["dc.date.issued","2017"],["dc.description.abstract","AIM To studied iron metabolism in liver, spleen, and serum after acute liver-damage, in relation to surrogate markers for liver-damage and repair. METHODS Rats received intraperitoneal injection of the hepatotoxin thioacetamide (TAA), and were sacrificed regularly between 1 and 96 h thereafter. Serum levels of transaminases and iron were measured using conventional laboratory assays. Liver tissue was used for conventional histology, immunohistology, and iron staining. The expression of acute-phase cytokines, ferritin light chain (FTL), and ferritin heavy chain (FTH) was investigated in the liver by qRT-PCR. Western blotting was used to investigate FTL and FTH in liver tissue and serum. Liver and spleen tissue was also used to determine iron concentrations. RESULTS After a short initial decrease, iron serum concentrations increased in parallel with serum transaminase (aspartate aminotransferase and alanine aminotransferase) levels, which reached a maximum at 48 h, and decreased thereafter. Similarly, after 48 h a significant increase in FTL, and after 72h in FTH was detected in serum. While earliest morphological signs of inflammation in liver were visible after 6 h, increased expression of the two acute-phase cytokines IFN-γ (1h) and IL-1β (3h) was detectable earlier, with maximum values after 12-24 h. Iron concentrations in liver tissue increased steadily between 1 h and 48 h, and remained high at 96 h. In contrast, spleen iron concentrations remained unchanged until 48 h, and increased mildly thereafter (96 h). Although tissue iron staining was negative, hepatic FTL and FTH protein levels were strongly elevated. Our results reveal effects on hepatic iron concentrations after direct liver injury by TAA. The increase of liver iron concentrations may be due to the uptake of a significant proportion of the metal by healthy hepatocytes, and only to a minor extent by macrophages, as spleen iron concentrations do not increase in parallel. The temporary increase of iron, FTH and transaminases in serum is obviously due to their release by damaged hepatocytes. CONCLUSION Increased liver iron levels may be the consequence of hepatocyte damage. Iron released into serum by damaged hepatocytes is obviously transported back and stored via ferritins."],["dc.identifier.doi","10.3748/wjg.v23.i41.7347"],["dc.identifier.purl","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gs-1/14835"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/59046"],["dc.language.iso","en"],["dc.notes.intern","Merged from goescholar"],["dc.relation.issn","2219-2840"],["dc.rights","CC BY-NC 4.0"],["dc.rights.uri","https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0"],["dc.subject.ddc","610"],["dc.title","Reabsorption of iron into acutely damaged rat liver: A role for ferritins"],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","yes"],["dc.type.version","published_version"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]

[["dc.bibliographiccitation.firstpage","217"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.issue","2"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","Histochemistry and Cell Biology"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.lastpage","233"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","137"],["dc.contributor.author","Wojcik, Marta"],["dc.contributor.author","Ramadori, Pierluigi"],["dc.contributor.author","Blaschke, Martina"],["dc.contributor.author","Sultan, Sadaf"],["dc.contributor.author","Khan, Sajjad"],["dc.contributor.author","Malik, Ihtzaz Ahmed"],["dc.contributor.author","Naz, Naila"],["dc.contributor.author","Martius, Gesa"],["dc.contributor.author","Ramadori, Giuliano"],["dc.contributor.author","Schultze, Frank Christian"],["dc.date.accessioned","2018-11-07T09:14:07Z"],["dc.date.available","2018-11-07T09:14:07Z"],["dc.date.issued","2012"],["dc.description.abstract","It has been suggested that cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2)-mediated prostaglandin synthesis is associated with liver inflammation and carcinogenesis. The aim of this study is to identify the cellular source of COX-2 expression in different stages, from acute liver injury through liver fibrosis to cholangiocarcinoma (CC). We induced in rats acute and \"chronic\" liver injury (thioacetamide (TAA) or carbon tetrachloride (CCl(4))) and CC development (TAA) and assessed COX-2 gene expression in normal and damaged liver tissue by RT-PCR of total RNA. The cellular localization of COX-2 protein in liver tissue was analyzed by immunohistochemistry as well as in isolated rat liver cells by Western blotting. The findings were compared with those obtained in human cirrhotic liver tissue. The specificity of the antibodies was tested by 2-DE Western blot and mass spectrometric identification of the positive protein spots. RT-PCR analysis of total RNA revealed an increase of hepatic COX-2 gene expression in acutely as well as \"chronically\" damaged liver. COX-2-protein was detected in those ED1(+)/ED2(+) cells located in the non-damaged tissue (resident tissue macrophages). In addition COX-2 positivity in inflammatory mononuclear phagocytes (ED1(+)/ED2(-)), which were also present within the tumoral tissue was detected. COX-2 protein was clearly detectable in isolated Kupffer cells as well as (at lower level) in isolated \"inflammatory\" macrophages. Similar results were obtained in human cirrhotic liver. COX-2 protein is constitutively detectable in liver tissue macrophages. Inflammatory mononuclear phagocytes contribute to the increase of COX-2 gene expression in acute and chronic liver damage induced by different toxins and in the CC microenvironment."],["dc.description.sponsorship","Ministry of Science and Higher Education, Poland [N N308 3169 33]"],["dc.identifier.doi","10.1007/s00418-011-0889-9"],["dc.identifier.isi","000299371500008"],["dc.identifier.pmid","22131058"],["dc.identifier.purl","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gs-1/8811"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/27328"],["dc.notes.intern","Merged from goescholar"],["dc.notes.status","zu prüfen"],["dc.notes.submitter","Najko"],["dc.publisher","Springer"],["dc.relation.issn","0948-6143"],["dc.rights","Goescholar"],["dc.rights.uri","https://goescholar.uni-goettingen.de/licenses"],["dc.title","Immunodetection of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) is restricted to tissue macrophages in normal rat liver and to recruited mononuclear phagocytes in liver injury and cholangiocarcinoma"],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","yes"],["dc.type.peerReviewed","yes"],["dc.type.status","published"],["dc.type.version","published_version"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]

[["dc.bibliographiccitation.artnumber","257"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.issue","1"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","BMC Cancer"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","18"],["dc.contributor.author","Ramadori, Giuliano"],["dc.contributor.author","Bosio, Patrizia"],["dc.contributor.author","Moriconi, Federico"],["dc.contributor.author","Malik, Ihtzaz A."],["dc.date.accessioned","2019-07-09T11:45:17Z"],["dc.date.available","2019-07-09T11:45:17Z"],["dc.date.issued","2018"],["dc.description.abstract","BACKGROUND: After orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), recurrent HCC mostly develops within 2 years. All cases of de novo HCC described so far occurred later than 2 years after OLT. Prevention of post-transplantation HCC has usually been tried to achieve by curing or controlling recurrent liver disease. This has been rationale for treatment with interferon (IFN)/ribavirin of HCV-recurrence in patients after OLT, transplanted for advanced HCV-induced liver disease and/or HCC. The availability of new and more efficient drugs has improved chances also for previously difficult-to-treat HCV-positive patients. CASE PRESENTATION: A 75 year-old male patient who had undergone OLT for decompensated HCV-cirrhosis in 2009, and bilio-digestive surgery in 2011 under tracrolimus (0.5 mg/day) and prednisone (5 mg/day) immunosuppressive therapy, started to receive antiviral treatment for recurrent HCV-infection of graft with 200 mg/day ribavirin in combination with ledipasvir and sofosbuvir by the end of October 2015. Because of multiple side effects (anemia, asthenia, infections, and reduction of kidney functions - palliated by treatment with erythropoietin), treatment was stopped after 16 weeks. At the third control, a minimal increase in alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) serum level to 10 μg/L was measured 8 months after therapy, whereas both liver sonography and serum transaminases were normal. The patient's general condition; however, remained poor, and a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of abdomen was performed 2 months later. A nodule of 3 cm in diameter with a pseudocapsule was found centrally in the liver. The patient had to be hospitalized for recurrent infections of the lung, overt ascites and peritonitis. Rapid tumor growth (10 cm) was detected during last stay in hospital (April 2017), concomitant with a rise of AFP-serum levels to 91 μg/L. The family decided to take the patient home, and best supportive care was provided by a general practitioner, local nurses and the patient's dedicated wife until his death. CONCLUSION: Before treating OLT patients with HCV graft reinfection one should not only consider possible advantages of newly effective antiviral-therapies, but also life expectancy and possible side effects (difficult to manage at an outpatient service basis), including severe disadvantages such as the development of HCC."],["dc.description.sponsorship","Open-Access-Publikationsfonds 2018"],["dc.identifier.doi","10.1186/s12885-018-4175-2"],["dc.identifier.pmid","29510685"],["dc.identifier.purl","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gs-1/15129"],["dc.identifier.purl","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gs-1/15090"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/59200"],["dc.language.iso","en"],["dc.notes.intern","Merged from goescholar"],["dc.notes.intern","Merged from goescholar"],["dc.relation.issn","1471-2407"],["dc.rights","CC BY 4.0"],["dc.rights.uri","https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0"],["dc.subject.ddc","610"],["dc.title","Case report: 8 years after liver transplantation: de novo hepatocellular carcinoma 8 months after HCV clearance through IFN-free antiviral therapy."],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","yes"],["dc.type.version","published_version"],["dc.type.version","published_version"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]

[["dc.bibliographiccitation.firstpage","2441"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.issue","10"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.lastpage","2452"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","19"],["dc.contributor.author","Malik, Ihtzaz Ahmed"],["dc.contributor.author","Stange, Ina"],["dc.contributor.author","Martius, Gesa"],["dc.contributor.author","Cameron, Silke"],["dc.contributor.author","Rave-Fraenk, Margret"],["dc.contributor.author","Hess, Clemens Friedrich"],["dc.contributor.author","Ellenrieder, Volker"],["dc.contributor.author","Wolff, Hendrik Andreas"],["dc.date.accessioned","2018-11-07T09:51:03Z"],["dc.date.available","2018-11-07T09:51:03Z"],["dc.date.issued","2015"],["dc.description.abstract","Platelet endothelial cell adhesion molecule-1 (PECAM-1, CD31) is known to play an important role in hepatic inflammation. Therefore, we investigated the role of PECAM-1 in wild-type (WT) and knock-out (KO)-mice after single-dose liver irradiation (25Gy). Both, at mRNA and protein level, a time-dependent decrease in hepatic PECAM-1, corresponding to an increase in intercellular cell adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) (6hrs) was detected in WT-mice after irradiation. Immunohistologically, an increased number of neutrophil granulocytes (NG) (but not of mononuclear phagocytes) was observed in the liver of WT and PECAM-1-KO mice at 6hrs after irradiation. The number of recruited NG was higher and prolonged until 24hrs in KO compared to WT-mice. Correspondingly, a significant induction of hepatic tumour necrosis factor (TNF)- and CXC-chemokines (KC/CXCL1 interleukin-8/CXCL8) was detected together with an elevation of serum liver transaminases (6-24hrs) in WT and KO-mice. Likewise, phosphorylation of signal transducer and activator of transcription-3 (STAT-3) was observed in both animal groups after irradiation. The level of all investigated proteins as well as of the liver transaminases was significantly higher in KO than WT-mice. In the cell-line U937, irradiation led to a reduction in PECAM-1 in parallel to an increased ICAM-1 expression. TNF--blockage by anti-TNF- prevented this change in both proteins in cell culture. Radiation-induced stress conditions induce a transient accumulation of granulocytes within the liver by down-regulation/absence of PECAM-1. It suggests that reduction/lack in PECAM-1 may lead to greater and prolonged inflammation which can be prevented by anti-TNF."],["dc.description.sponsorship","Open-Access Publikationsfonds 2015"],["dc.identifier.doi","10.1111/jcmm.12630"],["dc.identifier.isi","000362222800013"],["dc.identifier.pmid","26177067"],["dc.identifier.purl","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gs-1/12272"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/35834"],["dc.notes.intern","Merged from goescholar"],["dc.notes.status","zu prüfen"],["dc.notes.submitter","Najko"],["dc.publisher","Wiley-blackwell"],["dc.relation.issn","1582-4934"],["dc.rights","CC BY 4.0"],["dc.rights.uri","https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0"],["dc.title","Role of PECAM-1 in radiation-induced liver inflammation"],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","yes"],["dc.type.peerReviewed","yes"],["dc.type.status","published"],["dc.type.version","published_version"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]

[["dc.bibliographiccitation.firstpage","562"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.issue","5"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","Laboratory Investigation"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.lastpage","574"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","89"],["dc.contributor.author","Mansuroglu, Tuemen"],["dc.contributor.author","Ramadori, Pierluigi"],["dc.contributor.author","Dudas, Jozsef"],["dc.contributor.author","Malik, Ihtzaz"],["dc.contributor.author","Hammerich, Kristoff"],["dc.contributor.author","Fuezesi, Laszlo"],["dc.contributor.author","Ramadori, Giuliano"],["dc.date.accessioned","2018-11-07T08:30:25Z"],["dc.date.available","2018-11-07T08:30:25Z"],["dc.date.issued","2009"],["dc.description.abstract","Stem cell factor (SCF) and its receptor, c-Kit, constitute an important signal transduction system with proliferative and anti-apoptotic functions. Besides regulating hemopoietic stem cell proliferation and liver regeneration, it has been implicated in the regulation of human malignancies. However, the cellular expression of the SCF-c-Kit gene system in the liver during cholangiocarcinogenesis has not been studied to date. The protein-and mRNA-expression levels of SCF and c-Kit genes were examined in normal rat liver, in isolated normal rat liver cells and in a thioacetamide-induced rat model of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (CC). Immunohistochemical analysis of the normal liver showed that SCF is expressed in the wall of the hepatic artery and in some cells, which were located along the sinusoids, although it was absent from hepatocytes and biliary epithelial cells. The mRNA analysis of isolated normal liver cell populations revealed a co-expression of SCF- and c-Kit-mRNA in sinusoidal endothelial cells and in Kupffer cells, whereas passaged and cultured liver myofibroblasts (MFs) expressed only SCF. Low levels of the SCF-and c-Kit-mRNA expression could be detected in isolated hepatocytes of the normal liver. Immunohistochemical analysis of the CC tissue showed SCF positivity in proliferating biliary cells (CK-19(+)), in macrophages (ED-1(+)) and in MFs (alpha-smooth-muscle-actin, alpha-SMA(+)) of the tumoral microenvironment. c-Kit-positivity could be detected on hepatocytes of the regenerating nodules and on the proliferating bile ducts of CC. Compared with the normal liver tissue, SCF-mRNA from the CC tissue was upregulated up to 20-fold, whereas c-Kit-mRNA was upregulated up to fivefold. These data indicate that several cell populations may become able to express SCF and/or c-Kit during cholangiocarcinogenesis. Therefore, the SCF-c-Kit system may contribute to tumor development, for instance, by inducing proliferation of hepatocytes and of biliary cells and by acting as a surviving factor for CC cells."],["dc.identifier.doi","10.1038/labinvest.2009.15"],["dc.identifier.isi","000265576000007"],["dc.identifier.pmid","19255573"],["dc.identifier.purl","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gs-1/6330"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/16892"],["dc.notes.intern","Merged from goescholar"],["dc.notes.status","zu prüfen"],["dc.notes.submitter","Najko"],["dc.publisher","Nature Publishing Group"],["dc.relation.issn","0023-6837"],["dc.rights","Goescholar"],["dc.rights.uri","https://goescholar.uni-goettingen.de/licenses"],["dc.title","Expression of stem cell factor and its receptor c-Kit during the development of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma"],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","yes"],["dc.type.peerReviewed","yes"],["dc.type.status","published"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]

[["dc.bibliographiccitation.artnumber","637"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.issue","5"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","International Journal of Molecular Sciences"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","17"],["dc.contributor.author","Sultan, Sadaf"],["dc.contributor.author","Ahmad, Shakil"],["dc.contributor.author","Rave-Fraenk, Margret"],["dc.contributor.author","Malik, Ihtzaz Ahmed"],["dc.contributor.author","Hess, Clemens Friedrich"],["dc.contributor.author","Christiansen, Hans"],["dc.contributor.author","Cameron, Silke"],["dc.date.accessioned","2018-11-07T10:14:35Z"],["dc.date.available","2018-11-07T10:14:35Z"],["dc.date.issued","2016"],["dc.description.abstract","Previously, we showed that lipocalin2 (LCN2) serum levels increased after liver irradiation and during acute-phase conditions. Here, we evaluate LCN2 expression and serum levels after single-dose lung irradiation with 25 Gy, percutaneously administered to the lung of randomly-paired male Wistar rats. Due to the concave anatomy of the lung recesses, the irradiation field included the upper part of the liver. No rat died due to irradiation. In control tissue, lung immunohistochemistry showed a high constitutive expression of LCN2+ granulocytes. LCN2 mRNA levels in lung tissue increased up to 24 h (9 +/- 2.3-fold) after irradiation. However, serum LCN2 levels remained undetectable after lung irradiation. LCN2 expression in the upper part of the liver increased up to 4.2-fold after lung irradiation, but the lower liver showed an early decrease. Acute-phase cytokines (IL-1 beta and TNF-beta) showed a significant increase on transcript level in both lung and upper liver, whilst the lower liver did not show any considerable increase. In conclusion, constitutive expression of LCN2 in local immune cells demonstrates its local role during stress conditions in the lung. The absence of LCN2 in the serum strengthens our previous findings that the liver is the key player in secreting LCN2 during stress conditions with liver involvement."],["dc.description.sponsorship","Open-Access Publikationsfonds 2016"],["dc.identifier.doi","10.3390/ijms17050637"],["dc.identifier.isi","000378791400031"],["dc.identifier.purl","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gs-1/13241"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/40644"],["dc.notes.intern","Merged from goescholar"],["dc.notes.status","zu prüfen"],["dc.notes.submitter","Najko"],["dc.publisher","Mdpi Ag"],["dc.relation.issn","1422-0067"],["dc.rights","CC BY 4.0"],["dc.rights.uri","https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0"],["dc.title","Induction of Lipocalin2 in a Rat Model of Lung Irradiation"],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","yes"],["dc.type.peerReviewed","yes"],["dc.type.status","published"],["dc.type.version","published_version"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]

[["dc.bibliographiccitation.artnumber","1045"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.issue","8"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","Cancers"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","11"],["dc.contributor.author","Malik, Ihtzaz Ahmed"],["dc.contributor.author","Malik, Gesa"],["dc.contributor.author","Ströbel, Philipp"],["dc.contributor.author","Wilting, Jörg"],["dc.date.accessioned","2019-07-25T09:09:43Z"],["dc.date.available","2019-07-25T09:09:43Z"],["dc.date.issued","2019"],["dc.description.abstract","Due to the lack of suitable in-vivo models, the etiology of intrahepatic cholangiocellular carcinoma (ICC) is poorly understood. We previously showed the involvement of platelet endothelial cell adhesion molecule-1 (Pecam-1/CD31) in acute liver damage. Here, we developed a model of ICC using thioacetamide (TAA) in drinking water of wild-type (WT)-mice and Pecam-1-knock-out (KO)-mice. Gross inspection and microscopy revealed liver-cirrhosis and ICC in both groups after 22 weeks of TAA. The severity of cirrhosis and ICC (Ck-19-positive) was reduced in Pecam-1 KO mice (stage-4 cirrhosis in WT vs. stage-3 in KO mice). Tumor networks (accompanied by neutrophils) were predominantly located in portal areas, with signs of epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT). In serum, TAA induced an increase in hepatic damage markers, with lower levels in Pecam-1 null mice. With qPCR of liver, elevated expression of Pecam-1 mRNA was noted in WT mice, in addition to Icam-1, EpCam, cytokines, cMyc, and Mmp2. Thereby, levels of EpCAM, cytokines, cMyc, and Mmp2 were significantly lower in Pecam-1 null mice. Lipocalin-2 and Ccl5 were elevated significantly in both WT and Pecam-1 null mice after TAA administration. Also, EMT marker Wnt5a (not Twist-1) was increased in both groups after TAA. We present a highly reproducible mouse model for ICC and show protective effects of Pecam-1 deficiency."],["dc.identifier.doi","10.3390/cancers11081045"],["dc.identifier.purl","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gs-1/16299"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/62039"],["dc.language.iso","en"],["dc.notes.intern","Merged from goescholar"],["dc.publisher","MDPI"],["dc.relation.eissn","2072-6694"],["dc.relation.issn","2072-6694"],["dc.rights","CC BY 4.0"],["dc.rights.uri","https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0"],["dc.title","Development of A New Mouse Model for Intrahepatic Cholangiocellular Carcinoma: Accelerating Functions of Pecam-1"],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","yes"],["dc.type.version","published_version"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]