Leila Gobejishvili

Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
University of Louisville
United States of America

Professor Gastroenterology
Biography

Leila Gobejishvili is an assistant professor at University of Louisville. She received her Bachelor's & Master's degree from Tblisi State University. She earned a Ph.D. from Institute of Physiology, Georgian Academy of Sciences

Research Intrest

Role of phosphodiesterases in priming of monocytes and development of liver injury/fibrosis, Alcohol induced changes in innate immunity, Alcohol mediated epigenetic changes of pro-inflammatory cytokines

List of Publications
Smart L, Gobejishvili L, Crittenden N, Barve S, McClain CJ. Alcoholic Hepatitis: Steroids vs. Pentoxifylline. Curr Hepat Rep. 2013 Mar 1;12(1):59-65.
Kirpich I, Zhang J, Gobejishvili L, Kharebava G, Barker D, Ghare S, Joshi-Barve S, McClain CJ, Barve S. Binge Ethanol-Induced HDAC3 Down-Regulates Cpt1α Expression Leading to Hepatic Steatosis and Injury. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2013 Jul 26. doi: 10.1111/acer.12172. [Epub ahead of print]
Gobejishvili L, Barve S, Breitkopf-Heinlein K, Li Y, Zhang J, Avila DV, Dooley S, McClain CJ. Rolipram attenuates bile duct ligation-induced liver injury in rats: a potential pathogenic role of PDE4. J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 2013 Jul 25. [Epub ahead of print]