2010
Cell Death and Fibrogenesis
Mehal W, Imaeda A. Cell Death and Fibrogenesis. Seminars In Liver Disease 2010, 30: 226-231. PMID: 20665375, PMCID: PMC3219753, DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1255352.BooksConceptsHepatic stellate cellsQuiescent hepatic stellate cellsChronic liver injuryNatural killer cellsCell deathHIV infectionLiver injuryNK cellsKiller cellsAntifibrotic effectsImmune suppressionImmune cellsProfibrotic effectsStellate cellsHepatocyte deathHSC apoptosisDeathCellular deathFibrosisCellular debrisMatrix depositionHSC deathSurvival signalsApoptotic bodiesProapoptotic signals
2009
Acetaminophen-induced hepatotoxicity in mice is dependent on Tlr9 and the Nalp3 inflammasome
Imaeda AB, Watanabe A, Sohail MA, Mahmood S, Mohamadnejad M, Sutterwala FS, Flavell RA, Mehal WZ. Acetaminophen-induced hepatotoxicity in mice is dependent on Tlr9 and the Nalp3 inflammasome. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2009, 119: 305-314. PMID: 19164858, PMCID: PMC2631294, DOI: 10.1172/jci35958.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcetaminophenAnalgesics, Non-NarcoticAnimalsApoptosisAspirinCarrier ProteinsCaspase InhibitorsCell LineCyclooxygenase InhibitorsDose-Response Relationship, DrugHumansImmunity, InnateInflammationInterleukin-18Interleukin-1betaLiverMiceMice, Inbred C57BLNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinSignal TransductionToll-Like Receptor 9ConceptsLiver injuryIL-1betaNALP3 inflammasomeHepatocyte deathAcetaminophen-induced liver injuryCaspase-1Proinflammatory cytokine activationInnate immune activationSterile inflammatory responseType of injuryCOX-1 inhibitionMature IL-1betaPotential therapeutic approachSinusoidal endothelial cellsOverall tissue injuryIL-18Immune activationProinflammatory cytokinesTLR9 antagonistInitial insultInflammatory responseTissue injuryProtective effectCytokine activationTherapeutic approaches