Fatty Acid Binding Protein 7 Regulates Phagocytosis and Cytokine Production in Kupffer Cells during Liver Injury
Miyazaki H, Sawada T, Kiyohira M, Yu Z, Nakamura K, Yasumoto Y, Kagawa Y, Ebrahimi M, Islam A, Sharifi K, Kawamura S, Kodama T, Yamamoto Y, Adachi Y, Tokuda N, Terai S, Sakaida I, Ishikawa T, Owada Y. Fatty Acid Binding Protein 7 Regulates Phagocytosis and Cytokine Production in Kupffer Cells during Liver Injury. American Journal Of Pathology 2014, 184: 2505-2515. PMID: 25041855, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2014.05.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBlotting, WesternCarbon TetrachlorideChemical and Drug Induced Liver InjuryCytokinesEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFatty Acid-Binding Protein 7Fatty Acid-Binding ProteinsFlow CytometryFluorescent Antibody TechniqueImmunohistochemistryIn Situ Nick-End LabelingKupffer CellsMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutNerve Tissue ProteinsPhagocytosisReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionConceptsLiver injuryKupffer cellsKnockout miceLiver diseaseCytokine productionKC functionNumber of KCsKC phagocytic activityLiver injury processLiver necrotic areasChronic liver injurySerum liver enzymesWild-type miceNovel therapeutic approachesRole of FABP7Scavenger receptor CD36Cytokine expressionFibrogenic responseLiver enzymesInjury processPathological changesLiver cancerTherapeutic approachesReceptor CD36Tissue macrophages