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
2001
Antigen Presentation by Liver Cells Controls Intrahepatic T Cell Trapping, Whereas Bone Marrow-Derived Cells Preferentially Promote Intrahepatic T Cell Apoptosis
Mehal W, Azzaroli F, Crispe I. Antigen Presentation by Liver Cells Controls Intrahepatic T Cell Trapping, Whereas Bone Marrow-Derived Cells Preferentially Promote Intrahepatic T Cell Apoptosis. The Journal Of Immunology 2001, 167: 667-673. PMID: 11441069, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.167.2.667.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntigen PresentationApoptosisBone Marrow CellsBone Marrow TransplantationCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCell MovementCells, CulturedCytotoxicity, ImmunologicLiverLymphocyte ActivationLymphocyte CountLymphocyte DepletionMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicRadiation ChimeraSpleenStem Cell TransplantationStem CellsConceptsMarrow-derived cellsNon-bone marrow-derived cellsT cellsT cell apoptosisAg presentationLiver injuryBone marrow-derived cellsCell apoptosisSuch liver injuryT cell trappingT cell accumulationBone marrow chimerasTCR transgenic miceT cell populationsT cell deletionAdoptive transferIntrahepatic accumulationLiver damageHepatocyte damageSystemic activationAntigen presentationBone marrowCell accumulationClonal expansionCell deletion
2000
The liver as a site of T‐cell apoptosis: graveyard, or killing field?
Crispe I, Dao T, Klugewitz K, Mehal W, Metz D. The liver as a site of T‐cell apoptosis: graveyard, or killing field? Immunological Reviews 2000, 174: 47-62. PMID: 10807506, DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0528.2002.017412.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdoptive TransferAnimalsAntigensApoptosisCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCell AdhesionEndothelium, VascularFas ReceptorHepatitis CHumansImmune ToleranceImmunophenotypingIntestinal AbsorptionKiller Cells, NaturalKupffer CellsLiverLiver CirculationLiver TransplantationLymphocyte ActivationLymphocyte SubsetsMiceMice, TransgenicModels, ImmunologicalPortal VeinConceptsT cellsNatural killerT cell trappingNK T cellsPeripheral immune responsePortal vein infusionApoptotic T cellsT cell apoptosisNormal mouse liverPhenomenon of toleranceApoptotic CD8Liver allograftsOral toleranceHepatitis C.Lymphocyte populationsAntigenic cellsImmune responseLiver pathogensVein infusionClearance phaseLiver resultsLiverDirect perfusionMouse liverCell populations
1999
Selective retention of activated CD8+ T cells by the normal liver.
Mehal W, Juedes A, Crispe I. Selective retention of activated CD8+ T cells by the normal liver. The Journal Of Immunology 1999, 163: 3202-10. PMID: 10477588, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.163.6.3202.Peer-Reviewed Original Research