2019
Inflammasome Is Activated in the Liver of Cholestatic Patients and Aggravates Hepatic Injury in Bile Duct–Ligated Mouse
Cai SY, Ge M, Mennone A, Hoque R, Ouyang X, Boyer JL. Inflammasome Is Activated in the Liver of Cholestatic Patients and Aggravates Hepatic Injury in Bile Duct–Ligated Mouse. Cellular And Molecular Gastroenterology And Hepatology 2019, 9: 679-688. PMID: 31887435, PMCID: PMC7160576, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmgh.2019.12.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWT BDL miceCholestatic liver injuryBDL liversBDL miceBile duct ligationBile acidsLiver injuryCholestatic patientsIL-1βM2 anti-inflammatory macrophagesPrimary sclerosing cholangitisPlasma IL-1βLiver hydroxyproline contentLiver of patientsPrimary biliary cholangitisHealthy control subjectsCD206-positive cellsAnti-inflammatory macrophagesIL-1β inductionEndogenous bile acidsCaspase-1 cleavageProcaspase-1 cleavageMouse hepatocytesSclerosing cholangitisLiver histology
2015
Na+/H+ exchanger regulatory factor 1 knockout mice have an attenuated hepatic inflammatory response and are protected from cholestatic liver injury
Li M, Mennone A, Soroka CJ, Hagey LR, Ouyang X, Weinman EJ, Boyer JL. Na+/H+ exchanger regulatory factor 1 knockout mice have an attenuated hepatic inflammatory response and are protected from cholestatic liver injury. Hepatology 2015, 62: 1227-1236. PMID: 26108984, PMCID: PMC4589453, DOI: 10.1002/hep.27956.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBile duct ligationLiver injuryInflammatory responseICAM-1BDL miceBDL-induced liver injuryNeutrophil-mediated liver injuryTotal bile acid concentrationTumor necrosis factor alphaIntercellular adhesion molecule-1Hepatic neutrophil accumulationAttenuated liver injuryCholestatic liver injuryHepatic inflammatory responseMouse liverSerum alanine aminotransferaseBile acid concentrationsHepatic inflammatory diseasesICAM-1 expressionNecrosis factor alphaAdhesion molecule-1Wild-type miceICAM-1 proteinNew therapeutic targetsMessenger RNA levels