2023
Humanized mouse liver reveals endothelial control of essential hepatic metabolic functions
Kaffe E, Roulis M, Zhao J, Qu R, Sefik E, Mirza H, Zhou J, Zheng Y, Charkoftaki G, Vasiliou V, Vatner D, Mehal W, AlcHepNet, Kluger Y, Flavell R. Humanized mouse liver reveals endothelial control of essential hepatic metabolic functions. Cell 2023, 186: 3793-3809.e26. PMID: 37562401, PMCID: PMC10544749, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2023.07.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetabolic functionsSpecies-specific interactionsKey metabolic functionsCell-autonomous mechanismsNon-alcoholic fatty liver diseaseMajor metabolic hubNon-parenchymal cellsMetabolic hubHuman hepatocytesMicroenvironmental regulationHuman diseasesHuman-specific aspectsHuman pathologiesHomeostatic processesSpecies mismatchCholesterol uptakeFatty liver diseaseParacrine mannerHuman immuneBile acid conjugationSinusoidal endothelial cellsHepatic metabolic functionMouse liverEndothelial cellsCells
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
1998
IL-18 augments perforin-dependent cytotoxicity of liver NK-T cells.
Dao T, Mehal W, Crispe I. IL-18 augments perforin-dependent cytotoxicity of liver NK-T cells. The Journal Of Immunology 1998, 161: 2217-22. PMID: 9725214, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.161.5.2217.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdjuvants, ImmunologicAnimalsCytokinesCytotoxicity, ImmunologicHumansInterferon InducersInterferon-gammaInterleukin-18Jurkat CellsKiller Cells, NaturalLiverLymphoproliferative DisordersMembrane GlycoproteinsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, Inbred StrainsMice, KnockoutPerforinPore Forming Cytotoxic ProteinsT-Lymphocyte SubsetsT-Lymphocytes, CytotoxicTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaConceptsNK T cellsLiver NK T cellsIL-18NK cellsIntrahepatic lymphocyte subpopulationsNK cell activityPerforin-dependent cytotoxicityPerforin-dependent pathwayTNF-alpha productionSoluble TNF-alphaT cell linesLymphocyte subpopulationsCytotoxic cellsTNF-alphaT cellsCell activityExact mechanismNKCell populationsCell linesLiverCytotoxicityCellsCytokinesCTL
1996
Strange brew: T cells in the liver
Crispe I, Mehal W. Strange brew: T cells in the liver. Trends In Immunology 1996, 17: 522-525. PMID: 8961629, DOI: 10.1016/s0167-5699(96)80906-6.Peer-Reviewed Original Research