2019
Ammonia-Induced Brain Edema Requires Macrophage and T Cell Expression of Toll-Like Receptor 9
Vijay G, Hu C, Peng J, Garcia-Martinez I, Hoque R, Verghis RM, Ma Y, Mehal W, Shawcross DL, Wen L. Ammonia-Induced Brain Edema Requires Macrophage and T Cell Expression of Toll-Like Receptor 9. Cellular And Molecular Gastroenterology And Hepatology 2019, 8: 609-623. PMID: 31401214, PMCID: PMC6889059, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmgh.2019.08.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute liver failureT cell cytokine productionBrain edemaCell cytokine productionCytokine productionT cell expressionBrain waterIntracranial hypertensionTotal plasma DNAFl/AC injectionAcetaminophen-induced acute liver failureAmmonia-induced brain edemaCell expressionToll-like receptor 9Intracellular cytokine productionLymphocyte cytokine productionMacrophage cytokine productionSystemic inflammationImmune dysfunctionLiver failureTLR9 expressionWT miceReceptor 9T cells
2012
Sterile Inflammation in the Liver
Kubes P, Mehal WZ. Sterile Inflammation in the Liver. Gastroenterology 2012, 143: 1158-1172. PMID: 22982943, DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2012.09.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcetaminophenAdenosine TriphosphateCaspase 1Chemical and Drug Induced Liver InjuryChemotaxis, LeukocyteCytokinesFatty LiverFatty Liver, AlcoholicHepatitisHMGB1 ProteinHumansInflammasomesInterleukin-1betaNeutrophilsNon-alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseaseNucleic AcidsReceptors, Pattern RecognitionReperfusion InjurySignal TransductionUric AcidConceptsDamage-associated molecular patternsPattern recognition receptorsImmune cellsSterile inflammationRecognition receptorsCellular pattern recognition receptorsDrug-induced liver injuryEndogenous damage-associated molecular patternsSuch damage-associated molecular patternsMolecular patternsSite of injuryPathogen-associated molecular patternsProtease caspase-1Alcoholic steatohepatitisLiver injuryNonalcoholic steatohepatitisLiver diseaseProinflammatory cytokinesSpecific therapyInterleukin-1βLiver pathologyTissue injuryImmune responseTherapeutic targetActivate receptors
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