Inflammasomes in chronic liver disease: Hepatic injury, fibrosis progression and systemic inflammation
Taru V, Szabo G, Mehal W, Reiberger T. Inflammasomes in chronic liver disease: Hepatic injury, fibrosis progression and systemic inflammation. Journal Of Hepatology 2024, 81: 895-910. PMID: 38908436, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2024.06.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute-on-chronic liver failureChronic liver diseaseLiver disease progressionToll-like receptorsLiver diseasePortal hypertensionLiver failureDisease progressionLiver injuryImmune systemEnd-stage liver diseaseRelease of pro-inflammatory cytokinesInnate immune cellsFlares of inflammationDysfunctional immune systemInflammasome activationPro-inflammatory stateNuclear factor kappa BPro-inflammatory cytokinesAdaptive immune systemFactor kappa BSystemic inflammationLiver parenchymal cellsWhite adipose tissueImmune cellsComplement protein signatures in patients with alcohol-associated hepatitis
Taiwo M, Huang E, Pathak V, Bellar A, Welch N, Dasarathy J, Streem D, McClain C, Mitchell M, Barton B, Szabo G, Dasarathy S, Consortium A, Schaefer E, Luther J, Day L, Ouyang X, Suyavaran A, Mehal W, Jacobs J, Goodman R, Rotroff D, Nagy L. Complement protein signatures in patients with alcohol-associated hepatitis. JCI Insight 2024, 9: e174127. PMID: 38573776, PMCID: PMC11141929, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.174127.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAlcohol-associated hepatitisSevere AHAlcohol use disorderAlcoholic cirrhosisHealthy controlsPredicting 90-day mortalityComplement proteinsSerum proteome of patientsEthanol-induced liver injurySerum proteomeDevelopment of effective therapiesProteome of patientsAssociated with pro-inflammatory cytokinesProtein signaturesPro-inflammatory cytokinesCoagulation factors IINon-invasive biomarkersDiagnostic challengeSerine protease 1Murine modelEffective therapyLiver injuryPrognostic biomarkerHepatic inflammationC1q binding protein