肝损伤
巨噬细胞
促炎细胞因子
分泌物
肝星状细胞
细胞因子
生物
肿瘤坏死因子α
硫代乙酰胺
纤维化
库普弗电池
免疫学
炎症
医学
内分泌学
内科学
体外
生物化学
作者
Quanrongzi Wang,Xinya Zhu,Zijian Li,Min Feng,Xisheng Liu
标识
DOI:10.1016/j.cellimm.2021.104401
摘要
Macrophages contribute to liver fibrogenesis by the production of a large variety of cytokines. ATF6 is associated with the activation of macrophages. The present study aimed to investigate the role of ATF6 in the expression of macrophage-derived cytokines and liver fibrogenesis after acute liver injury. Following thioacetamide (TAA)-induced acute liver injury, the characteristics of the occurrence of liver fibrosis and the secretion of cytokines by macrophages were first described. Then, the role of various cytokines secreted by macrophages in activating hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) was tested in vitro. Finally, endoplasmic reticulum stress (ER-stress) signals in macrophages were detected following liver injury. siRNA was used to interfere with the expression of ATF6 in macrophages to verify the influence of ATF6 on cytokine expression and liver fibrogenesis after liver injury. A single intraperitoneal injection of TAA induced acute liver injury. The depletion of macrophages attenuated acute liver injury, while it inhibited liver fibrogenesis. During acute liver injury, macrophages secrete a variety of cytokines. Most of these cytokines promoted the activation of HSCs, but the effect of IL-1α was most significant. In the early stage of acute liver injury, ER-stress signals in macrophages were activated. Interference of ATF6 expression suppressed the secretion of cytokines by macrophages and attenuated liver fibrogenesis. Overall, in the early stage of acute liver injury, ATF6 signals promoted the expression of macrophage-derived cytokines to participate in liver fibrogenesis, and IL-1α exhibited the most significant role in promoting the activation of HSCs and liver fibrogenesis.
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