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Differential liver sensitization to toll-like receptor pathways in mice with alcoholic fatty liver.
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Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) [Hepatology] 2006 May; Vol. 43 (5), pp. 989-1000. - Publication Year :
- 2006
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Abstract
- Gut-derived, endotoxin-mediated hepatocellular damage has been postulated to play a crucial role in the pathogenesis of alcohol-induced liver injury in rodents. Endotoxins induce production of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) by Kupffer cells via Toll-like receptor (TLR) 4 and contribute to liver injury. This study addressed the contribution of other TLRs and ligands to alcoholic fatty liver. C57Bl6/J mice were fed a modified Lieber-DeCarli diet. Serum aminotransferase measurements, histological analysis, and quantification of liver TNF-alpha and TLR1-9 messenger RNA (mRNA) were performed. The effect of TLR ligands on liver injury was assessed in vivo. Neomycin and metronidazole or diphenyleneiodonium sulfate (DPI) were administered to evaluate the role of gut bacteria and NADPH oxidase activity, respectively, in hepatic TLR expression. Enteral ethanol (EtOH) exposure induced steatosis and increased liver weight, aminotransferase levels, and expression of TLR1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, and 9 liver mRNA. Injection of lipoteichoic acid, peptidoglycan (PGN), lipopolysaccharide (LPS), loxoribine, and oligonudeotide containing CpG (ISS-ODN) increased TNF-alpha mRNA expression more in the livers of EtOH-fed mice than in control mice. PGN, LPS, flagellin, and ISS-ODN induced liver inflammatory infiltrate in EtOH-fed mice but not control mice. Addition of antibiotics reduced the severity of alcoholic fatty liver without affecting TLR expression, whereas daily DPI injections reduced the EtOH-mediated upregulation of TLR2, 4, 6, and 9 mRNA. In conclusion, EtOH-fed mice exhibited an oxidative stress dependent on upregulation of multiple TLRs in the liver and are sensitive to liver inflammation induced by multiple bacterial products recognized by TLRs.
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- Animals
Ethanol pharmacology
Fatty Liver, Alcoholic metabolism
Female
Liver metabolism
Mice
Mice, Inbred C57BL
NADP physiology
Oxidation-Reduction
RNA, Messenger biosynthesis
Toll-Like Receptors biosynthesis
Toll-Like Receptors genetics
Fatty Liver, Alcoholic immunology
Signal Transduction physiology
Toll-Like Receptors physiology
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0270-9139
- Volume :
- 43
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 16628628
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1002/hep.21138