scholarly journals Are Liver Pericytes Just Precursors of Myofibroblasts in Hepatic Diseases? Insights from the Crosstalk between Perivascular and Inflammatory Cells in Liver Injury and Repair

Cells ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 188 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lindolfo da Silva Meirelles ◽  
Renan Fava Marson ◽  
Maria Inês Gonzalez Solari ◽  
Nance Beyer Nardi
Keyword(s):  
Liver Injury ◽  
Macrophage Polarization ◽  
Healing Process ◽  
Inflammatory Cells ◽  
Hepatic Diseases ◽  
M1 Macrophage ◽  
Fibrotic Process ◽  
Proinflammatory Role ◽  
Injury And Repair ◽  
Molecular Patterns

Cirrhosis, a late form of liver disease, is characterized by extensive scarring due to exacerbated secretion of extracellular matrix proteins by myofibroblasts that develop during this process. These myofibroblasts arise mainly from hepatic stellate cells (HSCs), liver-specific pericytes that become activated at the onset of liver injury. Consequently, HSCs tend to be viewed mainly as myofibroblast precursors in a fibrotic process driven by inflammation. Here, the molecular interactions between liver pericytes and inflammatory cells such as macrophages and neutrophils at the first moments after injury and during the healing process are brought into focus. Data on HSCs and pericytes from other tissues indicate that these cells are able to sense pathogen- and damage-associated molecular patterns and have an important proinflammatory role in the initial stages of liver injury. On the other hand, further data suggest that as the healing process evolves, activated HSCs play a role in skewing the initial proinflammatory (M1) macrophage polarization by contributing to the emergence of alternatively activated, pro-regenerative (M2-like) macrophages. Finally, data suggesting that some HSCs activated during liver injury could behave as hepatic progenitor or stem cells will be discussed.

scholarly journals Target identification of hepatic fibrosis using Pien Tze Huang based on mRNA and lncRNA

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jinhang Zhu ◽  
Di Zhang ◽  
Ting Wang ◽  
Zhiliang Chen ◽  
Luan Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Liver Injury ◽  
Hepatic Fibrosis ◽  
Drug Targets ◽  
Enrichment Analysis ◽  
Inflammatory Cells ◽  
Differentially Expressed ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine ◽  
Hepatic Diseases ◽  
Pien Tze Huang

AbstractHepatic fibrosis is a spontaneous wound-healing response triggered by chronic liver injury. Pien Tze Huang (PZH), a traditional Chinese herbal medicine, has been widely used to treat various hepatic diseases in Asia. We used a CCl4-induced mouse model to establish a PZH group of hepatic fibrosis mice treated with PZH and a control group of hepatic fibrosis mice without any treatment. We performed RNA-seq and mass spectrometry sequencing to investigate the mechanism of the PZH response in hepatic fibrosis and identified multiple differentially expressed transcripts (DETs) and proteins (DEPs) that may be drug targets of PZH. Liver functional indices, including serum albumin (ALB), alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST), were significantly decreased in the PZH treatment group (P < 0.05) in the eighth week. Hematoxylin–eosin (HE), Masson and Sirius red staining demonstrated that PZH significantly inhibited infiltration of inflammatory cells and collagen deposition. A total of 928 transcripts and 138 proteins were differentially expressed in PZH-treated mice compared to the control group. Gene Ontology (GO) enrichment analysis suggested that PZH may alleviate liver injury and fibrosis by enhancing the immune process. Taken together, our results revealed that multiple DETs and DEPs may serve as drug targets of PZH in hepatic fibrosis patient in future clinical practice.

scholarly journals PICK1 confers anti-inflammatory effects in acute liver injury via suppressing M1 macrophage polarization

Biochimie ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 127 ◽  
pp. 121-132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan Xie ◽  
Xiaoqin Wu ◽  
Qun Zhou ◽  
Yang Yang ◽  
Yuanyao Tian ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Liver Injury ◽  
Acute Liver Injury ◽  
Macrophage Polarization ◽  
M1 Macrophage ◽  
Anti Inflammatory

Sa1502 PROMOTION OF M1 MACROPHAGE POLARIZATION AND DUCTULAR REACTION BY MICRORNA-34A DURING CHOLESTATIC LIVER INJURY

2020 ◽  
Vol 158 (6) ◽  
pp. S-1313
Author(s):  
Tianhao Zhou ◽  
Konstantina Kyritsi ◽  
Li Huang ◽  
Nan Wu ◽  
Kelly M. McDaniel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Liver Injury ◽  
Macrophage Polarization ◽  
Ductular Reaction ◽  
M1 Macrophage ◽  
Cholestatic Liver Injury

scholarly journals GRK2 Mediated Abnormal Transduction of PGE2-EP4-cAMP-CREB Signaling Induces the Imbalance of Macrophages Polarization in Collagen-Induced Arthritis Mice

Cells ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. 1596 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xuezhi Yang ◽  
Susu Li ◽  
Yingjie Zhao ◽  
Siyu Li ◽  
Tianjiao Zhao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Macrophage Polarization ◽  
Inflammatory Cells ◽  
Adenosine Monophosphate ◽  
Constant Stimulus ◽  
M2 Macrophage ◽  
Collagen Induced Arthritis ◽  
M1 Macrophages ◽  
M2 Polarization ◽  
Macrophages Polarization ◽  
M1 Macrophage

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is characterized by the massive infiltration of various chronic inflammatory cells in synovia. In synovial fluid of patients with RA, M1 macrophages are dominant among all subtypes of macrophages, the mechanisms of macrophages polarization imbalance in RA has not been fully illuminated. The prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) augments M2 polarization in part via the cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP)-cyclic AMP responsive element binding (CREB) signaling. However, previous study found constant stimulus of PGE2 on fibroblast-like synovial cells of adjuvant arthritis rats induced the decrease of cAMP, which is primarily caused by G protein-coupled receptor kinase 2 (GRK2)-induced EP4 over- desensitization. Whether GRK2 mediated-EP4 over-desensitization reduces the level of cAMP and inhibits M2 polarization in RA is unclear. Here we observed M1 macrophages were dominant in peritoneal macrophages (PMs), bone-marrow-derived macrophages (BMMs) and synovial macrophages of collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) mice. PGE2 stimulated M2 polarization via the EP4-cAMP-CREB in normal mice, while failed to promote M2 polarization in the PMs of CIA mice. Further, we found the EP4 over-desensitization stimulated by PGE2 induced abnormal PGE2-cAMP-CREB signaling as well as the imbalance of macrophage polarization. Targeted disruption of GRK2 in Raw264.7 (RAW) through GRK2 siRNA or CRISPR/Cas9 downregulated the M1 macrophage markers, upregulated the M2 macrophage markers and the EP4 membrane localization. The reduced M1/M2 ratio and increased p-CREB expression were observed in BMMs and PMs of GRK2+/− mice. This study highlighted a novel role of GRK2 in regulating macrophages function in RA and provided new idea for precision treatment of RA.

scholarly journals A Benzenediamine Analog FC-99 Drives M2 Macrophage Polarization and Alleviates Lipopolysaccharide- (LPS-) Induced Liver Injury

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Gong ◽  
Haiyan Zhu ◽  
Li Lu ◽  
Yayi Hou ◽  
Huan Dou
Keyword(s):  
Liver Injury ◽  
Macrophage Polarization ◽  
M2 Macrophage ◽  
M1 Macrophage ◽  
M2 Macrophage Polarization ◽  
Underlying Mechanisms ◽  
Sirna Knockdown ◽  
Lower Expression ◽  
Alternatively Activated

Macrophages have variable functional phenotypes, high diversity, and plasticity and are involved in the pathogenesis of sepsis-induced liver injury. Alteration of macrophage polarization through activated (M1) macrophage to alternatively activated (M2) macrophage has emerged as a potential therapeutic strategy. This study was designed to explore the effect of a benzenediamine analog FC-99 on macrophage polarization in vitro and lipopolysaccharide- (LPS-) induced liver injury followed by the underlying mechanisms. For in vitro experiments, FC-99 inhibited M1-related macrophage factors and promoted M2-related markers induced by IL-4 in the mouse macrophage cell line RAW264.7. Moreover, FC-99-induced macrophages polarized to M2 phenotype which could be repressed by a PPAR-γ inhibitor but not STAT6 siRNA knockdown, indicating FC-99-induced M2 macrophage polarization through PPAR-γ rather than STAT6 signal. In LPS-induced septic mice, FC-99 pretreated mice displayed lower expression of M1 markers together with the increased M2 marker CD206 and improvement of liver injury. These findings illustrated that FC-99 could promote M2 macrophage polarization via PPAR-γ signaling and seemed to be a potential therapeutic candidate for inflammatory liver injury.

scholarly journals MCC950 Ameliorates Acute Liver Injury Through Modulating Macrophage Polarization and Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells Function

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Yan ◽  
Yingchun Shen ◽  
Jinny Huang ◽  
Ling Lu ◽  
Qian Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Liver Injury ◽  
Molecular Mechanisms ◽  
Acute Liver Injury ◽  
Macrophage Polarization ◽  
Suppressor Cells ◽  
Suppressor Cell ◽  
Pathological Process ◽  
M2 Macrophage ◽  
Pyrin Domain ◽  
M1 Macrophage

Acute liver injury (ALI) raises high mortality rates due to a rapid pathological process. MCC950, a highly selective nod-like receptor family pyrin domain containing 3 (NLRP3) inhibitor, has already been reported to show strong hepatoprotective effects in many different liver diseases. In this study, we unveiled the role of MCC950 in carbon tetrachloride (CCl4)-induced ALI and its underlying molecular mechanisms on days 1, 2, and 3. MCC950 could significantly inhibit liver injury, evidenced by decreased serum alamine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) levels on days 1 and 2, increased Albumin (ALB) level on day 3, and decreased histological score during the whole period. Moreover, lower M1 macrophage related to pro-inflammatory genes expression was observed in MCC950-treated ALI mice on day 1, while MCC950 pretreatment also polarized macrophage to M2 phenotype indicating anti-inflammatory response on days 2 and 3. Additionally, MDSC was significantly increased in blood, liver, and spleen in ALI mice at different time courses. Specifically, upregulated myeloid-derived suppressor cell (MDSC) proportions were found in blood and spleen on days 1 and 2, but showed decreased trend on day 3. However, liver MDSC numbers were increased on days 2 and 3, but no significance on day 1. In conclusion, MCC950 pretreatment alleviates CCl4-induced ALI through enhanced M2 macrophage and MDSC function at different time points of ALI. Further understanding of MCC950 in ALI may be a new potential therapeutic strategy.

scholarly journals Autophagy deficiency promotes M1 macrophage polarization to exacerbate acute liver injury via ATG5 repression during aging

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rui Liu ◽  
Juanjuan Cui ◽  
Yating Sun ◽  
Wentao Xu ◽  
Ziming Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Liver Injury ◽  
Acute Liver Injury ◽  
Macrophage Polarization ◽  
Innate Immune ◽  
Proinflammatory Mediators ◽  
Hepatocyte Regeneration ◽  
M1 Macrophage ◽  
M1 Phenotype ◽  
Secretory Phenotype

AbstractAging disrupts the maintenance of liver homeostasis, which impairs hepatocyte regeneration and aggravates acute liver injury (ALI), ultimately leading to the development of acute liver failure (ALF), a systemic inflammatory response, and even death. Macrophages influence the progression and outcome of ALI through the innate immune system. However, it is still unclear how macrophages regulate ALI during aging. The variation in macrophage autophagy with aging and the influence on macrophage polarization and cytokine release were assessed in BMDMs in vitro. Then, after BMDMs subjected to several treatments were intravenously or intraperitoneally injected into mice, thioacetamide (TAA)-induced ALI (TAA-ALI) was established, and its effects on inflammation, injury, and mortality were assessed. We found that aging aggravated the liver injury, along with increases in the levels of proinflammatory mediators, presenting a senescence-associated secretory phenotype (SASP), which promoted macrophage polarization to the M1 phenotype. In addition, autophagy levels decreased significantly in aged mice, which was ascribed to ATG5 repression during aging. Notably, enhancing autophagy levels in aged BMDMs restored macrophage polarization to that observed under young conditions. Finally, autophagy restoration in aged BMDMs enhanced the protective effect against TAA-ALI, similar to M2 macrophages induced by IL-4. Overall, we demonstrated that the influence of aging on macrophage polarization is an important aggravating factor in TAA-ALI, and the autophagy in macrophages is associated with the aging phenotype.

scholarly journals Uremic toxin indoxyl sulfate promotes proinflammatory macrophage activation by regulation of β-catenin and YAP pathways

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ying Li ◽  
Jing Yan ◽  
Minjia Wang ◽  
Jing Lv ◽  
Fei Yan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Chronic Kidney Disease ◽  
Kidney Disease ◽  
Inflammatory Response ◽  
Macrophage Polarization ◽  
Indoxyl Sulfate ◽  
Uremic Toxin ◽  
Lps Challenge ◽  
Hla Dr ◽  
M1 Macrophage

AbstractEvidence has been shown that indoxyl sulfate (IS) could impair kidney and cardiac functions. Moreover, macrophage polarization played important roles in chronic kidney disease and cardiovascular disease. IS acts as a nephron-vascular toxin, whereas its effect on macrophage polarization during inflammation is still not fully elucidated. In this study, we aimed to investigate the effect of IS on macrophage polarization during lipopolysaccharide (LPS) challenge. THP-1 monocytes were incubated with phorbol 12-myristate-13-acetate (PMA) to differentiate into macrophages, and then incubated with LPS and IS for 24 h. ELISA was used to detect the levels of TNFα, IL-6, IL-1β in THP-1-derived macrophages. Western blot assay was used to detect the levels of arginase1 and iNOS in THP-1-derived macrophages. Percentages of HLA-DR-positive cells (M1 macrophages) and CD206-positive cells (M2 macrophages) were detected by flow cytometry. IS markedly increased the production of the pro-inflammatory factors TNFα, IL-6, IL-1β in LPS-stimulated THP-1-derived macrophages. In addition, IS induced M1 macrophage polarization in response to LPS, as evidenced by the increased expression of iNOS and the increased proportion of HLA-DR+ macrophages. Moreover, IS downregulated the level of β-catenin, and upregulated the level of YAP in LPS-stimulated macrophages. Activating β-catenin signaling or inhibiting YAP signaling suppressed the IS-induced inflammatory response in LPS-stimulated macrophages by inhibiting M1 polarization. IS induced M1 macrophage polarization in LPS-stimulated macrophages via inhibiting β-catenin and activating YAP signaling. In addition, this study provided evidences that activation of β-catenin or inhibition of YAP could alleviate IS-induced inflammatory response in LPS-stimulated macrophages. This finding may contribute to the understanding of immune dysfunction observed in chronic kidney disease and cardiovascular disease.

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