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Kupffer cells in the liver

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Dixon, Laura J., Barnes, Mark, Tang, Hui, Pritchard, Michele T., Nagy, Laura E.·2013·Comprehensive Physiology

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Kupffer cells are a critical component of the mononuclear phagocytic system and are central to both the hepatic and systemic response to pathogens. Kupffer cells are reemerging as critical mediators of both liver injury and repair. Kupffer cells exhibit a tremendous plasticity; depending on the local metabolic and immune environment, then can express a range of polarized phenotypes, from the proinflammatory M1 phenotype to the alternative/M2 phenotype. Multiple M2 phenotypes can be distinguished, each involved in the resolution of inflammation and wound healing. Here, we have provided an update on recent research that has contributed to the developing delineation of the contribution of Kupffer cells to different types of liver injury, with an emphasis on alcoholic and nonalcoholic liver diseases. These recent advances in our understanding of Kupffer cell function and regulation will likely provide new insights into the potential for therapeutic manipulation of Kupffer cells to promote the resolution of inflammation and enhance wound healing in liver disease. © 2013 American Physiological Society.Compr Physiol 3:785‐797, 2013.

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  • Both PAMPs and LPS activate Kupffer cells, which subsequently synthesize IL-6 and TNF-alpha.

    “Both PAMPs and LPS activate Kupffer cells, which subsequently synthesize two key cytokines—IL-6[45] and tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α)[46].”
  • Kupffer cells are sensitive to inflammatory signals and to metabolic challenges such as dyslipidemia, which affects Kupffer cell activation in models of liver steatosis and steatohepatitis.

    “Kupffer cells are not only sensitive to inflammatory signals but also to metabolic challenges such as dyslipidemia, which affects Kupffer cell activation in models of liver steatosis and steatohepatitis [300,301].”

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Authors
Dixon, L. J., Barnes, M., Tang, H., Pritchard, M. T., & Nagy, L. E.
Affiliations
  • Case Western Reserve University (US)
  • Cleveland Clinic (US)
Venue
Comprehensive Physiology
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2013-04
Volume
3
Issue
2
Pages
785-797
ISSN
2040-4603 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1490817952
Cited by
628
References
158
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other
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Comprehensive physiology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (R01AA011975, P20AA017837, R37AA011876, R01AA016399)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Hepatology › Liver physiology and pathology
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pathology and Forensic Medicine › Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › Immune cells in cancer
Keywords
Kupffer cells, reticuloendothelial system, liver injury, liver repair, macrophage polarization, macrophage plasticity, alcoholic liver disease, non-alcoholic liver disease, inflammation resolution, wound healing
MeSH terms
Animals, Humans, Inflammation, Kupffer Cells, Liver, Liver Diseases, Hepatocytes, Cell Proliferation

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