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Danger-Associated Molecular Patterns (DAMPs): Molecular Triggers for Sterile Inflammation in the Liver

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Mihm, Sabine·2018·International Journal of Molecular Sciences
DOI 10.3390/ijms19103104PMC PMC6213769
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Inflammatory liver diseases in the absence of pathogens such as intoxication by xenobiotics, cholestatic liver injury, hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury (I/R), non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), or alcoholic liver disease (ALD) remain threatening conditions demanding specific therapeutic options. Caused by various different noxae, all these conditions have been recognized to be triggered by danger- or death-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs), discompartmentalized self-structures released by dying cells. These endogenous, ectopic molecules comprise proteins, nucleic acids, adenosine triphosphate (ATP), or mitochondrial compounds, among others. This review resumes the respective modes of their release—passively by necrotic hepatocytes or actively by viable or apoptotic parenchymal cells—and their particular roles in sterile liver pathology. It addresses their sensors and the initial inflammatory responses they provoke. It further addresses a resulting second wave of parenchymal death that might be of different mode, boosting the release of additional, second-line DAMPs. Thus, triggering a more complex and pronounced response. Initial and secondary inflammatory responses comprise the activation of Kupffer cells (KCs), the attraction and activation of monocytes and neutrophil granulocytes, and the induction of type I interferons (IFNs) and their effectors. A thorough understanding of pathophysiology is a prerequisite for identifying rational therapeutic targets.

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Figure 1 Schematic outline on key events in sterile liver disease conditions. Cell injury of hepatic parenchyma can be provoked by many different noxae such as xenobiotics in intoxication conditions (e.g., APAP), endogenous compounds in cholestatic obstruction (e.g., bile acids) or NASH (e.g., free fatty acids (FFAs), the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROSs) in I/R conditions, or by ethanol in ALD. The release of DAMPs in a first line is common to all conditions. It might be accomplished either actively via secretion from viable or from dying, apoptotic cells or passively via leaking out from necrotic cells. In APAP intoxication, necrotic cell death predominates with the release of HMGB1, mtDNA, and N-formyl peptides (NFP). In cholestasis, bile acids cause a disintegration of hepatocytes, thereby generating a shunt and allowing bile constituents to reach the blood stream and to act also on KCs. In experimental I/R injury, the first insult was demonstrated to be an active secretion of acHMGB1 from intact hepatocytes, while in later stages IFNs become involved in. In the pathogenesis of NASH, concomitant apoptotic and necrotic death of hepatocytes caused by different lipid entities is indicated with the regulated, active release of ATP by apoptotic cells and the passive release of HBMG1 and mtDNA by necrotic cells. In ALD, ethanol-driven apoptosis of parenchymal cells is superposed by microbial products, e.g., LPS, as a result of an impairment of the intestinal mucosa and an increased gut permeability. The first line of DAMPs released by hepatocytes provokes release of a second line of DAMPs and mediators by resident KCs and granulocytes. The composition of second-line DAMPs and mediators governs a secondary innate immune response. This secondary response might comprise cell death of different mode than the initial one, further attraction of neutrophils and monocytes from the circulation, and the induction of an IFN response, thus boosting sterile hepatic inflammation.
Figure 1 Schematic outline on key events in sterile liver disease conditions. Cell injury of hepatic parenchyma can be provoked by many different noxae such as xenobiotics in intoxication conditions (e.g., APAP), endogenous compounds in cholestatic obstruction (e.g., bile acids) or NASH (e.g., free fatty acids (FFAs), the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROSs) in I/R conditions, or by ethanol in ALD. The release of DAMPs in a first line is common to all conditions. It might be accomplished either actively via secretion from viable or from dying, apoptotic cells or passively via leaking out from necrotic cells. In APAP intoxication, necrotic cell death predominates with the release of HMGB1, mtDNA, and N-formyl peptides (NFP). In cholestasis, bile acids cause a disintegration of hepatocytes, thereby generating a shunt and allowing bile constituents to reach the blood stream and to act also on KCs. In experimental I/R injury, the first insult was demonstrated to be an active secretion of acHMGB1 from intact hepatocytes, while in later stages IFNs become involved in. In the pathogenesis of NASH, concomitant apoptotic and necrotic death of hepatocytes caused by different lipid entities is indicated with the regulated, active release of ATP by apoptotic cells and the passive release of HBMG1 and mtDNA by necrotic cells. In ALD, ethanol-driven apoptosis of parenchymal cells is superposed by microbial products, e.g., LPS, as a result of an impairment of the intestinal mucosa and an increased gut permeability. The first line of DAMPs released by hepatocytes provokes release of a second line of DAMPs and mediators by resident KCs and granulocytes. The composition of second-line DAMPs and mediators governs a secondary innate immune response. This secondary response might comprise cell death of different mode than the initial one, further attraction of neutrophils and monocytes from the circulation, and the induction of an IFN response, thus boosting sterile hepatic inflammation.CC BY · PubMed Central

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Authors
Mihm, S.
Affiliations
Universitätsmedizin Göttingen (DE)
Corresponding author
Mihm, Sabine
ORCID
Mihm, Sabine
Venue
International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Publisher
MDPI AG
Published
2018-10-10
Volume
19
Issue
10
Pages
3104
ISSN
1422-0067 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.3390/ijms19103104
PMC
PMC6213769
OpenAlex
W2896394478
Cited by
232
References
123
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1.87
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journal article
Language
en
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Topics
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › Immune Response and Inflammation
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Cell death mechanisms and regulation
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Inflammasome and immune disorders
Keywords
damage-associated molecular patterns, sterile inflammation, liver inflammation, liver necrosis, apoptosis, Kupffer cells, monocytes, neutrophils, type I interferon, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, alcoholic liver disease, cholestatic liver injury, hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury, innate immune recognition
MeSH terms
Alarmins, Pathogen-Associated Molecular Pattern Molecules, Adenosine Triphosphate, Animals, Hepatitis, Humans, Keratins, Mitochondria, Liver, Biomarkers, HMGB1 Protein

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