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ArticleThe American journal of pathology2017

Stellate Cells Orchestrate Concanavalin A-Induced Acute Liver Damage.

Richa Rani, Ashish Tandon, Jiang Wang, Sudhir Kumar, Chandrashekhar R Gandhi

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Article in The American journal of pathology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14citing papers in PubMed
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 30 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Richa RaniDepartment of Surgery, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio; Cincinnati Veterans Administration Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio; Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Ashish TandonDepartment of Surgery, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Jiang WangDepartment of Pathology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Sudhir KumarDepartment of Surgery, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio; Cincinnati Veterans Administration Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio; Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Chandrashekhar R GandhiDepartment of Surgery, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio; Cincinnati Veterans Administration Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio; Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio. Electronic address: chandrashekhar.gandhi@cchmc.org.
University of Cincinnati · USCincinnati VA Medical Center · US

Funding

Stem Cell/Organoid and Genome Editing CoreP30DK078392 · NIDDK · CINCINNATI CHILDRENS HOSP MED CTR · PI James M Wells · 2007 to 2026
$24.4M
Mechanisms of Liver InjuryI01BX001174 · VA · VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION · PI GANDHI, CHANDRASHEKHAR R · 2012 to 2023
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BLRD VA I01 BX001174NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK078392
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Concanavalin A (ConA) causes immune cell-mediated liver damage, but the contribution of resident nonparenchymal cells (NPCs) is also evident. Hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) induce hepatic inflammation and immunological reactions; we therefore investigated their role in ConA-induced liver injury. ConA was administered i.v. to control or HSC-depleted mice; hepatic histopathology and cytokines/chemokines were determined after 6 hours. In vitro, effects of ConA-conditioned HSC medium on hepatocytes were determined. ConA induced inflammation, sinusoidal congestion, and extensive midzonal hepatocyte death in control mice, which were strongly minimized in HSC-depleted mice. CD4 and natural killer T cells and neutrophils were markedly reduced in ConA-treated HSC-depleted mice compared with control mice. The increase in cytokines/chemokines of hepatic injury was much higher in ConA-treated control mice than in HSC-depleted mice. ConA-treated HSCs showed increased expression of interferon-β, tumor necrosis factor-α, and CXCL1, induced oxidative stress in hepatocytes, and caused hepatocyte apoptosis. ConA induced nuclear translocation of interferon-regulatory factor-1 (IRF1) in hepatocytes in vivo, and ConA/HSC induced a similar effect in cultured hepatocytes. IRF1-knockout mice were resistant to ConA-induced liver damage, and anti-interferon β antibody mitigated ConA/HSC-induced injury. In HSC-NPC co-culture, ConA-induced expression of inflammatory cytokines/chemokines was significantly augmented compared with NPCs alone. HSCs play an essential role in ConA-induced liver injury directly via the interferon-β/IRF1 axis, and by modulating properties of NPCs.

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AnimalsApoptosisChemical and Drug Induced Liver InjuryChemokinesConcanavalin ACytokinesHepatic Stellate CellsHepatocytesLiverMaleMiceChemokinesConcanavalin ACytokines

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PMCPMC5682941
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