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ArticleJHEP reports : innovation in hepatology2023

Arachidonic acid activates NLRP3 inflammasome in MDSCs via FATP2 to promote post-transplant tumour recurrence in steatotic liver grafts.

Hui Liu, Wai Ho Oscar Yeung, Li Pang, Jiang Liu, Xiao Bing Liu, Kevin Tak Pan Ng, Qingmei Zhang, Wen Qi Qiu, Yueqin Zhu, Tao Ding and 4 more

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Article in JHEP reports : innovation in hepatology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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14 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Hui LiuDepartment of Surgery, School of Clinical Medicine, HKU-SZH and LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Wai Ho Oscar YeungDepartment of Surgery, School of Clinical Medicine, HKU-SZH and LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Li PangDepartment of Surgery, School of Clinical Medicine, HKU-SZH and LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Jiang LiuDepartment of Surgery, School of Clinical Medicine, HKU-SZH and LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Xiao Bing LiuDepartment of Surgery, School of Clinical Medicine, HKU-SZH and LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Kevin Tak Pan NgDepartment of Surgery, School of Clinical Medicine, HKU-SZH and LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Qingmei ZhangDepartment of Surgery, School of Clinical Medicine, HKU-SZH and LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Wen Qi QiuDepartment of Surgery, School of Clinical Medicine, HKU-SZH and LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Yueqin ZhuDepartment of Surgery, School of Clinical Medicine, HKU-SZH and LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Tao DingDepartment of Surgery, School of Clinical Medicine, HKU-SZH and LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Zhe WangDepartment of Surgery, School of Clinical Medicine, HKU-SZH and LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Ji Ye ZhuDepartment of Surgery, School of Clinical Medicine, HKU-SZH and LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Chung Mau LoDepartment of Surgery, School of Clinical Medicine, HKU-SZH and LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Kwan ManDepartment of Surgery, School of Clinical Medicine, HKU-SZH and LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
University of Hong Kong - Shenzhen Hospital · CNShanghai Jiao Tong University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background & Aims: The steatotic grafts have been applied in liver transplantation frequently owing to the high incidence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. However, fatty livers are vulnerable to graft injury. Myeloid-derived suppressor cell (MDSC) recruitment during liver graft injury promotes tumour recurrence. Lipid metabolism exerts the immunological influence on MDSCs in tumour progression. Here, we aimed to explore the role and mechanism of inflammasome activation in MDSCs induced by lipid metabolism during fatty liver graft injury and the subsequent effects on tumour recurrence. Methods: MDSC populations and nucleotide-binding oligomerisation domain-like receptor family pyrin domain containing 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome levels were investigated in a clinical cohort and a rat liver transplantation model. The mechanism of NLRP3 activation by specific fatty acids was explored in mouse hepatic ischaemia/reperfusion injury (IRI) with tumour recurrence model and Results: MDSC populations and NLRP3 levels were increased with higher tumour recurrent rate in patients using steatotic grafts. NLRP3 was upregulated in MDSCs with lipid accumulation post mouse fatty liver IRI. Mechanistically, arachidonic acid was discovered to activate NLRP3 inflammasome in MDSCs through fatty acid transport protein 2 (FATP2), which was identified by screening lipid uptake receptors. The mitochondrial dysfunction with enhanced reactive oxygen species bridged arachidonic acid uptake and NLRP3 activation in MDSCs, which subsequently stimulated CD4 Conclusions: During fatty liver graft injury, arachidonic acid activated NLRP3 inflammasome in MDSCs through FATP2, which subsequently stimulated CD4 Impact and implications: The high incidence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease resulted in the frequent application of steatotic donors in liver transplantation. Our data showed that the patients who underwent liver transplantation using fatty grafts experienced higher tumour recurrence. We found that arachidonic acid activated NLRP3 inflammasome in MDSCs through FATP2 during fatty liver graft injury, which led to more IL-17 secretion of CD4

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InflammasomeLipid metabolismMDSCSteatotic liver graftTumour recurrence

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