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ArticleiScience2024

Hepatitis B virus-mediated sodium influx contributes to hepatic inflammation via synergism with intrahepatic danger signals.

Jingxue Wang, Qian Liu, Yiwen Zhou, Chunhao Cao, Penghui Chen, Gang Meng, Ji Zhang, Xiaojuan Xin, Guangyu Huang, Yuzhang Wu

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  1. Molecular mechanisms of NLRP3 inflammasome activation.Experimental & molecular medicine · 2026
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  5. NLRP3 Inflammasomes: Dual Function in Infectious Diseases.Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) · 2024
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Jingxue WangDepartment of Immunology, Army Medical University, Chongqing, P.R. China.
Qian LiuDepartment of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, P.R. China.
Yiwen ZhouDepartment of Immunology, Army Medical University, Chongqing, P.R. China.
Chunhao CaoDepartment of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, The First Affiliate Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, P.R. China.
Penghui ChenDepartment of Neurobiology, Army Medical University, Chongqing, P.R. China.
Gang MengDepartment of Pathology, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, P.R. China.
Ji ZhangDepartment of Immunology, Army Medical University, Chongqing, P.R. China.
Xiaojuan XinDepartment of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, P.R. China.
Guangyu HuangDepartment of Infectious Diseases, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Yiwu, Zhejiang, P.R. China.
Yuzhang WuDepartment of Immunology, Army Medical University, Chongqing, P.R. China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The NACHT, LRR, and PYD domains-containing protein 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome has been involved in the pathogenesis of various chronic liver diseases. However, its role in hepatitis B virus (HBV)-associated hepatitis remains unknown. Here we demonstrate the synergistic effect of HBV with potential intrahepatic danger signals on NLRP3 inflammasome activation. HBV exposure at the appropriate temporal points enhances potassium efflux-dependent NLRP3 inflammasome activation in macrophages and also increases NLRP3 inflammasome-mediated inflammation in HBV-transgenic mouse model. HBV-mediated synergism with intrahepatic signals represented by ATP molecules on NLRP3 activation was observed via relevance analysis, confocal microscopy, and co-immunoprecipitation, and its effector cytokines exhibit positive associations with hepatic inflammation in patients with severe hepatitis B. Furthermore, the synergism of HBV on NLRP3 inflammasome activation owes to increased sodium influx into macrophages. Our data demonstrate that HBV contributes to hepatic inflammation via sodium influx-dependent synergistic activation of NLRP3 inflammasome, which provides a deeper understanding of immune pathogenesis in HBV-associated hepatitis.

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PMCPMC10819783

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