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ArticleClinical and translational medicine2024

NLRP3 activation maintains intestinal epithelial barrier and reduces liver injury in alcoholic liver disease mice.

Shi-Qing Li, Ya-Ru Wang, Zhong-Liang Xie, Yan Wang, Zi-Han Feng, Jian-Hao Xu, Bing Yuan, Yi-Tong Zhang, Guan Yang, Jing-Lin Wang and 1 more

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Article in Clinical and translational medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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Shi-Qing LiState Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Academy of Military Medical Sciences (AMMS), Beijing, China.
Ya-Ru WangState Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Academy of Military Medical Sciences (AMMS), Beijing, China.
Zhong-Liang XieState Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Academy of Military Medical Sciences (AMMS), Beijing, China.
Yan WangState Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Academy of Military Medical Sciences (AMMS), Beijing, China.
Zi-Han FengDepartment of Disease Control and Prevention, The No. 96609 Hospital of Chinese People's Liberation Army, Yinchuan, Ningxia, China.
Jian-Hao XuState Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Academy of Military Medical Sciences (AMMS), Beijing, China.
Bing YuanState Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Academy of Military Medical Sciences (AMMS), Beijing, China.
Yi-Tong ZhangState Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Academy of Military Medical Sciences (AMMS), Beijing, China.
Guan YangState Key Laboratory of Proteomics, Beijing Proteome Research Center, National Center for Protein Sciences (Beijing), Beijing Institute of Lifeomics, Beijing, China.
Jing-Lin WangState Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Academy of Military Medical Sciences (AMMS), Beijing, China.
Yuan YuanState Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Academy of Military Medical Sciences (AMMS), Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0001-7437-7001

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAlcoholic liver disease (ALD) patients with bacterial infections usually exhibit high mortality rates. Infections frequently involve bacteria such as Vibrio vulnificus and Enterococcus faecalis. Nevertheless, the mechanisms predisposing ALD patients to bacterial infections and the role of the NLRP3 inflammasome in the intestinal epithelial barrier in ALD remain unclear.

methodsWe established ALD mice models of WT, Nlrp3

resultsCompared with the control group, the expression levels of ZO-1, Claudin-1 and E-cadherin were reduced in the ileum of ALD mice, while those of NLRP3, caspase-1(p20), GSDMD-N and IL-1β were elevated. Nlrp3

conclusionsThis study indicated that NLRP3 activation in the ileum of ALD mice stabilizes the inflammation-related gut microbiota, preserves the intestinal epithelial barrier, and diminishes inflammation and liver injury. Furthermore, the compromised immune defence in ALD mice may contribute to their heightened susceptibility to bacterial pathogens. KEY POINTS: Activation of the NLRP3-GSDMD pathway in the ileum of Alcoholic liver disease (ALD) mice. NLRP3 activation maintains homeostasis of gut microbiota and intestinal epithelial barrier in ALD mice. ALD mice infected with V. vulnificus infection exhibited no further activation of NLRP3 in the ileum, leading to increased intestinal permeability and bloodstream infections.

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Disease Models, AnimalIntestinal MucosaLiver Diseases, AlcoholicNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinAnimalsGastrointestinal MicrobiomeInflammasomesMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutInflammasomesNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinNlrp3 protein, mousealcoholic liver diseaseintestinal epithelial barrierNLRP3 inflammasomeVibrio infection

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PMCPMC11602754

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