Evidence map›Paper›PMID 39959696›Full record

ReviewLiver research (Beijing, China)2023

A dual role of inflammation in acetaminophen-induced liver injury.

Long Xu, Hua Wang

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Review in Liver research (Beijing, China), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 8 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Acetaminophen-induced acute liver injury abrogates the cytosine methylation pathway.Daru : journal of Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Long XuSchool of Basic Medical Science, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China.
Hua WangDepartment of Oncology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In many affluent nations, acetaminophen (APAP) overdose is the leading cause of drug-induced acute liver failure. The process of APAP-induced liver injury (AILI) is intimately tied to inflammation, including hepatocyte necrosis-caused initiation of inflammation, inflammation amplification that exacerbates liver injury, and the resolution of inflammation that triggers liver regeneration and repair. Excessive APAP metabolism in the liver eventually leads to hepatocyte necrosis and inflammation. Innate immune cells, such as neutrophils, eosinophils, monocytes, and gammadelta T cells, are recruited into the injured liver and release various cytokines. These immune cells and cytokines have been found to serve two purposes in AILI. In this review, we highlighted the dual role of inflammation, including inflammatory cytokines and inflammatory immune cells in AILI, and discussed possible explanations for contradictory findings.

Indexed as

Acetaminophen (APAP)Acetaminophen-induced liver injury (AILI)Acute liver failureImmune mechanismInflammation

Identifiers

PMID39959696
PMCPMC11791818

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