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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2026

Hepatocyte HNF4α Deficiency Protects Against Pneumococcal Sepsis Through a Neutrophil-Dependent Mechanism.

Jolien Vandewalle, Marah Heyerick, Steven Timmermans, Claude Libert

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 authors.

Jolien VandewalleCenter for Inflammation Research, VIB, 9052 Ghent, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0003-1844-6476
Marah HeyerickCenter for Inflammation Research, VIB, 9052 Ghent, Belgium.
Steven TimmermansCenter for Inflammation Research, VIB, 9052 Ghent, Belgium.
Claude LibertCenter for Inflammation Research, VIB, 9052 Ghent, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0001-6408-036X

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Research Foundation - Flanders 11P1I24NResearch Foundation - Flanders 1220924NResearch Foundation - Flanders S003122N
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sepsis induces profound alterations in liver function that contribute to disease progression. We previously demonstrated that peritoneal sepsis is associated with marked disruption of hepatic transcriptional programs, including loss-of-function of Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 4 alpha (HNF4α), a master regulator of hepatic identity and metabolism. Using hepatocyte-specific HNF4α knockout mice, we further showed that loss of HNF4α is detrimental during peritoneal sepsis. Here, we investigated whether this response is conserved in pneumonia-induced sepsis and assessed its functional significance. Bulk liver RNA sequencing revealed that suppression of hepatic metabolic pathways and HNF4α target genes are conserved features of both peritoneal and

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Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 4HepatocytesNeutrophilsPneumococcal InfectionsSepsisAnimalsLiverMacrophagesMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutStreptococcus pneumoniaeHepatocyte Nuclear Factor 4Hnf4a protein, mouseHNF4αimmune systemlivermacrophagemetabolismneutrophilpneumoniaRNA-seqsepsisStreptococcus pneumoniae

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PMID42794627
PMCPMC13607600

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