Divergent Roles of Kupffer Cell TLR2/3 Signaling in Alcoholic Liver Disease and the Protective Role of EGCG
Divergent Roles of Kupffer Cell TLR2/3 Signaling in Alcoholic Liver Disease and the Protective Role of EGCG
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库普弗细胞 TLR2/3 信号传导在酒精性肝病中的不同作用以及 EGCG 的保护作用
DOI:
10.1016/j.jcmgh.2019.09.002
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发表时间:
2020-01-01
影响因子:
7.2
通讯作者:
Wang, Hua
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作者:
Luo, Pingping;Wang, Fei;Wang, Hua
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2) and TLR3 regulate hepatic immunity under pathological conditions, but their functions and potential drug targets in alcoholic liver disease (ALD) remain poorly understood.METHODS: ALD-associated liver injury were induced in TLR2 knockout (TLR2(-/-)), TLR3(-/-), TLR2(-/-) bone marrow transplanted (BMT), TLR3(-/-) BMT, IL-10(-/-) mice, and their wild-type littermates through ethanol challenge with or without co-administered epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG). Moreover, Kupffer cells were depleted by GdCl3 injection to evaluate their pathogenic roles in ALD.RESULTS: We identified that deficiency of TLR2 and TLR3 significantly alleviated and aggravated ALD-induced liver injury, respectively. Mechanistically, Kupffer cell inactivation, M1 to M2 polarization, and IL-10 production via STAT3 activation contributed to hepatic protection mediated by concurrent TLR2 inhibition and TLR3 agonism. These findings were further confirmed in TLR2 and TLR3 BMT mice. We also identified a novel ALD-protective agent EGCG which directly interacted with Kupffer cell TLR2/3 to induce IL-10 production. Deficiency of IL-10 aggravated ALD injury and blunted EGCGmediated hepatoprotection while depletion of Kupffer cells partially recovered liver injury but abolished EGCG's actions.CONCLUSIONS: Altogether, our results illustrate the divergent roles of Kupffer cells TLR2/3 in ALD progression via anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-10 production.