Anti-Fas induces hepatic chemokines and promotes inflammation by an NF-κB-independent, caspase-3-dependent pathway
Anti-Fas induces hepatic chemokines and promotes inflammation by an NF-κB-independent, caspase-3-dependent pathway
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DOI:
10.1074/jbc.m109791200
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发表时间:
2001-12-28
影响因子:
4.8
通讯作者:
Maher, JJ
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作者:
Faouzi, S;Burckhardt, BE;Maher, JJ
Agonistic antibodies against the Fas receptor, when administered to mice in vivo, cause significant apoptosis in the liver. In this study we show that anti-Fas antibody not only causes apoptosis of liver cells but also provokes hepatic inflammation. Two hours after injection of anti-Fas, when mice displayed evidence of caspase-3 activation and apoptosis, we found significant hepatic induction of the CXC chemokines macrophage inflammatory protein-2 and KC. Coincident with the chemokine induction was infiltration of the hepatic parenchyma by neutrophils. Neutralization experiments identified that chemokines were the cause of Fas-induced hepatic inflammation, with KC having the predominant effect. Chemokine induction in the livers of anti-Fas-treated mice was not associated with activation of NF-kappaB. Instead, it coincided with nuclear translocation of activator protein-1 (AP-1). AP-1 activation in liver was detected 1-2 h after anti-Fas treatment, suggesting a connection to the onset of apoptosis. When apoptosis was prevented by pretreating mice with a caspase-3 inhibitor, AP-1 activation and hepatic chemokine production were both significantly reduced. Hepatic inflammation was also reduced by 70%. Taken together, these findings indicate that Fas ligation can induce inflammation in the liver in vivo. Inflammation does not arise from Fas-mediated signaling through NF-kappaB; rather, it represents an indirect effect, requiring activation of caspase-3 and nuclear translocation of AP-1.