期刊
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
卷 21, 期 14, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijms21145097
关键词
primary biliary cholangitis (PBC); galectin-3; NLRP3; inflammasome
资金
- Serbian Ministry of Science and Technological Development, Serbia, bilateral project with PR China [ON175069, 06/2018]
- Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac [MP 01/19]
Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune liver disease characterized by inflammation and damage of small bile ducts. The NLRP3 inflammasome is a multimeric complex of proteins that after activation with various stimuli initiates an inflammatory process. Increasing data obtained from animal studies implicate the role of NLRP3 inflammasome in the pathogenesis of various diseases. Galectin-3 is a beta-galactoside-binding lectin that plays important roles in various biological processes including cell proliferation, differentiation, transformation and apoptosis, pre-mRNA splicing, inflammation, fibrosis and host defense. The multilineage immune response at various stages of PBC development includes the involvement of Gal-3 in the pathogenesis of this disease. The role of Galectin-3 in the specific binding to NLRP3, and inflammasome activation in models of primary biliary cholangitis has been recently described. This review provides a brief pathogenesis of PBC and discusses the current knowledge about the role of Gal-3 in NLRP3 activation and PBC development.
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