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IMMUNOBIOLOGY
卷 221, 期 7, 页码 822-832出版社
ELSEVIER GMBH, URBAN & FISCHER VERLAG
DOI: 10.1016/j.imbio.2016.01.014
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Alcoholic liver disease; Complement C5; Lipid metabolism; Cholesterol; Inflammation; Cytokine
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- Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo (FAPESP)
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPq)
- FAPESP
Innate immunity contributes effectively to the development of alcoholic liver disease (ALD). In special, the activation of the complement system is involved in the pathogenesis of this disease. Here we investigated the contribution of complement C5 protein to the establishment and maintenance of ALD. Eight- to ten week -old B6C5(+) and B6C5(-) male mice were fed with high fat diet (HFD) only or the same diet containing equicaloric supplements of ethanol (HFDE) or maltodextrin (HFDM) for 10 weeks. Serum parameters of liver function as alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alkaline phosphatase (AP), albumin, glucose, triglycerides (TG) and cholesterol were evaluated. Liver tissue samples were collected for histopathological analysis, lipid extraction (TG and cholesterol), cytokines (TNF-alpha, IL-6, IL-1 beta, IL-10, IL-12, IL-17, IFN-gamma, TGF-beta measurement and NO production. We observed that B6C5- mice HFDE-fed accumulated more liver cholesterol and TG, increased liver IL-17 and IL-10 levels and reduced liver TGF-beta levels when compared to HFD-fed mice. We also observed that serum AST, AP and albumin were increased in B6C5- mice. Liver IL-1 beta, IL-6, IL-12 and IFN-gamma were decreased in B6C5- mice independently of diet. We conclude that C5 acts in the control of serum TG and cholesterol, liver cholesterol deposition, liver homeostasis and C5 promotes a pro-inflammatory liver environment in our mouse model of ALD. (C) 2016 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved.
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