Department of Gastroenterology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, China.
Department of Gastroenterology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, China.
Pathol Res Pract. 2019 Aug;215(8):152493. doi: 10.1016/j.prp.2019.152493. Epub 2019 Jun 10.
Autoimmune hepatitis is a chronic inflammatory disease, the abnormal immunological function is the main pathogenesis. Interleukin-34 is a newly identified cytokine that shares the same receptor as colony stimulating factor-1.
We used interleukin-34 knockout and wild-type mice in a Con A-induced hepatitis model and cocultured RAW264.7 macrophage cells with interleukin-34. We then detected associated inflammatory cytokine and chemokine levels to elucidate the role of interleukin-34.
In this study, we found that the loss of interleukin-34 resulted in higher sensitivity to Con A-induced hepatitis. RAW264.7 macrophage cells were able to differentiate to the M2 phenotype upon interleukin-34 stimulation.
We conclude that interleukin-34 may protect the liver from Con A-mediated hepatitis by driving M2 macrophage polarization and suppressing inflammation.
自身免疫性肝炎是一种慢性炎症性疾病,异常的免疫功能是主要的发病机制。白细胞介素-34 是一种新发现的细胞因子,与集落刺激因子-1 具有相同的受体。
我们使用白细胞介素-34 敲除和野生型小鼠的 Con A 诱导的肝炎模型,并用白细胞介素-34 共培养 RAW264.7 巨噬细胞。然后检测相关炎症细胞因子和趋化因子水平,以阐明白细胞介素-34 的作用。
在这项研究中,我们发现白细胞介素-34 的缺失导致对 Con A 诱导的肝炎更敏感。白细胞介素-34 刺激可使 RAW264.7 巨噬细胞向 M2 表型分化。
我们的结论是,白细胞介素-34 可能通过驱动 M2 巨噬细胞极化和抑制炎症来保护肝脏免受 Con A 介导的肝炎。