The role of CXCL16 in immunological liver injury induced by BCG and LPS in mice.
- Author:
Huan-Bin XU
1
;
Yan-Ping GONG
;
Zheng-Gang JIANG
;
Rui-Zi LIU
;
Si-Dong XIONG
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Animals; Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury; Chemokine CXCL16; Chemokine CXCL6; Chemokines, CXC; biosynthesis; genetics; Lipopolysaccharides; Liver Diseases; metabolism; Male; Mice; Mice, Inbred BALB C; Mycobacterium bovis; Receptors, Scavenger; biosynthesis; genetics
- From: Chinese Journal of Hepatology 2005;13(4):282-285
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo investigate the pathophysiological role of CXCL16 in immunological liver injury induced by Bacille de Calmette et Guerin (BCG) and lipopolysaccharides (LPS).
METHODSImmunological liver injury was induced by BCG and LPS in mice, and the expression of CXCL16 was detected in the liver tissues by real-time quantitative PCR and immunohistochemical examination. The relationship of the expression of CXCL16 and the extent of hepatic necrosis was investigated histopathologically and immunohistochemically. Mononuclear cells were isolated from the liver tissues and their numbers were counted; T lymphocytes populations in the liver tissue were also analyzed with FACS.
RESULTSThe immunological liver injury model was successfully created. Up-regulation of CXCL16 in injured livers correlated with the extent of liver injury and the amountmononuclear cell infiltrations.
CONCLUSIONThese findings suggest that up-regulation of CXCL16 was closely correlated with liver injury extent during the immunological liver injury induced by BCG-LPS in mice, and intrahepatic recruitment of specific lymphocytes might be an important mechanism of liver injury.
