The role of Kupffer cell oxidant production in early ethanol-induced liver disease

Wheeler, M; Kono, H; Yin, M; Nakagami, M; Uesugi, T; Arteel, G; Gäbele, E; Rusyn, I; Yamashina, S; Froh, M; Adachi, Y; Iimuro, Y; Bradford, B; Smutney, O; Connor, H; Mason, R; Goyert, S; Peters, J; Gonzalez, F; Samulski, R; Thurman, R

HERO ID

708416

Reference Type

Journal Article

Subtype

Review

Year

2001

Language

English

PMID

11744328

HERO ID 708416
Material Type Review
In Press No
Year 2001
Title The role of Kupffer cell oxidant production in early ethanol-induced liver disease
Authors Wheeler, M; Kono, H; Yin, M; Nakagami, M; Uesugi, T; Arteel, G; Gäbele, E; Rusyn, I; Yamashina, S; Froh, M; Adachi, Y; Iimuro, Y; Bradford, B; Smutney, O; Connor, H; Mason, R; Goyert, S; Peters, J; Gonzalez, F; Samulski, R; Thurman, R
Journal Free Radical Biology and Medicine
Volume 31
Issue 12
Page Numbers 1544-1549
Abstract Considerable evidence for a role of Kupffer cells in alcoholic liver disease has accumulated and they have recently been shown to be a predominant source of free radicals. Several approaches including pharmacological agents, knockout mice, and viral gene transfer have been used to fill critical gaps in understanding key mechanisms by which Kupffer cell activation, oxidant formation, and cytokine production lead to liver damage and subsequent pathogenesis. This review highlights new data in support of the hypothesis that Kupffer cells play a pivotal role in hepatotoxicity due to ethanol by producing oxidants via NADPH oxidase.
Pmid 11744328
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