| Critical role of the liver in the induction of systemic inflammation in rats with preascitic cirrhosis. | |
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PMID: 21105108 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Systemic activation of the inflammatory immune system contributes to the progression of cirrhosis with ascites. Immune cells become activated after interacting at the mesenteric lymph nodes (MLNs) with bacteria translocated from the gut, and thereafter reach the bloodstream through recirculation. It is unknown whether systemic activation of the immune system is present in pre-ascitic cirrhosis, in which gut bacterial translocation has not been described. The purpose of this study was to determine whether systemic activation of the immune system initiates in rats with compensated carbon tetrachloride (CCl(4))-induced cirrhosis, and if so to establish the activation site of immune cells. We studied the activation status of immune cells in peripheral blood, MLNs, and hepatic lymph nodes (HLNs). Systemic inflammation was present in rats with cirrhosis, as shown by expansion (P < 0.01) of circulating total and inflammatory monocytes and recently activated CD134(+) T helper (T(h)) cells. The same populations of cells were increased (P < 0.01) in MLNs and HLNs. Bacterial translocation was absent in rats with cirrhosis or control rats, but bacterial DNA fragments were present in the MLNs of 54% of rats with cirrhosis. The liver was the source of activated immune cells present in the blood, as shown by the direct correlation between activated T(h) cells in the blood and HLNs, but not in MLNs, and the normalization by gut decontamination with antibiotics of activated cells in MLNs, but not in the blood or HLNs. Conclusion: In experimental cirrhosis, systemic activation of the immune system occurs before ascites development and is driven by recirculation of cells activated in HLNs. In addition, in compensated cirrhosis, bacterial DNA fragments reach the MLNs, where they elicit a local inflammatory response. |
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Authors:
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María Úbeda; Leticia Muñoz; María-José Borrero; David Díaz; Rubén Francés; Jorge Monserrat; Margaret Lario; Lourdes Lledó; José Such; Melchor Álvarez-Mon; Agustín Albillos |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) Volume: 52 ISSN: 1527-3350 ISO Abbreviation: Hepatology Publication Date: 2010 Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-11-24 Completed Date: 2011-01-10 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8302946 Medline TA: Hepatology Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 2086-95 Citation Subset: IM |
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Copyright © 2010 American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases. |
Affiliation:
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Laboratory of Immune System Disease, Department of Medicine, University of Alcalá, Alcalá de Henares, Madrid Spain. |
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Animals Carbon Tetrachloride Poisoning / immunology* DNA, Bacterial / metabolism Inflammation Liver / physiopathology* Liver Cirrhosis, Experimental / immunology* Rats |
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0/DNA, Bacterial |
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