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Published on: July 18, 2019
Lipopolysaccharide signaling induces serum amyloid A (SAA) synthesis in human hepatocytes in vitro
Kiyoshi Migita1, Seigo Abiru, Minoru Nakamura
1Clinical Research Center, National Nagasaki Medical Center, Kubara 2-1001-1, Omura 856-8562, Japan. migita@nmc.hosp.go.jp
Abstract:
To investigate the role of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in hepatocyte activation, we examined the expression of Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), the putative receptor for LPS in human hepatocytes. TLR4 mRNA and protein expression was confirmed in human hepatocytes. Stimulation of human hepatocytes with LPS results in rapid degradation of IkappaB-alpha and mitogen activated protein kinase activation. Human hepatocytes stimulated by LPS produced serum amyloid A protein. Our data suggest that human hepatocytes utilize components of TLR4 signal transduction pathways in response to LPS and these direct LPS-mediated effects on hepatocytes may contribute to liver inflammation and injury.
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