TY - JOUR
T1 - Hepatic macrophages promote the neutrophil-dependent resolution of fibrosis in repairing cholestatic rat livers
AU - Harty, Mark W.
AU - Papa, Elaine F.
AU - Huddleston, Hannah M.
AU - Young, Ezekiel
AU - Nazareth, Samantha
AU - Riley, Charles A.
AU - Ramm, Grant A.
AU - Gregory, Stephen H.
AU - Tracy, Thomas F.
PY - 2008/5
Y1 - 2008/5
N2 - Background: Cholestatic liver injury from extrahepatic biliary obstruction is well characterized by inflammatory and fibrogenic mechanisms. Little is known, however, about mechanisms required to reverse injury and effect liver repair. We sought to determine the cellular and molecular requirements for repair after biliary decompression, focusing on the role of hepatic macrophages in regulating inflammation and matrix resolution. Methods: Male Sprague-Dawley rats underwent bile duct obstruction for 7 days followed by ductular decompression. Rats were treated with gadolinium chloride (GdCl3) to deplete the macrophage populations 24 or 48 hours before decompression. Liver tissue obtained at the time of decompression or after 2 days of repair was processed for morphometric analysis, immunohistochemistry, quantitative RT-PCR and in situ hybridization. Results: GdCl3 treatment for either 24 or 48 hours before decompression reduced the numbers of ED2+ Kupffer cells and ED1+ inflammatory macrophages in obstructed livers; only 48 hours of pretreatment, however, reduced the neutrophil counts. Furthermore, 48-hour GdCl3 pretreatment blocked matrix degradation. Quantitative polymerase chain reaction demonstrated decreased cytokine-induced neutrophil chemoattractant-1 (CINC-1; CXCL1) and intercellular adhesion molecule-1 mRNA expression after GdCl3 treatment and the elimination of hepatic macrophages. Immunohistochemistry and in situ hybridization revealed that neutrophils and CINC-1 mRNA localize within regions of fibrotic activity during both injury and repair. Conclusion: We conclude that the macrophage population is not directly involved in fibrotic liver repair. Rather, hepatic macrophages regulate the influx of neutrophils, which may play a direct role in matrix degradation.
AB - Background: Cholestatic liver injury from extrahepatic biliary obstruction is well characterized by inflammatory and fibrogenic mechanisms. Little is known, however, about mechanisms required to reverse injury and effect liver repair. We sought to determine the cellular and molecular requirements for repair after biliary decompression, focusing on the role of hepatic macrophages in regulating inflammation and matrix resolution. Methods: Male Sprague-Dawley rats underwent bile duct obstruction for 7 days followed by ductular decompression. Rats were treated with gadolinium chloride (GdCl3) to deplete the macrophage populations 24 or 48 hours before decompression. Liver tissue obtained at the time of decompression or after 2 days of repair was processed for morphometric analysis, immunohistochemistry, quantitative RT-PCR and in situ hybridization. Results: GdCl3 treatment for either 24 or 48 hours before decompression reduced the numbers of ED2+ Kupffer cells and ED1+ inflammatory macrophages in obstructed livers; only 48 hours of pretreatment, however, reduced the neutrophil counts. Furthermore, 48-hour GdCl3 pretreatment blocked matrix degradation. Quantitative polymerase chain reaction demonstrated decreased cytokine-induced neutrophil chemoattractant-1 (CINC-1; CXCL1) and intercellular adhesion molecule-1 mRNA expression after GdCl3 treatment and the elimination of hepatic macrophages. Immunohistochemistry and in situ hybridization revealed that neutrophils and CINC-1 mRNA localize within regions of fibrotic activity during both injury and repair. Conclusion: We conclude that the macrophage population is not directly involved in fibrotic liver repair. Rather, hepatic macrophages regulate the influx of neutrophils, which may play a direct role in matrix degradation.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.surg.2008.01.008
DO - 10.1016/j.surg.2008.01.008
M3 - Article
C2 - 18436015
AN - SCOPUS:43049114996
SN - 0039-6060
VL - 143
SP - 667
EP - 678
JO - Surgery
JF - Surgery
IS - 5
ER -