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Lookup NU author(s): Dr Maria Perugorria, Dr Lindsay Murphy, Dr Nicola Fullard, Dr Caroline WilsonORCiD, Professor Fiona OakleyORCiD, Professor Jelena Mann, Professor Derek Mann
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Toll-like receptors (TLRs) function as key regulators of liver fibrosis and are able to modulate the fibrogenic actions of nonparenchymal liver cells. The fibrogenic signaling events downstream of TLRs on Kupffer cells (KCs) and hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) are poorly defined. Here, we describe the MAP3K tumor progression locus 2 (Tpl2) as being important for the activation of extracellular regulated kinase (ERK) signaling in KCs and HSCs responding to stimulation of TLR4 and TLR9. KCs lacking Tpl2 display defects with TLR induction of cytokines interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-10, and IL-23. tpl2−/− HSCs were unable to increase expression of fibrogenic genes IL-1β and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase 1 (TIMP-1), with the latter being the result of defective stimulation of TIMP-1 promoter activity by TLRs. To determine the in vivo relevance of Tpl2 signaling in liver fibrosis, we compared the fibrogenic responses of wild-type (WT) and tpl2−/− mice in three distinct models of chronic liver injury. In the carbon tetrachloride and methionine-choline–deficient diet models, we observed a significant reduction in fibrosis in mice lacking Tpl2, compared to WT controls. However, in the bile duct ligation model, there was no effect of tpl2 deletion, which may reflect a lesser role for HSCs in wounding response to biliary injury. Conclusion: We conclude that Tpl2 is an important signal transducer for TLR activation of gene expression in KCs and HSCs by the ERK pathway and that suppression of its catalytic activity may be a route toward suppressing fibrosis caused by hepatocellular injuries.
Author(s): Perugorria MJ, Murphy LB, Fullard N, Chakraborty JB, Vyrla D, Wilson CL, Oakley F, Mann J, Mann DA
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Hepatology
Year: 2013
Volume: 57
Issue: 3
Pages: 1238-1249
Print publication date: 01/03/2013
ISSN (print): 0270-9139
ISSN (electronic): 1527-3350
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hep.26108
DOI: 10.1002/hep.26108
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