PER1 prevents excessive innate immune response during endotoxin-induced liver injury through regulation of macrophage recruitment in mice.

ABSTRACT: The severity of acute liver failure (ALF) induced by bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is associated with the hepatic innate immune response. The core circadian molecular clock modulates the innate immune response by controlling rhythmic pathogen recognition by the innate immune system and daily variations in cytokine gene expression. However, the molecular link between circadian genes and the innate immune system has remained unclear. Here, we showed that mice lacking the clock gene Per1 (Period1) are more susceptible to LPS/d-galactosamine (LPS/GalN)-induced macrophage-dependent ALF compared with wild-type (WT) mice. Per1 deletion caused a remarkable increase in the number of Kupffer cells (KCs) in the liver, resulting in an elevation of the levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines after LP

SUBMITTER: Wang T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4855679 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature