<HashMap><database>GEO</database><scores/><additional><omics_type>Transcriptomics</omics_type><species>Mus musculus</species><gds_type>Expression profiling by high throughput sequencing</gds_type><full_dataset_link>https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/geo/query/acc.cgi?acc=GSE331440</full_dataset_link><repository>GEO</repository><entry_type>GSE</entry_type></additional><is_claimable>false</is_claimable><name>Anti-PD-1 Treatment in an HFD/CCl4-Accelerated MASH-Fibrosis Mouse Model</name><description>Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) show variable efficacy in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) depending on etiology. In metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH), PD-1+ CD8+ T cells may paradoxically drive liver injury. We investigated whether PD-1 blockade exacerbates liver fibrosis in a non-neoplastic MASH environment. Male C57BL/6J mice were fed a high-fat diet (HFD) for 18 weeks, with weekly carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) during the final 12 weeks. Mice received anti-PD-1 antibody or isotype control every 3 days during the HFD/CCl4 phase. Liver injury, immune cell accumulation, and fibrosis were evaluated via biochemistry, histology, flow cytometry, and transcriptomic analysis. The HFD/CCl4 model exhibited significant hepatic accumulation of PD-1+ CD8+ T cells. PD-1 blockade increased AST/ALT and LDH levels, alongside heightened necroinflammation. Transcriptomic analysis showed upregulation of exhaustion-associated and cytotoxicity-related genes. Histologically, anti-PD-1 treatment was associated with periportal accumulation of F4/80+ macrophages and increased collagen deposition. Notably, we observed close spatial proximity between F4/80+ macrophages and α-smooth muscle actin+ myofibroblasts, suggesting a pro-fibrotic immune-stromal axis. PD-1 inhibition aggravates liver injury and accelerates fibrosis in this MASH model. These findings suggest that PD-1 blockade may provoke unintended pathological consequences in the context of chronic metabolic liver injury.</description><dates><publication>2026/06/02</publication></dates><accession>GSE331440</accession><cross_references><GSM>GSM9745921</GSM><GSM>GSM9745922</GSM><GSM>GSM9745923</GSM><GSM>GSM9745924</GSM><GSM>GSM9745920</GSM><GSM>GSM9745919</GSM><GPL>34871</GPL><GSE>331440</GSE><taxon>Mus musculus</taxon></cross_references></HashMap>