Adoptive transfer of regulatory T cells protects against Coxsackievirus B3-induced cardiac fibrosis

Y Cao, W Xu, S Xiong - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Background Cardiac fibrogenesis in the late stage of viral myocarditis causing contractile
dysfunction and ventricular dilatation, is a major pathogenic factor for the progression of …

[HTML][HTML] Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis and HCC in a hyperphagic mouse accelerated by western diet

S Ganguly, GA Muench, L Shang, SB Rosenthal… - Cellular and molecular …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background & Aims How benign liver steatosis progresses to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis
(NASH), fibrosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains elusive. NASH progression …

Abnormal innate immunity in acute-on-chronic liver failure: immunotargets for therapeutics

A Khanam, S Kottilil - Frontiers in Immunology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) is a severe life-threatening condition with high risk of
multiorgan failure, sepsis, and mortality. ACLF activates a multifaceted interplay of both …

IL-22, a vital cytokine in autoimmune diseases

J Li, Z Wu, Y Wu, XY Hu, J Yang, D Zhu… - Clinical and …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Summary Interleukin-22 (IL-22) is a vital cytokine that is dysregulated in various autoimmune
conditions including rheumatoid arthritis (RA), multiple sclerosis (MS), and Alzheimer's …

Emerging evidence of noncoding RNAs in bleb scarring after glaucoma filtration surgery

S Yu, ALC Tam, R Campbell, N Renwick - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Purpose: To conduct a narrative review of research articles on the potential anti-and pro-
fibrotic mechanisms of noncoding RNAs following glaucoma filtration surgery. Methods …

Therapeutic role of interleukin 22 in experimental intra-abdominal Klebsiella pneumoniae infection in mice

M Zheng, W Horne, JP McAleer, D Pociask… - Infection and …, 2016 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT Interleukin 22 (IL-22) is an IL-10-related cytokine produced by T helper 17
(Th17) cells and other immune cells that signals via IL-22 receptor alpha 1 (IL-22Ra1) …

[HTML][HTML] Antioxidant axis Nrf2-keap1-ARE in inhibition of alcoholic liver fibrosis by IL-22

YH Ni, LJ Huo, TT Li - World Journal of Gastroenterology, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
AIM To explore the effect of interleukin (IL)-22 on in vitro model of alcoholic liver fibrosis
hepatic stellate cells (HSCs), and whether this is related to regulation of Nrf2-keap1-ARE …

The interleukin-20 cytokine family in liver disease

E Caparrós, R Francés - Frontiers in Immunology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
The three main causes of inflammation and chronic injury in the liver are viral hepatitis,
alcohol consumption, and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, all of which can lead to liver fibrosis …

[HTML][HTML] Restoring homeostasis of CD4+ T cells in hepatitis-B-virus-related liver fibrosis

LS Cheng, Y Liu, W Jiang - World Journal of Gastroenterology …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Immune-mediated liver injury is widely seen during hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection.
Unsuccessful immune clearance of HBV results in chronic hepatitis and increases the risk of …

Lipopolysaccharide downregulates macrophage-derived IL-22 to modulate alcohol-induced hepatocyte cell death

Y Liu, VK Verma, H Malhi, GJ Gores… - … of Physiology-Cell …, 2017 - journals.physiology.org
Interleukin-22 (IL-22) is a Th17 cell hepatoprotective cytokine that is undergoing clinical
trials to treat patients with alcoholic hepatitis (AH). Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) activation of …