Abstract:
AIMS:Immune mediated liver injury includes activation of different immune pathways that requires various modalities to control their consequences. The current study involves evaluation of retinoic acid (RA) modulatory effects on immune responses induced in concanavalin A (ConA) model of acute hepatitis. MAIN METHODS:Mice were divided as follows: Control group; RA group: received 35 mg/kg RA; ConA group: received 15 mg/kg ConA; ConA + RA group: received ConA and RA as described. Liver function biomarkers were measured in addition to malondialdehyde as lipid peroxidation biomarker. Liver tissue sections were scored for necro-inflammation, neutrophils infiltration, CD4+ T cells infiltration and NF-κb positive cells. Effect on hepatic levels of TNF-α, IL-4, IL-10 and MCP-1 was evaluated as well. KEY FINDINGS:Injection of RA before ConA significantly (p < 0.001) decreased ALT, AST and LDH levels compared to their levels in ConA group. Hepatic infiltration of neutrophils and CD4+ T cells was markedly (p < 0.001) reduced by RA. Hepatic injury, necrosis and expression of NF-κb were significantly decreased by RA when injected before ConA challenge. A significant decrease in the measured cytokines TNF-α and IL-4 was observed in ConA + RA group in addition to a decrease in MCP-1 level. On the other hand, IL-10 was significantly increased in the latter group compared to ConA group. SIGNIFICANCE:RA can protect against ConA-induced hepatitis through: interrupting early inflammatory response as neutrophils, monocytes and CD4+ T cells infiltration, modulating IL-4 level and subsequent production of TNF-α and NF-κb activation, mitigating second inflammatory responses through increasing IL-10 liver production.
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Int Immunopharmacoljournal_title
International immunopharmacologyauthors
Elshal M,Abu-Elsaad N,El-Karef A,Ibrahim Tdoi
10.1016/j.intimp.2019.105808subject
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2019-10-01 00:00:00pages
105808eissn
1567-5769issn
1878-1705pii
S1567-5769(19)31179-8journal_volume
75pub_type
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