Bile acids in regulation of inflammation and immunity: friend or foe?

Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology

Ci Zhu¹  Michael Trauner¹  Emina Halilbasic¹  Claudia D. Fuchs¹ 

关键词: Bile acid signaling;    nuclear hormone receptors;    G protein coupled receptors;    cholangiopathies;    hepatitis;    adaptive and innate immunity;   

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学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Pacini Editore SpA

【 摘 要 】

Neutrophils, the most abundant leukocytes in the human body, are considered to be the first line of defense in the fight against microorganisms. In this fight neutrophils employ weaponry such as reactive oxygen species produced via the NADPH oxidase complex 2 together with the release of intracellular granules containing antimicrobial agents. The discovery that activated neutrophils release decondensed chromatin as DNase-sensitive neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) lead to a renewed interest in these leukocytes and the function of NETs in vivo. In this review, we will focus on desirable as well as detrimental features of NETs by the example of gout and pancreatitis. In our models we observed that neutrophils drive the initiation of inflammation and are required for the resolution of inflammation.

【 授权许可】

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