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Downregulation of TLR4-dependent ATP production is critical for estrogen-mediated immunoprotection in Kupffer cells following trauma-hemorrhage.
Journal of cellular physiology - 1 May 2007
Hsieh Ya-Ching, Frink Michael, Kawasaki Takashi, Thobe Bjoern M, Choudhry Mashkoor A, Schwacha Martin G, Bland Kirby I, Chaudry Irshad H
Abstract excerpt
Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) mediates mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) damage and biogenic responses. Mitochondrial transcription factor A (Tfam) is an essential regulator for mtDNA transcription and ATP production. Increased ATP levels were associated with normalization of immune function following trauma-hemorrhage. Moreover, administration of 17beta-estradiol following trauma-hemorrhage upregulates cardiac Tfam and...
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