Article
Purinergic signaling via P2X7 receptor mediates IL-1β production in Kupffer cells exposed to silica nanoparticle.
Toxicology - 3 Jul 2014
Kojima Shuji, Negishi Yusuke, Tsukimoto Mitsutoshi, Takenouchi Takato, Kitani Hiroshi, Takeda Ken
Abstract excerpt
There is extensive evidence that nanoparticles (NPs) cause adverse effects in multiple organs, including liver, though the mechanisms involved remain to be fully established. Kupffer cells are macrophages resident in the liver, and play important roles in liver inflammation induced by various toxic agents, including lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Interleukin-1 (IL-1) family members IL-1α,β are released from LPS-primed...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
