本研究では,原発性胆汁性肝硬変(PBC)などの肝臓病の病態形成に細胞老化が積極的に関与することを明らかとなった。特にPBCの胆管病変における老化胆管細胞はCCL2, CX3CL1発現の亢進を示し,炎症細胞浸潤と相関していた。また、培養老化胆管細胞は,ケモカイン発現亢進を介して単球や肝星細胞の遊走を促進した。老化胆管細胞が周囲微小環境調節を行い、炎症の持続、悪化に関与すると考えられた.
This study revealed that cellular senescence is involved in the pathogenesis of liver diseases such as primary biliary cirrhosis(PBC). Senescent biliary epithelial cells in inflamed and damaged small bile ducts in PBC show increased expression of chemokines such as CCR2 and CX3CL1. Cultured senescent biliary epithelial cells showed increased expression of various chemokines and induced migration of monocytes and hepatic stellate cells in co-culture. These findings suggests that senescent biliary epithelial cells may play a role in augmentation of inflammation around bile ducts by regulating microenvironment in PBC.
細胞老化に着目した肝臓病の新たな解析
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