DOI: 10.1089/152308602760598882
关键词: Liver injury 、 Redox 、 Promoter 、 Immunology 、 Mechanism (biology) 、 Cell biology 、 Homeostasis 、 Liver damage 、 Cytokine expression 、 Transcription factor 、 Biology 、 Clinical biochemistry 、 Biochemistry 、 Physiology 、 Molecular biology
摘要: Kupffer cells, resident macrophages in the liver, play a central role homeostatic response to liver injury. Ironically, this defensive mechanism, if dysregulated, also works against acute and chronic damage. Central is activation of nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB), redox-sensitive transcription factor that transactivates promoters many inflammatory genes, including cytokines. Much research has been devoted identification upstream signaling for NF-κB, but precise mechanism by which oxidant stress participates yet be determined. Clues key question may attained through studies on mechanisms sustained and/or accentuated NF-κB hepatic diseases. This article reviews literature redox regulation cytokine gene expression cells.