Macrophage MerTK Promotes Liver Fibrosis in Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis

Bishuang Cai, Paola Dongiovanni, Kathleen E. Corey, Xiaobo Wang, Igor O. Shmarakov, Ze Zheng, Canan Kasikara, Viralkumar Davra, Marica Meroni, Raymond T. Chung, Carla V. Rothlin, Robert F. Schwabe, William S. Blaner, Raymond B. Birge, Luca Valenti, Ira Tabas

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Abstract

Genome-wide association studies have indicated that MerTK is a risk factor for liver fibrosis in NASH with an unknown mechanism. Cai et al. discovered that MerTK signaling in liver macrophages, which is enhanced in NASH owing to suppression of its cleavage by ADAM17, promotes TGF-β1 production, HSC activation, and liver fibrosis in NASH.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)406-421.e7
JournalCell Metabolism
Volume31
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 4 Feb 2020
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • ADAM17
  • MerTK
  • MerTK cleavage
  • NASH
  • TGFβ;
  • hepatic stellate cells
  • liver fibrosis
  • macrophage
  • nonalcoholic steatohepatitis
  • retinoic acid

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