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Epigenetic Regulation of Kupffer Cell Function in Health and Disease.

Citation
Bennett, H., et al. “Epigenetic Regulation Of Kupffer Cell Function In Health And Disease.”. Frontiers In Immunology, p. 609618.
Center UCSD-UCLA
Author Hunter Bennett, Ty D Troutman, Mashito Sakai, Christopher K Glass
Keywords Epigenetics, Immunity, inflammation, Macrophage, Metabolism, Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis, Transcription
Abstract

Kupffer cells, the resident macrophages of the liver, comprise the largest pool of tissue macrophages in the body. Within the liver sinusoids Kupffer cells perform functions common across many tissue macrophages including response to tissue damage and antigen presentation. They also engage in specialized activities including iron scavenging and the uptake of opsonized particles from the portal blood. Here, we review recent studies of the epigenetic pathways that establish Kupffer cell identity and function. We describe a model by which liver-environment specific signals induce lineage determining transcription factors necessary for differentiation of Kupffer cells from bone-marrow derived monocytes. We conclude by discussing how these lineage determining transcription factors (LDTFs) drive Kupffer cell behavior during both homeostasis and disease, with particular focus on the relevance of Kupffer cell LDTF pathways in the setting of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis.

Year of Publication
2020
Journal
Frontiers in immunology
Volume
11
Number of Pages
609618
Date Published
12/2020
ISSN Number
1664-3224
DOI
10.3389/fimmu.2020.609618
Alternate Journal
Front Immunol
PMID
33574817
PMCID
PMC7870864
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