Neuroimmunomodulation of adrenoblockers during liver cirrhosis : modulation of hepatic stellate cell activity

The sympathetic nervous system and the immune system are responsible for producing neurotransmitters and cytokines that interact by binding to receptors; due to this, there is communication between these systems. Liver immune cells and nerve fibres are systematically distributed in the liver, and the partial overlap of both patterns may favour interactions between certain elements. Dendritic cells are attached to fibroblasts, and nerve fibres are connected via the dendritic cell-fibroblast complex. Receptors for most neuroactive substances, such as catecholamines, have been discovered on dendritic cells. The sympathetic nervous system regulates hepatic fibrosis through sympathetic fibres and adrenaline from the adrenal glands through the blood. When there is liver damage, the sympathetic nervous system is activated locally and systemically through proinflammatory cytokines that induce the production of epinephrine and norepinephrine. These neurotransmitters bind to cells through α-adrenergic receptors, triggering a cellular response that secretes inflammatory factors that stimulate and activate hepatic stellate cells. Hepatic stellate cells are key in the fibrotic process. They initiate the overproduction of extracellular matrix components in an active state that progresses from fibrosis to liver cirrhosis. It has also been shown that they can be directly activated by norepinephrine. Alpha and beta adrenoblockers, such as carvedilol, prazosin, and doxazosin, have recently been used to reverse CCl4-induced liver cirrhosis in rodent and murine models.KEY MESSAGESNeurotransmitters from the sympathetic nervous system activate and increase the proliferation of hepatic stellate cells.Hepatic fibrosis and cirrhosis treatment might depend on neurotransmitter and hepatic nervous system regulation.Strategies to reduce hepatic stellate cell activation and fibrosis are based on experimentation with α-adrenoblockers.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:55

Enthalten in:

Annals of medicine - 55(2023), 1 vom: 24. Dez., Seite 543-557

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Medina Pizaño, Mariana Yazmin [VerfasserIn]
Loera Arias, María de Jesús [VerfasserIn]
Montes de Oca Luna, Roberto [VerfasserIn]
Saucedo Cárdenas, Odila [VerfasserIn]
Ventura Juárez, Javier [VerfasserIn]
Muñoz Ortega, Martin Humberto [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Adrenoblockers
Cirrhosis
Cytokines
Hepatic cells
Journal Article
Neuroimmunomodulation
Neurotransmitter Agents
Norepinephrine
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review
Stellate cells
Sympathetic nervous system
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Date Completed 28.02.2023

Date Revised 08.03.2023

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1080/07853890.2022.2164047

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM353331783