Anti-fibrotic activity of NK cells in experimental liver injury through killing of activated HSC

Journal of Hepatology
Alaa MelhemRifaat Safadi

Abstract

We have investigated the role of natural killer (NK) cells in hepatic fibrogenesis. Mouse NK cells express both inhibitory/activating-killing-immunoglobulin-related-receptors (iKIR/aKIR) specific for Class-I-molecules. Hepatic fibrosis induced by carbon-tetrachloride (CCl4) was compared between wild-type (WT) male-BALBc; combined-immunodeficiency (SCID, lacking B/T-cells); and SCID-BEIGE-mice (lacking B/T/NK cells), and naive mice. Hepatic fibrosis significantly increased in all CCl4-treated groups. SCID-BEIGE mice had more fibrosis than SCID-mice (P<0.0001) as assessed by morphometry of sirius-red stained tissue sections. Following fibrosis, hepatic NK cells significantly decreased, the aKIR:iKIR-ratio significantly increased while Class-I expression on HSC decreased (P<0.001). Both freshly isolated and in situ HSC displayed a significant increase in cellular apoptosis following fibrosis induction. Confocal microscopy demonstrated the direct adhesion of NK cells to HSC in mouse liver sections and in vitro human NK/HSC co-culture. In human HSC there was decreased Class-I expression and increased apoptosis as well, which was further increased following blocking of either HSC-related Class-I or NK-related killer inhibitory recept...Continue Reading

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