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CCR5 knockout mice with C57BL6 background are resistant to acetaminophen-mediated hepatotoxicity due to decreased macrophages migration into the liver.

Abstract
Overdose of acetaminophen (APAP) causes necrosis of centrilobular cells of the liver. Accumulating evidence suggests that innate immune system may contribute to APAP-induced hepatotoxicity. Interaction between RANTES and its receptor C-C chemokine receptor (CCR) 5 is related to recruitment of macrophages to sites of inflammation. In this study, we examined effects of CCR5 deficiency on APAP-mediated liver injury by employing CCR5 knockout (KO) mice. CCR5 wild-type (WT) and KO mice received intraperitoneal injection of APAP (300 mg/kg) and were killed 24 h after the injection. Hepatic injury was determined by using histological and biochemical analyses. Intraperitoneal APAP caused the hepatocytic necrosis, as evidenced by hematoxylin and eosin staining and an increase in alanine transaminase and aspartate transaminase levels in serum. Hepatic damage appeared to be larger in CCR5 WT animals compared with KO animals. There were no differences in cytochrome P450 2E1 between CCR5 WT and KO animals suggesting that the resistance of CCR5 KO mice did not come from alterations in APAP metabolism. Infiltration of macrophages into the liver was reduced in CCR5 KO mice, and this was accompanied decreased inflammatory responses. Inhibition of macrophage activity by pretreatment of gadolinium chloride significantly blocked APAP-caused hepatotoxicity. These results indicate that recruitment of macrophage into the inflammatory sites significantly contributes to APAP-mediated hepatocytic death and CCR5 gene deletion protects from APAP-induced liver injury by alleviating macrophage recruitment and inflammatory responses. This study represents a critical role of CCR5 in macrophage infiltration into the liver and subsequent hepatotoxicity upon challenge of APAP.
AuthorsDong-Young Choi, Jung-Ok Ban, Sun-Chun Kim, Jin Tae Hong
JournalArchives of toxicology (Arch Toxicol) Vol. 89 Issue 2 Pg. 211-20 (Feb 2015) ISSN: 1432-0738 [Electronic] Germany
PMID24770590 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Chemical References
  • Analgesics, Non-Narcotic
  • CCR5 protein, mouse
  • Receptors, CCR5
  • Acetaminophen
  • Cytochrome P-450 CYP2E1
Topics
  • Acetaminophen (toxicity)
  • Analgesics, Non-Narcotic (toxicity)
  • Animals
  • Cell Movement (drug effects)
  • Cytochrome P-450 CYP2E1 (analysis)
  • Liver (drug effects, pathology)
  • Macrophages (cytology, drug effects, physiology)
  • Mice, Inbred C57BL
  • Mice, Knockout
  • Receptors, CCR5 (physiology)

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