Research Article

Toll-Like Receptor Ligand-Induced Liver Injury in D-Galactosamine-Sensitized Mice: Differences between TLR7/8 and TLR9 Ligands, Cytokine Patterns, and Cross-Tolerance Induction by TLR2 Ligand Pretreatment

Table 1

Serum ALT levels in each TLRL/D-galN-treated mouse. Mean ± SD is shown.

Treatment (per mouse)Serum ALT levels (U/1)1
C57BL/6JC3H

PBS579.8 ± 11.445.8 ± 12.3
D-galN 20 mg571.0 ± 24.666.4 ± 25.2
LPS 1 μg4100.0 ± 16.496.3 ± 48.1
LPS 0.01 μg/D-galN 20 mg5280.3 ± 163.5114.3 ± 38.8
LPS 0.1 μg/D-galN 20 mg34830.0 ± 1429.0 (died at 5-6 h)14713.3 ± 3131.5
LPS 1 μg/D-galN 20 mg33193.3 ± 1885.0 (died at 5-6 h)13335.0 ± 5877.2 (died at 6–9 h)
LTA 100 μg483.8 ± 55.154.0 ± 36.8
LTA 50 μg/D-galN 20 mg5544.2 ± 162.191.8 ± 51.8
LTA 100 μg/D-galN 20 mg52780.0 ± 1128.6126.8 ± 52.6
R848 10 μg490.3 ± 37.651.8 ± 4.4
R848 1 μg/D-galN 20 mg5165.4 ± 64.91301.2 ± 1031.7
R848 10 μg/D-galN 20 mg59307.0 ± 5112.5 (died at 6–9 h)6622.0 ± 2851.1 (died at 7–9 h)
poly (I:C) 5 μg477.4 ± 20.563.0 ± 27.2
poly (I:C) 2.5 μg/D-galN 20 mg515005.0 ± 1653.1307.6 ± 254.7
poly (I:C) 5 μg/D-galN 20 mg56486.0 ± 5779.0 (died at 5–10 h)270.6 ± 249.5
CpG DNA 10 μg476.5 ± 24.441.7 ± 17.4
CpG DNA 10 μg/D-galN 20 mg590.4 ± 22.970.8 ± 16.9
CpG DNA 20 μg/D-galN 20 mg510021.7 ± 3927.3 (died at 9-10 h)318.8 ± 163.6

1The reference range (mean ± SD) of ALT has been reported to be 27.7 ± 3.09 and 25.6 ± 12.0 for C57BL/6 and C3H, respectively [20].