Research Article

TNF-Like Ligand 1 Aberrance Aggravates Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis via M1 Macrophage Polarization

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Macrophages with TL1A overexpression induce lipid accumulation, proinflammatory cytokine production, and apoptosis in hepatocytes in vitro. (a1, a2) Supernatant ALT and AST in hepatocytes were measured by automatic biochemical analyzer. (b1–b3) Lipid accumulation, intercellular cholesterol, and triglyceride content in primary hepatocytes were analyzed. The expression of TNF-α, IL-1β, and IL-6 in hepatocytes (c1) and these supernatant (c2) was detected by quantitative real-time PCR and ELISA, respectively. (d1) The percentage of apoptotic hepatocytes was measured by TUNEL. (d2) The expression of cleaved-caspase3 and cleaved-PARP in hepatocytes was detected by Western blotting. Data are expressed as , , , .
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