Concanavalin A-induced liver cell damage: activation of intracellular pathways triggered by tumor necrosis factor in mice.

  • C Trautwein
  • T Rakemann
  • D A Brenner
  • K Streetz
  • L Licato
  • M P Manns
  • Gisa Tiegs

Abstract

Concanavalin A (con A) induces tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-dependent hepatocyte apoptosis resembling immune-mediated fulminant hepatic failure in humans. Intracellular pathways originating at the TNF receptor are either linked to apoptosis, nuclear factor (NF)-kappaB translocation, or Jun kinase (JNK) activation. The aim of this study was to study TNF-dependent pathways after con A injection in vivo.

Bibliografische Daten

OriginalspracheEnglisch
Aufsatznummer5
ISSN0016-5085
StatusVeröffentlicht - 1998
pubmed 9558294