Badmann, A.; Keough, A.; Kaufmann, T.; Bouillet, P.; Brunner, T.; Corazza, N. (2011). Role of TRAIL and the pro-apoptotic Bcl-2 homolog Bim in acetaminophen-induced liver damage. Cell death & disease, 2(6), e171. London: Nature Publishing Group 10.1038/cddis.2011.55
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Acetaminophen (N-acetyl-para-aminophenol (APAP), paracetamol) is a commonly used analgesic and antipyretic agent. Although considered safe at therapeutic doses, accidental or intentional overdose causes acute liver failure characterized by centrilobular hepatic necrosis with high morbidity and mortality. Although many molecular aspects of APAP-induced cell death have been described, no conclusive mechanism has been proposed. We recently identified TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) and c-Jun kinase (JNK)-dependent activation of the pro-apoptotic Bcl-2 homolog Bim as an important apoptosis amplification pathway in hepatocytes. In this study, we, thus, investigated the role of TRAIL, c-JNK and Bim in APAP-induced liver damage. Our results demonstrate that TRAIL strongly synergizes with APAP in inducing cell death in hepatocyte-like cells lines and primary hepatocyte. Furthermore, we found that APAP strongly induces the expression of Bim in a c-JNK-dependent manner. Consequently, TRAIL- or Bim-deficient mice were substantially protected from APAP-induced liver damage. This study identifies the TRAIL-JNK-Bim axis as a novel target in the treatment of APAP-induced liver damage and substantiates its general role in hepatocyte death.
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Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > Pre-clinic Human Medicine > Institute of Pharmacology 04 Faculty of Medicine > Service Sector > Institute of Pathology |
UniBE Contributor: |
Badmann, Anastasia, Kaufmann, Thomas (B), Brunner, Thomas (A), Corazza, Nadia |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health |
ISSN: |
2041-4889 |
Publisher: |
Nature Publishing Group |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Factscience Import |
Date Deposited: |
04 Oct 2013 14:18 |
Last Modified: |
29 Mar 2023 23:32 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1038/cddis.2011.55 |
PubMed ID: |
21654829 |
Web of Science ID: |
000292243000007 |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.5518 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/5518 (FactScience: 210271) |
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