Neutrophil extracellular traps activate hepatic stellate cells and monocytes via NLRP3 sensing in alcohol-induced acceleration of MASH fibrosis.
Mrigya BabutaCaroline MorelMarcelle de Carvalho RibeiroCharles CalendaMartí Ortega-RiberaPrashanth Thevkar NageshChristopher CopelandYuan ZhuangYanbo WangYeonhee ChoRadhika JoshiViliam BrezaniDanielle HawrylukAditi Ashish DattaJeeval MehtaImad NasserGyongyi SzaboPublished in: Gut (2024)
Alcohol binges promote liver fibrosis via NET-induced activation of HSCs and monocytes in MASH. Our study highlights the potential of inhibition of NETs and/or NLRP3, as novel therapeutic strategies to combat the profibrotic effects of alcohol in MASH.