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Interleukin-33 facilitates liver regeneration through serotonin-involved gut-liver axis.

Yankai WenChristoph EmontzpohlLong XuConstance Lynn AtkinsJong-Min JeongYang YangKangho KimChuan WuShizuo AkiraCynthia Ju
Published in: Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) (2022)
Our study identified that IL-33 is pro-regenerative in a noninjurious model of liver resection. The underlying mechanism involved IL-33/ST2-induced increase of serotonin release from enterochromaffin cells to portal blood and subsequent HTR2A/p70S6K activation in hepatocytes by serotonin. The findings implicate the potential of targeting the IL-33/ST2/serotonin pathway to reduce the risk of post-hepatectomy liver failure and small-for-size syndrome.
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