Interrupting tumor necrosis factor-alpha signaling prevents parenteral nutrition-associated cholestasis in mice.
Karim C El KasmiAimee L AndersonMichael W DevereauxNatarajan BalasubramaniyanFrederick J SuchyDavid J OrlickyColin T ShearnRonald J SokolPublished in: JPEN. Journal of parenteral and enteral nutrition (2021)
TNFα is a key mediator in the pathogenesis of PNAC through suppression of hepatocyte Abcb11, Abcc2, and Abcg5/8. Pharmacologic targeting of TNFα as a therapeutic strategy for PNAC thus deserves further investigation.