Natural Killer Cells Contribute to Pathogenesis of Severe Alcoholic Hepatitis by Inducing Lysis of Endothelial Progenitor Cells.

Rashi SehgalSavneet KaurSaggere Murli ShasthryTanvi AgrawalVarsha DwivediDevanshi SethGayatri RamakrishnaShiv Kumar SarinNirupama Trehanpati

Published in: Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research (2019)

We conclude that in SAH, NK cells induce killing of EPCs via CX3CR1/FKN axis that may be one of the key events contributing to disease severity and proinflammatory responses in SAH.

Keyphrases

natural killer cells
nk cells
liver injury
drug induced
endothelial cells
early onset