PMID- 27555804 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE DCOM- 20160824 LR - 20200930 IS - 1476-9255 (Print) IS - 1476-9255 (Electronic) IS - 1476-9255 (Linking) VI - 13 IP - 1 DP - 2016 TI - Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 is not required for liver regeneration after partial hepatectomy. PG - 28 LID - 10.1186/s12950-016-0136-1 [doi] LID - 28 AB - BACKGROUND: Liver regeneration following 70 % partial hepatectomy (PH) requires the coordinated expression of soluble mediators produced by macrophages. Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) is a potent stimulus of monocyte recruitment and macrophage activation. The goal of this study was to determine how MCP-1 contributes to liver regeneration. METHODS: PH was performed on anesthetized C57Bl/6 (wild type) and MCP-1 knockout mice, and macrophage-produced cytokines and hepatocyte proliferation were measured. RESULTS: In wild type mice, hepatic MCP-1 protein levels increased 4-6 h after PH, and elevated plasma MCP-1 levels were detected 12 h after PH. Hepatocyte proliferation was comparable in MCP-1 knockout and wild type mice, as was the expression of macrophage-derived cytokines, TNFalpha and IL-6, and levels of phosphorylated STAT3. The number of CCR2(+) cells in the liver was similar in MCP-1 knockout and wild type mice, which suggests that other chemokines may recruit CCR2(+) cells in the absence of MCP-1. Studies with CCR2 knockout mice revealed that hepatocyte proliferation was suppressed ~40 % compared to wild type mice 36 h after PH, but proliferation and liver-body-weight ratios were similar at 48 h. CONCLUSION: These findings suggest that MCP-1 is not required for PH-induced liver regeneration, yet the role of CCR2 warrants further study. FAU - Wyler, Stephanie L AU - Wyler SL AD - Department of Biological Sciences, Boise State University, 1910 University Drive, Boise, ID 83725-1515 USA. FAU - D'Ingillo, Shawna L AU - D'Ingillo SL AD - Department of Biological Sciences, Boise State University, 1910 University Drive, Boise, ID 83725-1515 USA. FAU - Lamb, Cheri L AU - Lamb CL AD - Biomolecular Sciences Ph.D. Program, Boise State University, Boise, ID 83725 USA. FAU - Mitchell, Kristen A AU - Mitchell KA AD - Department of Biological Sciences, Boise State University, 1910 University Drive, Boise, ID 83725-1515 USA ; Biomolecular Sciences Ph.D. Program, Boise State University, Boise, ID 83725 USA. LA - eng GR - P20 GM103408/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States GR - P20 GM109095/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States GR - UL1 RR025014/RR/NCRR NIH HHS/United States GR - R15 DK088749/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States GR - UL1 TR002319/TR/NCATS NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article DEP - 20160822 PL - England TA - J Inflamm (Lond) JT - Journal of inflammation (London, England) JID - 101232234 PMC - PMC4994209 OTO - NOTNLM OT - CCR2 OT - Kupffer cells OT - Liver regeneration OT - MCP-1 OT - Macrophages OT - Partial hepatectomy EDAT- 2016/08/25 06:00 MHDA- 2016/08/25 06:01 PMCR- 2016/08/22 CRDT- 2016/08/25 06:00 PHST- 2015/12/30 00:00 [received] PHST- 2016/08/16 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2016/08/25 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2016/08/25 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/08/25 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2016/08/22 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 136 [pii] AID - 10.1186/s12950-016-0136-1 [doi] PST - epublish SO - J Inflamm (Lond). 2016 Aug 22;13(1):28. doi: 10.1186/s12950-016-0136-1. eCollection 2016.