title: [Damage-associated molecular patterns and liver failure].
abstract: Damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) are a series of intracellular molecules with immunoregulatory activity which are released by the damaged or activated cells and can induce autoimmunity or immune tolerance via pattern recognition receptors. At present, the DAMPs which have been discovered include extracellular histone, high-mobility group box-1, chromosomal deoxyribonucleic acid, interleukin-18, interleukin-32, uric acid, and mitochondrial transcription factors. The discovery of DAMPs and clarification of their mechanisms of action help to know the pathophysiological process of liver failure and provide new thoughts for the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of liver failure. This article briefly summarizes the concept of DAMPs and their mechanisms of action in the development and progression of liver failure.
authors: Liver Research Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350005, China.
authors: Y Y
authors: YY
authors: Yan
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Lin
authors: Y Y
authors: YY
authors: Zhu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D024243:HMGB1 Protein; D006657:Histones; D006801:Humans; D020382:Interleukin-18; D017093:Liver Failure / Q000378:metabolism*; D008928:Mitochondria; D051192:Receptors, Pattern Recognition
chemical_list: D024243:HMGB1 Protein; D006657:Histones; D020382:Interleukin-18; D051192:Receptors, Pattern Recognition