Table 2

Examples of inflammatory mediators important in the pathogenesis of LPS-induced liver injury

MediatorReference Demonstrating Contribution to Liver Injury
TNF Hewett et al., 1993
PMN chemokines Li et al., 2004
PMNsHewett et al., 1992; Ishii et al., 2002; Gujral et al., 2004
Platelets Pearson et al., 1996a
ThrombinHewett and Roth, 1995; Moulin et al., 2001
Kupffer cellsVollmar et al., 1996; Brown et al., 1997