Review
Research progress on neuroinflammation in hepatic encephalopathy
Yang Jing, Jing Lijin, Zhou Qizhen, Wang Qi
Published 2022-03-05
Cite as Int J Immunol, 2022, 45(2): 208-212. DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-4394.2022.02.017
Abstract
Hepatic encephalopathy(HE) is a major complication in patients with end-stage liver disease and it can cause cognitive impairment, attention loss, and motor dysfunction, even coma or death. The pathogenesis of hepatic encephalopathy is complex. Hyperammonemia is considered to be the central pathogenesis because its toxic to astrocytes such as changes of neurotransmitters, oxidative stress, and astrocyte swelling. In addition, lots of evidence indicate that neuroinflammation is involved in the development of HE. However, the specific mechanism has not been fully elucidated. This review summarizes the production, performance and the mechanism of neuroinflammation in HE and it clarifies neuroinflammation impairs motor function and cognitive by changing the membrane expression of neurotransmitters and metabolism changes in brain, and these alterations are reversible.
Key words:
Hepatic encephalopathy; Neuroinflammation; Neurotransmission; Brain metabolism
Contributor Information
Yang Jing
The Second Clinical College of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030000, China
Jing Lijin
The Second Clinical College of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030000, China
Zhou Qizhen
The Second Clinical College of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030000, China
Wang Qi
Department of Gastroenterology, the Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China