Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	26383
Country	United States

Received	2016-04-07 08:58
Peer-Review Started	2016-04-07 10:10
To Make the First Decision	2016-05-12 10:27
Return for Revision	2016-05-26 14:23
Revised	2016-06-02 00:00
Second Decision	2016-06-20 08:17
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief	2016-06-20 18:16
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2016-06-28 15:52
Articles in Press	2016-06-28 15:52
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Typeset the Manuscript	2016-08-04 15:21
Publish the Manuscript Online	2016-08-15 10:30

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Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Editorial
Article Title	Mitochondrial DNA from hepatocytes as a ligand for TLR9: Drivers of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis?
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Priya Handa, Akhila Vemulakonda, Kris V Kowdley, Misael Uribe and Nahum Méndez-Sánchez
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Priya Handa, MS, PhD, Senior Research Scientist, Organ Care Research and Liver Care Network, 1124 Columbia Street, Suite 600, Swedish Medical Center, Seattle, WA 98104, United States. priya.handa@swedish.org
Key Words	TLR9; Damage-associated molecular patterns; Products of microbial metabolism produced by pathogens; Mitochondrial DNA; Hepatocytes; Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis; Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease; Inflammation; Innate immune signaling; Kupffer cells; Therapy
Core Tip	Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a chronic liver disease. It has been shown that innate immune activation contributes to the progression of NAFLD by inducing hepatic inflammation. A new study recently demonstrated that hepatocyte mitochondrial DNA acts as a damage -induced molecular pattern activating hepatic TLR9 to initiate and amplify inflammatory signaling leading to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). Inhibiting TLR9 by using a synthetic antagonist, IRS 954, reversed steatohepatitis; as did a whole body ablation of TLR9 or a myeloid-specific knockout of TLR9. This editorial summarizes the findings of the new study and describes potential novel therapeutic targets that may hold promise for NASH treatment.
Publish Date	2016-08-15 10:30
Citation	Handa P, Vemulakonda A, Kowdley KV, Uribe M, Mendez-Sanchez N. Mitochondrial DNA from hepatocytes as a ligand for TLR9: Drivers of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis? World J Gastroenterol 2016; 22(31): 6965-6971
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v22/i31/6965.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v22.i31.6965

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