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Cells involved in alcoholic liver injury. Alcohol-mediated increase in gut-derived endotoxin with oxidative stress mechanisms sensitizes hepatic macrophages to release inflammatory cytokines such as TNFα, IL-1β, IL-1α and IL-6 that affects stellate cells and hepatocyte functions. Endotoxin also affects stellate cell and endothelial cell activation and contributes to liver injury.
