Alternative Activation of Macrophages by Prostacyclin Synthase Ameliorates Alcohol Induced Liver Injury

Investigators demonstrated that PTGIS was downregulated in alchoholic liver disease and forced PTGIS expression in vivo using recombinant adeno-associated viral vector-packed prostacyclin synthase overexpression plasmid, which alleviated the inflammatory response and suppressed the macrophage M1 phenotype in mice.