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In this study, we aim to investigate the involvement of pyroptosis in PBC mice based on prior bioinformatic analysis of PBC patients and explore the immune cell populations potentially involved.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      KEGG pathway enrichment analysis was performed using the GSE119600 dataset from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database, which includes whole\u2010blood samples from PBC patients (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 90) and non\u2013liver disease CTRs (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 47). The bioinformatic analysis was conducted prior to and in guidance of the subsequent animal experiments. A total of 20 female C57BL\/6 mice aged 4\u20136 months were randomly divided into the PBC group and the control (CTR) group. The PBC model was induced by two doses of 2\u2010nonynoic acid (2OA\u2010BSA) and polyinosinic\u2013polycytidylic acid (poly I: C) for a total of 12 weeks. The pyroptosis pathway was examined by quantitative real\u2010time PCR (qRT\u2010PCR), Western blotting, and immunohistochemistry. Immunofluorescent (IF) staining and flow cytometry were performed on liver samples from PBC mice to assess the pyroptosis pathway and distinct immune cell populations.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Toll\u2010like receptor and NOD\u2010like receptor signaling pathways were identified in blood samples of PBC patients in KEGG pathway enrichment analysis. In the PBC mouse model, the pyroptosis pathway was found to be upregulated by qRT\u2010PCR (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; 0.05) and Western blotting (0.7786 \u00b1 0.1371,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; 0.001). IHC staining revealed increased GSDMD and Casp1 expression in PBC mice, and macrophages were identified as the main cell type expressing gasdermin D (GSDMD) by IF staining. Flow cytometry showed a decrease in the percentage of M2 macrophages (6.10 \u00b1 2.12 vs. 3.24 \u00b1 0.93,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; 0.05).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Pyroptosis plays a key role in PBC patients and 2OA\u2010BSA induced PBC mice, with macrophages possibly serving as important executors. Inhibition of the pyroptosis pathway might be a potential target for the future treatment of PBC.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1155\/bmri\/5563223","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,8]],"date-time":"2026-03-08T14:53:05Z","timestamp":1772981585000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Pyroptosis Plays a Key Role Through Macrophages in Primary Biliary Cholangitis of Mice"],"prefix":"10.1155","volume":"2026","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5140-6148","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Lin-Xiang","family":"Huang","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0983-467X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Zi-Long","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1654-7302","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Xiao-Xiao","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0009-6460-398X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Zi-xuan","family":"Qiu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0202-7488","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jia-rui","family":"Zheng","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9051-6187","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Rui","family":"Jin","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5084-6715","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Bo","family":"Feng","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,26]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_14_1_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s12072-021-10276-6"},{"key":"e_1_2_14_2_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jhep.2017.03.022"},{"key":"e_1_2_14_3_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1080\/17474124.2022.2153672"},{"key":"e_1_2_14_4_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1053\/j.gastro.2005.12.029"},{"key":"e_1_2_14_5_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1002\/hep.22428"},{"key":"e_1_2_14_6_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1152\/ajpgi.00256.2016"},{"key":"e_1_2_14_7_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s12016-019-08731-2"},{"key":"e_1_2_14_8_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3389\/fphar.2015.00262"},{"key":"e_1_2_14_9_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1038\/nature15514"},{"key":"e_1_2_14_10_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.tibs.2016.10.004"},{"key":"e_1_2_14_11_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/imr.12534"},{"key":"e_1_2_14_12_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3389\/fphar.2021.780790"},{"key":"e_1_2_14_13_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.intimp.2020.106489"},{"key":"e_1_2_14_14_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jmb.2021.167271"},{"key":"e_1_2_14_15_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jhep.2017.11.040"},{"key":"e_1_2_14_16_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jcmgh.2019.12.008"},{"key":"e_1_2_14_17_2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"GuoC. 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