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Liver Fibrosis and Protection Mechanisms Action of Medicinal Plants Targeting Apoptosis of Hepatocytes and Hepatic Stellate Cells

Following chronic liver injury, hepatocytes undergo apoptosis leading to activation of hepatic stellate cells (HSC). Consequently, activated HSC proliferate and produce excessive extracellular matrix, responsible for the scar formation. The pandemic trend of obesity, combined with the high incidence...

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Autores principales: Duval, Florent, Moreno-Cuevas, Jorge E., González-Garza, Maria Teresa, Rodríguez-Montalvo, Carlos, Cruz-Vega, Delia Elva
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4258378/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25505905
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/373295