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Ghrelin reduces liver impairment in a model of concanavalin A-induced acute hepatitis in mice

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Ghrelin is a 28-amino-acid gut hormone that was first discovered as a potent growth hormone secretagogue. Recently, it has been shown to exert a strong anti-inflammatory effect. The purpose of the study reported here was to explore the effect and mechanism of ghrelin on concanav...

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Autores principales: Mao, Yuqing, Wang, Jianbo, Yu, Fujun, Cheng, Jian, Li, Huanqing, Guo, Chuanyong, Fan, Xiaoming
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4592035/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26451091
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/DDDT.S89096