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Taurine drinking ameliorates hepatic granuloma and fibrosis in mice infected with Schistosoma japonicum

In schistosomiasis, egg-induced hepatic granuloma formation is a cytokine-mediated, predominantly CD4(+) Th2 immune response that can give rise to hepatic fibrosis. Hepatic fibrosis is the main cause of increased morbidity and mortality in humans with schistosome infection. Taurine has various physi...

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Autores principales: Yu, Yan-Rong, Ni, Xian-Qiang, Huang, Jie, Zhu, Yong-Hong, Qi, Yong-Fen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4805782/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27054062
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpddr.2016.01.003