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The Role of Vitamin K in Cholestatic Liver Disease

Vitamin K (VK) is a ligand of the pregnane X receptor (PXR), which plays a critical role in the detoxification of xenobiotics and metabolism of bile acids. VK(1) may reduce the risk of death in patients with chronic liver failure. VK deficiency is associated with intrahepatic cholestasis, and is alr...

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Autores principales: Sultana, Halima, Komai, Michio, Shirakawa, Hitoshi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8400302/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34444675
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu13082515