News tagged with liver fibrosis
Antifibrotic effects of green tea
Nov 18, 2009 |
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Several studies have shown that lipid peroxidation stimulates collagen production in fibroblasts and hepatic stellate cells (HSC), and plays an important role in the development of liver fibrosis. Hepatoprotective effects ...
Mutations in gene linked to ciliopathies
Aug 09, 2009 |
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An international team of scientists, led by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, have discovered a connection between mutations in the INPP5E gene and ciliopathies. Their findings, which ...
'Gene silencing' may improve treatment of a deadly complication of liver disease
May 27, 2009 |
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A technique that “silences,” or turns off, genes shows promise as a potential new treatment for liver fibrosis — the disease that leads to cirrhosis — scientists in Tennessee are reporting. Their study is scheduled for the ...
Tobacco smoke and alcohol harm liver worse as combo
Feb 03, 2009 |
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Exposure to second-hand smoke and alcohol significantly raises the risk of liver disease, according to researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB).
Noninvasive test accurately identifies advanced liver disease without biopsy
Sep 01, 2008 |
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Non-invasively measuring liver stiffness with transient elastography accurately diagnoses patients with late-stage liver disease, reports a new study in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, the official journal of the ...
To protect against liver disease, body puts cells 'under arrest'
Aug 21, 2008 |
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A stable form of cell-cycle arrest known to offer potent protection against cancer also limits liver fibrosis, a condition characterized by an excess of fibrous tissue, according to a new report in the August 22nd Cell, a Cell ...
