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Proliferation of Hepatic Stellate Cells and Lipid Peroxidation: Changes Due to Polyphenols.
Hepatic fibrosis represents the final steps of chronic liver injury and consists of excessive deposition of extracellular matrix components. Hepatic stellate cells (HSC) are responsible for this event when, th...
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An interleukin-1 receptor antagonist decreases fibrosis induced by dimethylnitrosamine in rat liver
The main pathological feature of liver fibrosis is the accumulation of extracellular matrix associated with hyperplasia and activation of perisinusoidal (Ito) cells (PSC) to myofibroblast-like cells. Interleuk...
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Ultrastructural Changes Induced by Drugs in the Liver
Drugs represent useful tools in the study of various cellular metabolic pathways and it is of interest to analyze the early stages of drug-induced response of the liver to chemical injury. Too often in the pas...