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Wenke Feng
Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary
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Open AccessEmbryonic exposure to ethanol increases the susceptibility of larval zebrafish to chemically induced seizures
Prenatal ethanol exposure is known to cause neurodevelopmental disorders. While high prevalence of epilepsy is observed among the children whose mothers abused alcohol during pregnancy, the results from animal...
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Open AccessActivation of autophagy attenuates EtOH-LPS-induced hepatic steatosis and injury through MD2 associated TLR4 signaling
Autophagy serves as a protective mechanism to degrade damaged organelles and proteins. Acute alcohol exposure is known to activate the hepatic autophagy response, whereas chronic alcohol exposure slows autopha...
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Open AccessFibroblast growth factor 21 deficiency exacerbates chronic alcohol-induced hepatic steatosis and injury
Fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) is a hepatokine that regulates glucose and lipid metabolism in the liver. We sought to determine the role of FGF21 in hepatic steatosis in mice exposed to chronic alcohol tr...
