Markers of Inflammation and Fibrosis in Alcoholic Hepatitis and Viral Hepatitis C

Markers of Inflammation and Fibrosis in Alcoholic Hepatitis and Viral Hepatitis C

High levels of profibrinogenic cytokine transforming factor beta (TGF-β), metalloprotease (MMP2), and tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloprotease 1 (TIMP1) contribute to fibrogenesis in hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and in alcohol-induced liver disease (ALD). The aim of our study was to correlate...

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Main Authors: Manuela G. Neuman, Hemda Schmilovitz-Weiss, Nir Hilzenrat, Marc Bourliere, Patrick Marcellin, Cristhian Trepo, Tony Mazulli, George Moussa, Ankit Patel, Asad A. Baig, Lawrence Cohen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:International Journal of Hepatology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/231210
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