Bilirubin, once a toxin but now an antioxidant alleviating non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in an autophagy-dependent manner in high-fat diet-induced rats: a molecular and histopathological analysis

• Main Authors: Ramin Tavakoli (Author), Mohammad Hasan Maleki (Author), Omid Vakili (Author), Motahareh Taghizadeh (Author), Fatemeh Zal (Author), Sayed Mohammad Shafiee (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2024-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background and purpose: As an endogenous antioxidant, bilirubin has surprisingly been inversely correlated with the risk of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Thereupon, the current evaluation was designed to assess the positive effects of bilirubin on the autophagy flux, as well as the othe...