Liver Fibrosis and Protection Mechanisms Action of Medicinal Plants Targeting Apoptosis of Hepatocytes and Hepatic Stellate Cells

• Auteurs principaux: Florent Duval (Auteur), Jorge E. Moreno-Cuevas (Auteur), Maria Teresa González-Garza (Auteur), Carlos Rodríguez-Montalvo (Auteur), Delia Elva Cruz-Vega (Auteur)
• Format: Livre
• Publié: Hindawi Limited, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Sujets: article
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Following chronic liver injury, hepatocytes undergo apoptosis leading to activation of hepatic stellate cells (HSC). Consequently, activated HSC proliferate and produce excessive extracellular matrix, responsible for the scar formation. The pandemic trend of obesity, combined with the high incidence...