Picolinic Acid in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C Infection: A Preliminary Report

• Asıl Yazarlar: Jolanta Zuwała-Jagiello (Yazar), Monika Pazgan-Simon (Yazar), Krzysztof Simon (Yazar), Maria Warwas (Yazar)
• Materyal Türü: Kitap
• Baskı/Yayın Bilgisi: Hindawi Limited, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Konular: article
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Macrophage activation seems to be a feature of chronic liver diseases. Picolinic acid (PA) as a macrophage secondary signal causes the activation of interferon-gamma- (IFN-γ-) prime macrophage and triggers cytokine-driven inflammatory reactions. The rationale for seeking increased PA formation in ch...