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Bile Duct Ligation in Mice: Induction of Inflammatory Liver Injury and Fibrosis by Obstructive Cholestasis
Published on: February 10, 2015
[Liver fibrosis and cirrhosis--causes. Part I]
Agnieszka Wirkowska1, Leszek Paczek
1Klinika Immunologii Transplantologii i Chorób Wewnetrznych, Instytutu Transplantologii, Warszawskiego Uniwersytetu Medycznego. awirkowska@wum.edu.pl
Abstract:
Liver fibrosis is one of the most compound pathological process occurred as the answer to risen inflammation factor. It is characterized by balance disorders between syntesis and degradation ECM (Extracellular Matrix) by myofibroblasts. This appears when activated by inflammation factor HSC cells transform in myofibroblasts. Among major causes of the chronic liver inflammation, with parenchymal cells destruction and replace of connective tissue, are: hepatotropic viruses (HCV, HBV), alcohol, autoimmunologic disorders.
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