实验性肝脑病变会导致早期但持续的质转录变化

Wouter Claeys1,2,3,4, Lien Van Hoecke3,4, Hannah Lernout3,5

  • 1Hepatology Research Unit, Department of Internal Medicine and Paediatrics, Ghent University, 9000, Ghent, Belgium.

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概括

这项研究揭示了肝硬化症的并发症肝脑病变 (HE) 期间大脑细胞的关键转录变化. 这些发现突显了星球细胞和微质细胞的炎症和缺氧,这表明了HE的新治疗点.

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