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Vitamin D and liver fibrosis: let's start soon before it's too late.
- Source :
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Gut . May2015, Vol. 64 Issue 4, p698-699. 2p. - Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- In this article, the author offers views on the treatment of Vitamin D and liver fibrosis. He mentions that liver fibrosis is a reversible wound-healing response caused by the hepatic stellate cell (HSC)-mediated excessive accumulation of extracellular matrix proteins. He also mentions that demonstration of the antifibrotic effect of Vitamin D in liver fibrosis providing additional support to previous pivotal studies.
- Subjects :
- *VITAMIN D
*FIBROSIS
*LIVER cells
*EXTRACELLULAR matrix
*PROTEINS
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00175749
- Volume :
- 64
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Gut
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 101976918
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1136/gutjnl-2014-308175