Pegylated interferon-alpha plus taurine in treatment of rat liver fibrosis

Tasci I., Mas M. R., Vural S. A., Deveci S., Comert B., Alcigir G., ...More

WORLD JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY, vol.13, no.23, pp.3237-3244, 2007 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 13 Issue: 23
  • Publication Date: 2007
  • Doi Number: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i23.3237
  • Journal Name: WORLD JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.3237-3244
  • Keywords: liver fibrosis, liver cirrhosis, pegylated interferons, taurine, oxidative stress, hepatic stelate cells, apoptosis, malondialdehyde, glutathione peroxidase, superoxide dismutase, CHRONIC HEPATITIS-C, CHRONIC VIRAL-HEPATITIS, OXIDATIVE STRESS, STELLATE CELLS, NITRIC-OXIDE, INITIAL TREATMENT, DOUBLE-BLIND, IN-VIVO, ACTIVATION, THERAPY
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: No

Abstract

AIM: To investigate the antifibrotic effects of peginterferon-alpha 2b and taurine on oxidative stress markers and hepatocellular apoptosis.