Role of farnesoid X receptor and bile acids in alcoholic liver disease

Alcoholic liver disease (ALD) is one of the major causes of liver morbidity and mortality worldwide. Chronic alcohol consumption leads to development of liver pathogenesis encompassing steatosis, inflammation, fibrosis, cirrhosis, and in extreme cases, hepatocellular carcinoma. Moreover, ALD may als...

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Main Authors: Sharon Manley, Wenxing Ding
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-03-01
Series:Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211383515000088