Cholestatic liver diseases: new targets, new therapies
Cholestatic liver diseases result from gradual destruction of bile ducts, accumulation of bile acids and self-perpetuation of the inflammatory process leading to damage to cholangiocytes and hepatocytes. If left untreated, cholestasis will lead to fibrosis, biliary cirrhosis, and ultimately end-stag...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2018-08-01
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Series: | Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/1756284818787400 |