Antifibrotic effects of gallic acid on hepatic stellate cells: In vitro and in vivo mechanistic study

Few studies reported the antifibrotic effects of gallic acid (GA) despite its known hepatoprotective and antioxidant activities. Accordingly, this study investigated the antifibrotic effects of GA through clarifying its mechanisms on hepatic stellate cells' (HSCs) activation, proliferation and/...

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Main Authors: Naglaa M. El-Lakkany, Walaa H. El-Maadawy, Sayed H. Seif el-Din, Samira Saleh, Marwa M. Safar, Shahira M. Ezzat, Salwa H. Mohamed, Sanaa S. Botros, Zeinab Demerdash, Olfat A. Hammam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2225411018300105