Title: Apoptotic Signaling Pathways as a Target for the Treatment of Liver Diseases
Volume: 8
Issue: 14
Author(s): J. L. Mauriz, M. J. Tunon and J. Gonzalez-Gallego
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Keywords:
Liver, hepatitis, alcohol, hepatocarcinoma, cholestasis, fulminant hepatic failure, steatohepatitis, fibrosis
Abstract: Dysregulation of apoptosis is a major contributor to the initiation and aggravation of liver injury. Agents that modulate apoptosis may be of therapeutic benefit in a number of liver diseases, and research related to cell type-specific activation or inhibition of apoptotic signaling pathways will provide new strategies for treatment.