supported by Theodore Bilharz Research Institute(grant number:ID-MS-99/A,2012,PI:Naglaa El-Lakkany)
Objective:To investigate the antifibrotic role of rosmarinic acid(RA),a natural polyphenolic compound,on HSCs activation/proliferation and apoptosis in vitro and in vivo. Methods:The impact of RA on stellate cell line...
Supported by Philanthropic Anonymous Source;the University of Sydney Bridging Support Grant,in part for Honours Project;Supported by the National Health and Medical Research Council,No.NHMRC Practitioner Research Fellowship for PH support
AIM: To investigate over-expression of Osteopontin (OPN) pathway expression and mechanisms of action in human alcoholic liver disease (ALD), in vivo and in vitro acute alcohol models.
Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.30873396;National Science Foundation for Post-doctoral Scientists of China,No.20080430140;Qiqihar Foundation for Development of Science and Technology,China,No.05090
AIM: To investigate the role of emodin in protecting the liver against fibrogenesis caused by carbon tetrachloride (CCh) in rats and to further explore the underlying mechanisms. METHODS: Rat models of experimenta...
Supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province,No.301361
AIM: To investigate the dynamic expression of focal adhesion kinase (FAK) protein and FAK mRNA in fibrotic rat liver tissue, and the relationship between FAK and hepatic stellate cell (HSC) proliferation.METHODS: Rat ...