Supported by China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, No.20080440626;National Natural Science Foundation of China,No. 30700788 and No. 81001545;Shanghai Leading Academic Discipline Project, No. S30203
AIM: To investigate the role of hepatic peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ (PPAR-γ) in increased susceptibility to endotoxin-induced toxicity in rats with bile duct ligation during endotoxemia.METHODS: Mal...
It has been demonstrated thatβ-elemene could protect against carbon tetrachloride(CCl_(4))-induced liver fibrosis in our laboratory work,and the aim of this paper is to reveal the protective mechanisms ofβ-elemene.T...
This work was supported by a grant from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 30200272).
BACKGROUND: Toil-like receptors (TLRs) are a group of evolutionarily conserved pattern recognition receptors involved in the activation of the immune system in response to various pathogens. In this study, we elucidat...
This study was supported by grants from the NationalBasic Research Program (973) of China ( No. 2003CB515506),Postdoctoral Fund of China (20040350233), and Research Grantawarded by the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang UniversitySchool of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
BACKGROUND: Hepatic ischemia/reperfusion injury may induce intestinal microflora imbalance. Salvia miltiorrhiza is effective in promoting blood circulation and counteracting peroxidation in tissues. The aim of the pre...
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To investigate TLR2 (Toll-like receptor 2) mRNA expression in ischemic hepatic lobes under the condition of partial hepatic ischemia/reperfusion injury in BALB/c mice and its relationship with liver function impairmen...
BACKGROUND: Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) is involved in innate immunity by recognizing endotoxin resulting in a burst of inflammatory cascade. We investigated the relation between activation of TLR4 and liver injury in...
INTRODUCTIONEndothelins(ETs) has a potent and sustainedvasoconstrictive effect on a variety of blood vessels.The vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC)is thetarget for ETs.VSMC of the whole body containsendothelin recepto...
The beneficial dffects of human fetal liver cells on the D-galactosamine-inducedfulminant hepatic failure were observed in rats and the mechanisms of the effects investi-gated.The survival rate of the rats intraperito...