Open AccessEffects of dietary supplementation with vitamin E and selenium on rat hepatic stellate cell apoptosis
Author(s) -
Xiaotian Shen,
Cheng Wu,
Xuan Hai Li,
Jing Sun,
Feng Li,
Lu Ma,
Liang Xie
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v11.i32.4957
Subject(s) - hepatic stellate cell , sirius red , liver injury , tunel assay , intraperitoneal injection , h&e stain , vitamin e , medicine , apoptosis , endocrinology , terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase , alanine transaminase , carbon tetrachloride , hepatic fibrosis , fibrosis , pathology , immunohistochemistry , biology , chemistry , antioxidant , biochemistry , organic chemistry
To evaluate the effects of dietary supplementation with vitamin E and selenium on proliferation and apoptosis of hepatic stellate cells (HSCs), in acute liver injury induced by CCl(4), and to explore their role in the recovery from hepatic fibrosis phase.