Open AccessHepatitis C virus infection down-regulates the expression of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α and carnitine palmitoyl acyl-CoA transferase 1A
Author(s) -
Yang Cheng,
Sébastien Dharancy,
Mathilde Malapel,
Pierre Desreumaux
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.i48.7591
Subject(s) - microbiology and biotechnology , carnitine , polyclonal antibodies , biology , western blot , antibody , immunohistochemistry , hepatitis c virus , blot , virus , virology , endocrinology , immunology , biochemistry , gene
To elucidate the role of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha (PPARalpha) and its target gene carnitine palmitoyl acyl-CoA transferase 1A (CPT1A) in the pathogenesis of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection.