Open AccessPegylated interferon-alpha plus taurine in treatment of rat liver fibrosis
Author(s) -
İlker Taşçı,
Mehmet Refik Mas,
Sevil Atalay Vural,
Salih Deveci,
Bilgin Cömert,
Günay Alçiğir,
Nüket Mas,
Cemal Akay,
A. Mithat Bozdayı,
Cihan Yurdaydın,
Hakan Bozkaya,
Özden Uzunalımoǧlu,
Ahmet Turan Işık,
Harun M. Said
Publication year - 2007
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.v13.i23.3237
Subject(s) - taurine , hepatic stellate cell , oxidative stress , apoptosis , fibrosis , medicine , alpha interferon , hepatic fibrosis , hydroxyproline , alpha (finance) , endocrinology , chemistry , immunology , interferon , biochemistry , surgery , construct validity , amino acid , patient satisfaction
To investigate the antifibrotic effects of peginterferon-alpha 2b and taurine on oxidative stress markers and hepatocellular apoptosis.