Inhibition of Drp1 protects against senecionine-induced mitochondria-mediated apoptosis in primary hepatocytes and in mice

Pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PAs) are a group of compounds found in various plants and some of them are widely consumed in the world as herbal medicines and food supplements. PAs are potent hepatotoxins that cause irreversible liver injury in animals and humans. However, the mechanisms by which PAs indu...

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Main Authors: Xiao Yang, Hua Wang, Hong-Min Ni, Aizhen Xiong, Zhengtao Wang, Hiromi Sesaki, Wen-Xing Ding, Li Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-08-01
Series:Redox Biology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213231717300745