Toll-Like Receptors in the Pathogenesis of Alcoholic Liver Disease

In the multifactorial pathophysiology of alcoholic liver disease (ALD), inflammatory cascade activation plays a central role. Recent studies demonstrated that Toll-like Receptors, the sensors of microbial and endogenous danger signals, are expressed and activated in innate immune cells as well as in...

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Main Authors: Jan Petrasek, Pranoti Mandrekar, Gyongyi Szabo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2010-01-01
Series:Gastroenterology Research and Practice
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/710381