Cirrhosis induced by thioacetamide is prevented by stevia. Molecular mechanisms

This study aimed to investigate the ability of stevia leaves to prevent thioacetamide (TAA)-induced cirrhosis in rats, explore the action mechanism involved, and evaluate whether the plant could prevent striatal dopamine turnover alterations in cirrhotic rats. TAA increased collagen, hepatic stellat...

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Main Authors: Erika Ramos-Tovar, Sael Casas-Grajales, Erika Hernández-Aquino, Rosa E. Flores-Beltrán, Silvia Galindo-Gómez, Eunice Vera-Aguilar, Araceli Diaz-Ruiz, Sergio Montes, Javier Camacho, Víctor Tsutsumi, Pablo Muriel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Functional Foods
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464618306157