Chymase Inhibitor as a Novel Therapeutic Agent for Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis

Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is characterized by inflammation and fibrosis, in addition to steatosis, of the liver, but no therapeutic agents have yet been established. The mast cell protease chymase can generate angiotensin II, matrix metalloproteinase-9 and transforming growth factor-β, al...

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Main Authors: Shinji Takai, Denan Jin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Pharmacology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphar.2018.00144/full