Involvement and mechanism of DGAT2 upregulation in the pathogenesis of alcoholic fatty liver disease

The mechanisms involved in the development of alcoholic liver disease (ALD) are not well established. We investigated the involvement of acyl-CoA: diacylglycerol acyltransferase 2 (DGAT2) upregulation in mediating hepatic fat accumulation induced by chronic alcohol consumption. Chronic alcohol feedi...

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Main Authors: Zhigang Wang, Tong Yao, Zhenyuan Song
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2010-11-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520409496