Elevated Levels of Endocannabinoids in Chronic Hepatitis C May Modulate Cellular Immune Response and Hepatic Stellate Cell Activation

Elevated Levels of Endocannabinoids in Chronic Hepatitis C May Modulate Cellular Immune Response and Hepatic Stellate Cell Activation

The endocannabinoid (EC) system is implicated in many chronic liver diseases, including hepatitis C viral (HCV) infection. Cannabis consumption is associated with fibrosis progression in patients with chronic hepatitis C (CHC), however, the role of ECs in the development of CHC has never been explo...

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Main Authors: Eleonora Patsenker, Philip Sachse, Andrea Chicca, María Salomé Gachet, Vreni Schneider, Johan Mattsson, Christian Lanz, Mathias Worni, Andrea de Gottardi, Mariam Semmo, Jochen Hampe, Clemens Schafmayer, Rudolf Brenneisen, Jürg Gertsch, Felix Stickel, Nasser Semmo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-03-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Subjects:
endocannabinoid system
hepatitis C
peripheral blood mononuclear cells
inflammation
fibrosis
liver
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/16/4/7057

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