Clinical Advancements in the Targeted Therapies against Liver Fibrosis

Hepatic fibrosis, characterized by excessive accumulation of extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins leading to liver dysfunction, is a growing cause of mortality worldwide. Hepatocellular damage owing to liver injury leads to the release of profibrotic factors from infiltrating inflammatory cells that...

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Published in:Mediators of Inflammation
Main Authors: Ruchi Bansal, Beata Nagórniewicz, Jai Prakash
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-01-01
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/7629724