Effect of curcumin on the proliferation and apoptosis of hepatic stellate cells

This study was designed to investigate the effect of curcumin (diferuloylmethane) on the proliferation and apoptosis of hepatic stellate cells (HSC). The cell line HSC-T6 (1.25 x 10(5) cells/mL) was incubated with curcumin and HSC proliferation was detected by a methyl thiazolyl tetrazolium colorime...

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Published in:	Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
Main Authors:	J.C. Shu, Y.J. He, X. Lv, J.R. Zhao, J. Zhao, Y. Shen, G.R. Ye, L.X. Wang
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2009-12-01
Subjects:	Curcumin Hepatic stellate cells Proliferation Apoptosis Hepatic fibrosis
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2009001200009