Beneficial effects of follistatin in hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injuries in rats.

Abstract

The present study demonstrated that treatment with follistatin reduced the expression of IL-6 and activin resulting in beneficial support for hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injuries.

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Subjects

• Activins
• Alanine Transaminase
• Animals
• Aspartate Aminotransferases
• Follistatin
• Interleukin-6
• L-Lactate Dehydrogenase
• Liver
• Male
• Rats
• Rats, Wistar
• Regeneration
• Reperfusion Injury
• Treatment Outcome

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Authors

• Mami Kanamoto
• Mitsuo Shimada
• Yuji Morine
• Tomoharu Yoshizumi
• Satoru Imura
• Toru Ikegami
• Hiroki Mori
• Yusuke Arakawa

Publication date

2011-03-18

Journal

Journal topics

• Gastroenterology

Language

Eng.

Copyright

Digestive diseases and sciences

Department of Surgery, Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima Graduate School, 3-18-15, Kuramoto, Tokushima, 770-8503, Japan. kanamoto [at] clin.med.tokushima-u.ac.jp

Release reference

Dig Dis Sci. 2011 Apr;56(4):1075-81

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