Role of iron in hepatic fibrosis: One piece in the puzzle

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 13, Issue 35, 2007, Pages 4746-4754

  Philippe, Marie A ^a   Ruddeli, Richard G ^a   Ramm, Grant A ^a  

^a ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alcoholic liver disease; Fibrosis; Haemochromatosis; Hepatic stellate cell; Hepatitis C; Iron; Non alcoholic fatty liver disease; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

IRON; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ALCOHOL LIVER DISEASE; CELL DAMAGE; CELL DEATH; DISEASE SEVERITY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FIBROSIS; NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

EID: 34648830569     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i35.4746     Document Type: Review

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