Gastroenterology and Hepatology
RNA Interference against Discoidin Domain Receptor 2 Ameliorates Alcoholic Liver Disease in Rats
Authors: Zheng Luo, Huimin Liu, Xiaomeng Sun, Rong Guo, Ruibing Cui, Xiangxing Ma, Ming Yan DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0055860 Abstract Summary Researchers...
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Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Exploits Inflammation to Compete with the Intestinal Microbiota
Authors: Bärbel Stecher, Riccardo Robbiani, Alan W Walker, Astrid M Westendorf, Manja Barthel, Marcus Kremer, Samuel Chaffron, Andrew J Macpherson,...
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Broad-Spectrum Matrix Metalloproteinase Inhibition Curbs Inflammation and Liver Injury but Aggravates Experimental Liver Fibrosis in Mice
Authors: Vincent E. de Meijer, Deanna Y. Sverdlov, Yury Popov, Hau D. Le, Jonathan A. Meisel, Vânia Nosé, Detlef Schuppan,...
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Hepatitis C Virus p7 Protein Is Crucial for Assembly and Release of Infectious Virions
Authors: Eike Steinmann, Francois Penin, Stephanie Kallis, Arvind H Patel, Ralf Bartenschlager, Thomas Pietschmann DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.0030103 Abstract Summary HCV’s p7...
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Generation of Covalently Closed Circular DNA of Hepatitis B Viruses via Intracellular Recycling Is Regulated in a Virus Specific Manner
Authors: Josef Köck, Christine Rösler, Jing-Jing Zhang, Hubert E. Blum, Michael Nassal, Christian Thoma DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1001082 Abstract Summary Researchers discovered...
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Scaling Up Diarrhea Prevention and Treatment Interventions: A Lives Saved Tool Analysis
Authors: Christa L. Fischer Walker, Ingrid K. Friberg, Nancy Binkin, Mark Young, Neff Walker, Olivier Fontaine, Eva Weissman, Akanksha Gupta,...
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Autoimmune Pancreatocholangitis, Non-Autoimmune Pancreatitis and Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis: A Comparative Morphological and Immunological Analysis
Authors: Irene Esposito, Diana Born, Frank Bergmann, Thomas Longerich, Thilo Welsch, Nathalia A. Giese, Markus W. Büchler, Jörg Kleeff, Helmut...
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Palladin Mutation Causes Familial Pancreatic Cancer and Suggests a New Cancer Mechanism
Authors: Kay L Pogue-Geile, Ru Chen, Mary P Bronner, Tatjana Crnogorac-Jurcevic, Kara White Moyes, Sally Dowen, Carol A Otey, David...
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General Epidemiological Parameters of Viral Hepatitis A, B, C, and E in Six Regions of China: A Cross-Sectional Study in 2007
Authors: Jian Lu, Yongdong Zhou, Xiaojing Lin, Yongzhen Jiang, Ruiguang Tian, Yonghui Zhang, Jia Wu, Fengwei Zhang, Yong Zhang, Yue...
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Curcumin Protects Intestinal Mucosal Barrier Function of Rat Enteritis via Activation of MKP-1 and Attenuation of p38 and NF-κB Activation
Authors: Wei-Bing Song, Yuan-Yuan Wang, Fan-Su Meng, Qing-Hua Zhang, Jian-Ying Zeng, Li-Ping Xiao, Xin-Pei Yu, Dan-dan Peng, Lei Su, Bing...
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