Transforming growth factor β1 induces th
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Elena R. García-Trevijano; María J. Iraburu; Luis Fontana; José A. Domínguez-Ros
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Article
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1999
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Oxidative stress plays a key role in liver fibrosis. Both inflammatory cells and activated Kupffer cells produce H 2 O 2 , an oxidant involved in the activation of hepatic stellate cells (HSC). Increased production of reactive oxygen intermediates (ROIs) in fibrotic livers is associated in part with