Acute renal failure induced by carbon tetrachloride in rats with hepatic cirrhosis

Relationship between cirrhosis and renal dysfunction is not yet fully understood. A model of cirrhosis with acute hepatic and renal damage (RF), produced by CCl4 in rats, with hemodynamic and renal functional alterations...

Prevention of hepatocellular carcinoma

Because of its frequency and grave prognosis, preventing hepatocellular carcinoma is an urgent priority. Prevention should be possible because environmental carcinogens-chronic hepatitis B and C virus infections, dietary...

Meeting the Eastern perspective in hepatitis B related ACLF

Routes of transmission of hepatitis C virus

Hepatitis C is one of the most common causes of chronic liver disease in Latin America. It is essential to understand the different mechanisms of transmission of the infection in order to design control measures. The pat...

Notch signal protects non-parenchymal cells from ischemia/reperfusion injury in vitro by repressing ROS

Background. We have previously reported that Notch signaling pathway protects hepatocytes from ischemia/ reperfusion (I/R) injury by repressing reactive oxygen species (ROS) production. However, apart from hepatocytes, n...