Therapeutic effects of vitamin A on experimental cholestatic rats with hepatic fibrosis

Ken-ichi Murakami,Tatsuru Kaji,Ryuichi Shimono,Yoshihiro Hayashida,Hiroshi Matsufuji,Shinichiro Tsuyama,Rie Maezono,Ken-ichiro Kosai,Hideo Takamatsu

Therapeutic effects of vitamin A on experimental cholestatic rats with hepatic fibrosis

2011

Ken-ichi Murakami
Tatsuru Kaji
Ryuichi Shimono
Yoshihiro Hayashida
Hiroshi Matsufuji
Shinichiro Tsuyama
Rie Maezono
Ken-ichiro Kosai
Hideo Takamatsu

Purpose The aim of this study is to investigate the role of hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) and the effect of vitamin A administration on liver damage induced by bile duct ligation (BDL) and administration of CCl4.

Keywords:

Fibrosis
Hepatic stellate cell
CCL4
Vitamin
Ligation
Bile duct
Biliary atresia
Surgery
Pharmacology
Medicine
Pathology
Fibrous capsule of Glisson
Therapeutic effect
Diabetes mellitus
hepatic fibrosis

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