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Cathepsin B knockout mice are resistant to tumor necrosis factor-alpha-mediated hepatocyte apoptosis and liver injury: implications for therapeutic applications.
The American journal of pathology - 1 Dec 2001
Guicciardi M E, Miyoshi H, Bronk S F, Gores G J
Abstract excerpt
Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) contributes to liver injury by inducing hepatocyte apoptosis. Recent evidence suggests that cathepsin B (cat B) contributes to TNF-alpha-induced apoptosis in vitro. The aim of the present study was to determine whether cat B contributes to TNF-alpha-induced hepatocyte apoptosis and liver injury in vivo. Cat B knockout (catB(-/-)) and wild-type (catB(+/+)) mice were first...
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