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Hepatic adducts, circulating antibodies, and cytokine polymorphisms in patients with diclofenac hepatotoxicity.
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 May 2004
Aithal Guruprasad P, Ramsay Lesley, Daly Ann K, Sonchit Nhareet, Leathart Julian B S, Alexander Graeme, Kenna J Gerald, Caldwell John, Day Christopher P
Abstract excerpt
Diclofenac is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug that causes rare but serious hepatotoxicity, the mechanism of which is unclear. The purpose of the present study was to explore the potential role played by the immune processes. Antibodies to diclofenac metabolite-modified liver protein adducts were detected in the sera of seven out of seven patients with diclofenac-induced hepatotoxicity, 12 of 20 subjects on...
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