Article
Hepatic epigenetic phenotype predetermines individual susceptibility to hepatic steatosis in mice fed a lipogenic methyl-deficient diet.
Journal of hepatology - 1 Jul 2009
Pogribny Igor P, Tryndyak Volodymyr P, Bagnyukova Tetyana V, Melnyk Stepan, Montgomery Beverly, Ross Sharon A, Latendresse John R, Rusyn Ivan, Beland Frederick A
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BACKGROUND/AIMS: The importance of epigenetic changes in etiology and pathogenesis of disease has been increasingly recognized. However, the role of epigenetic alterations in the genesis of hepatic steatosis and cause of individual susceptibilities to this pathological state are largely unknown. METHODS: Male inbred C57BL/6J and DBA/2J mice were fed a lipogenic methyl-deficient diet (MDD) that causes liver injury...
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