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Targeted expression of uncoupling protein 2 to mouse liver increases the susceptibility to lipopolysaccharide/galactosamine-induced acute liver injury.
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Oct 2009
Shang Yingli, Liu Yong, Du Lei, Wang Youliang, Cheng Xuan, Xiao Weiming, Wang Xiaohui, Jin Haijing, Yang Xiao, Liu Shusen, Chen Quan
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UNLABELLED: Normal hepatocytes do not express endogenous uncoupling protein 2 (UCP2) in adult liver, although Kupffer cells do, and it is strikingly induced in hepatocytes in steatotic liver and obese conditions. However, the direct link of UCP2 with the pathogenic development of liver diseases a...
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