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Deletion of IFNγ enhances hepatocarcinogenesis in FXR knockout mice.
Journal of hepatology - 1 Nov 2012
Meng Zhipeng, Wang Xiaoqiong, Gan Yichao, Zhang Yunfeng, Zhou Hong, Ness Carl Van, Wu Jun, Lou Guiyu, Yu Hua, He Chao, Xu Rongzhen, Huang Wendong
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Liver tumor, especially hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), is closely associated with chronic inflammation. We previously showed that farnesoid X receptor knockout (FXR(-)(/)(-)) mice displayed chronic inflammation and developed spontaneous liver tumors when they aged. However, the mechanism by which inflammation leads to HCC in the absence of FXR is unclear. Because IFNγ is one of the most...
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