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Hepatic expression of CCL2 in alcoholic liver disease is associated with disease severity and neutrophil infiltrates.
Clinical and experimental immunology - 1 Sept 2012
Degré D, Lemmers A, Gustot T, Ouziel R, Trépo E, Demetter P, Verset L, Quertinmont E, Vercruysse V, Le Moine O, Devière J, Moreno C
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Serum levels and liver expression of CCL2 are increased in patients with alcoholic hepatitis (AH). In an experimental model of alcoholic liver disease (ALD), CCL2 was implicated in proinflammatory cytokines activation and hepatic lipid metabolism, but its role in human disease is currently unknown. In a large cohort of ALD patients, we analysed plasma levels and liver expression of CCL2 and their association with...
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