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IL-17 deficiency attenuates acetaminophen-induced hepatotoxicity in mice.
Toxicology letters - 1 Aug 2018
Lee Hung-Chen, Liao Chia-Chih, Day Yuan-Ji, Liou Jiin-Tarng, Li Allen H, Liu Fu-Chao
Abstract excerpt
Acetaminophen (APAP) overdose results in the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS), hepatocyte necrosis, and cell death, and leads to acute liver failure. Interleukin-17 (IL-17), a pro-inflammatory cytokine, plays a key role in the recruitment of neutrophils into sites of inflammation and subsequent damage after liver ischemia-reperfusion injury. In this study, we employed IL-17 knockout (KO) mice to...
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