Hepatic encephalopathy is linked to alterations of autophagic flux in astrocytes

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BACKGROUND: Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a severe neuropsychiatric syndrome caused by various types of liver failure resulting in hyperammonemia-induced dysfunction of astrocytes. It is unclear whether autophagy, an important pro-survival pathway, is altered in the brains of ammonia-intoxicated animals as well as in HE patients. METHODS: Using primary rat astrocytes, a co-culture model of primary mouse...

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