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SIRT6 Protects Against Liver Fibrosis by Deacetylation and Suppression of SMAD3 in Hepatic Stellate Cells.
Cellular and molecular gastroenterology and hepatology - 1 Jan 2020
Zhong Xiaolin, Huang Menghao, Kim Hyeong-Geug, Zhang Yang, Chowdhury Kushan, Cai Wenjie, Saxena Romil, Schwabe Robert F, Liangpunsakul Suthat, Dong X Charlie
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BACKGROUND & AIMS: Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is a chronic liver disease that is manifested clinically by an increase in hepatic triglycerides, inflammation, and fibrosis. The pathogenesis of NASH remains incompletely understood. Sirtuin 6 (Sirt6), a nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide-dependent deacetylase, has been implicated in fatty liver disease; however, the underlying molecular mechanisms in the...
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