M2 Macrophages Play Critical Roles in Progression of Inflammatory Liver Disease in Hepatitis C Virus Transgenic Mice

Macrophages in liver tissue are widely defined as important inflammatory cells in chronic viral hepatitis due to their proinflammatory activity. We reported previously that interleukin-6 (IL-6) and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) play significant roles in causing chronic hepatitis in hepatitis C...

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Main Authors: Ohtsuki, Takahiro, Kimura, Kiminori, Tokunaga, Yuko, Tsukiyama-Kohara, Kyoko, Tateno, Chise, Hayashi, Yukiko, Hishima, Tsunekazu, Kohara, Michinori
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4702575/