Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has become the most common liver disease in
Western countries. The more severe form of this condition, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis …

Dendrobium huoshanense is a precious herbal medicine in China, which exhibits a variety
of restorative and therapeutic effects. This study aimed at investigating the hepatoprotective …

Background Probiotic use to prevent gastrointestinal infections in critical care has shown
great promise in recent clinical trials. Although well-documented benefits of probiotic use in …

Adipokines (adipose tissue cytokines) are polypeptide factors secreted by adipose tissue in
a highly regulated manner. The 'classical'adipokines (leptin, adiponectin, and resistin) are …

Theasinensins have been identified as a major group of unique catechin dimers mainly
found in oolong tea and black tea. Among several types of theasinensins, theasinensin A …

This study aimed to investigate the effect of Se (Selenium) treatment on nutritional quality in
radish sprouts. The results showed that 15 µM sodium selenite significantly increased …

Temporal expression of chemokines is a crucial factor in the regulation of renal
ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury and repair. Beside their role in the migration and activation …

Abstract Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1, Ccl2) expression is increased in livers
of patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis and in murine models of steatohepatitis. Several …

Activation of spermine/spermidine-N 1-acetyltransferase (SSAT) leads to DNA damage and
growth arrest in mammalian cells, and its ablation reduces the severity of ischemic and …

Hepatotoxicity is of major concern for humans exposed to industrial chemicals and drugs.
Disruption of farnesoid X receptor (FXR), a master regulator of bile acid (BA) metabolism …