Gastroenterology
Anti-fibrotic effects of branched-chain amino acids on hepatic stellate cells
Hae Lim Lee, Jungmin Lee, Jung Hoon Cha, Sungwoo Cho, Pil Soo Sung, Wonhee Hur, Seung Kew Yoon, Si Hyun Bae
Korean J Intern Med. 2022;37(1):53-62. Published online July 29, 2021
Background/Aims: Patients with liver cirrhosis (LC) have low levels of branchedchain amino acids (BCAAs). There is accumulating evidence that BCAAs have anti- fibrotic effects in cirrhosis. This study is aimed to evaluate the effect of BCAAs on the function and phenotype of activated hepatic stellate..
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