ea0011p231 | Cytokines and growth factors | ECE2006
Yener S
, Akinci B
, Bayraktar F
, Demir T
, Akarsu M
, Özcan MA
, Yalcin M
, Kebapcilar L
, Comlekci A
, Yesil S
Aim: Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis is one of the most common causes of chronic liver disease and the incidence in the population varies from %1024. TGF- β 1 is the most important TGF- β isoform responsible for fibrosis and its effect on hepatic fibrosis was demonstrated in-vitro and in chronic viral hepatitis. Besides TGF- β is an immunsuppresive cytokine and it is known that low TGF- β activity can trigger autoimmune diseases and inflammation.<...