PYRROLOQUINOLINE-QUINONE SUPPRESSES LIVER FIBROGENESIS IN MICE.

Pyrroloquinoline-quinone suppresses liver fibrogenesis in mice.

Liver fibrosis represents the consequences of a sustained wound healing response to chronic liver injuries, and its progression toward cirrhosis is the major cause of liver-related morbidity and mortality worldwide.However, anti-fibrotic treatment remains an unconquered area for drug development.Accumulating evidence indicate that oxidative stress

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Fatal Pulmonary Embolism in the Setting of Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome Attributed to Ovarian Tuberculosis

In developed countries, tuberculosis remains a health care challenge due to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and immigration from endemic regions.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 9557 new cases in 2015, with extrapulmonary involvement in 20.2% of the cases.We present a 33-year-old woman from Cape Town, South Africa, who dev

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