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Vitamin D supplementation improves serum markers associated with hepatic fibrogenesis in chronic hep...

Vitamin D supplementation improves serum markers associated with hepatic fibrogenesis in chronic hep...

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Vitamin D supplementation improves serum markers associated with hepatic fibrogenesis in chronic hepatitis C patients: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study

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Vitamin D supplementation improves serum markers associated with hepatic fibrogenesis in chronic hepatitis C patients: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study

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London: Nature Publishing Group UK

Journal title

Scientific reports, 2017-08, Vol.7 (1), p.8905-11, Article 8905

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English

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London: Nature Publishing Group UK

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Contents

Hepatic fibrosis is the net accumulation of matrix tissue components which controlled by pro-fibrolytic enzymes, matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), and pro-fibrotic cytokine, TGF-β
1
, and enzymes, tissue inhibitors of MMPs (TIMPs). Vitamin D (VD) supplementation has been shown to reverse these processes
in vitro
and
in vivo
. This...

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Vitamin D supplementation improves serum markers associated with hepatic fibrogenesis in chronic hepatitis C patients: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study

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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_85540fb7084a465bae4ba16d2b6ad82a

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_85540fb7084a465bae4ba16d2b6ad82a

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2045-2322

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2045-2322

DOI

10.1038/s41598-017-09512-7

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