Bax Inhibitor-1 down-regulation in the progression of chronic liver diseases

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Bax inhibitor-1 (BI-1) is an evolutionary conserved endoplasmic reticulum protein that, when overexpressed in mammalian cells, suppresses the apoptosis induced by Bax, a pro-apoptotic member of the Bcl-2 family. The aims of this stud...

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Main Authors: Burra Patrizia, Cardin Romilda, Farinati Fabio, Kotsafti Andromachi, Bortolami Marina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-04-01
Series:BMC Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-230X/10/35