Pegylated Interferon-α Modulates Liver Concentrations of Activin-A and Its Related Proteins in Normal Wistar Rat

Aims. To measure the expression of activin βA-subunit, activin IIA and IIB receptors, Smad4, Smad7, and follistatin in the liver and the liver and serum concentrations of mature activin-A and follistatin in normal rat following treatment with pegylated interferon-α (Peg-INF-α) and ribavirin (RBV). M...

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Main Authors: Bassem Refaat, Adel Galal El-Shemi, Ahmed Mohamed Ashshi, Elaf Wael Mahamid, Noha Mohammed Al-Qadi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Mediators of Inflammation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/414207

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