Protective effect of Thymic Humoral Factor on porcine serum-induced hepatic fibrosis and liver damage in Wistar rats

Introduction. Immunomodulatory drugs have been reported to have anti-inflammatory and anti-fibrotic properties. Thymic Humoral Factor (THF), a peptide produced in the thymus, causes a potent immunomodulatory effect on different components of the immune system. Objective. To evaluate the effect of TH...

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Main Authors: Ulises Osuna-Martínez, Jorge Alberto Reyes-Esparza, Vera L. Petricevich, Rogelio Hernández-Pando, Lourdes Rodríguez-Fragoso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2011-10-01
Series:Annals of Hepatology
Subjects:
THF
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1665268119315236