Gene variants protect against relapse after treatment for hepatitis C — ScienceDaily
source : http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140313101708.htm
source : http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140313101708.htm
In a new study from Norway published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, both coffee consumption and cigarette smoking are shown to potentially protect against primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC). This is a chronic liver disease caused by chronic inflammation of the bile ducts. The findings are of great interest against a backdrop of increasing knowledge on coffee as a possible protective agent in other liver diseases. …
It found that endoscopic therapy offered long-term survival rates similar to those for esophagectomy, says lead author, Michael B. Wallace, M.D., a gastroenterologist at Mayo Clinic in Florida…
The results of the study are published in the online edition of the journal Hepatology. Dual function of TGFb TGFb is a cytokine which in normal conditions and in very early stages of tumorigenesis acts as a tumor suppressor and that inhibits growth and induces cell death. …