CYP2E1 and oxidative liver injury by alcohol

Y Lu, AI Cederbaum - Free Radical Biology and Medicine, 2008 - Elsevier
Ethanol-induced oxidative stress seems to play a major role in mechanisms by which
ethanol causes liver injury. Many pathways have been suggested to contribute to the ability …

Oxidative stress, a trigger of hepatitis C and B virus-induced liver carcinogenesis

AV Ivanov, VT Valuev-Elliston, DA Tyurina… - …, 2016 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Virally induced liver cancer usually evolves over long periods of time in the context of a
strongly oxidative microenvironment, characterized by chronic liver inflammation and …

Identification of hepatoprotective flavonolignans from silymarin

SJ Polyak, C Morishima, V Lohmann… - Proceedings of the …, 2010 - National Acad Sciences
Silymarin, also known as milk thistle extract, inhibits hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and
also displays antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and immunomodulatory actions that contribute …

Hepatitis C virus core protein inhibits mitochondrial electron transport and increases reactive oxygen species (ROS) production

M Korenaga, T Wang, Y Li, LA Showalter… - Journal of Biological …, 2005 - ASBMB
Hepatitis C infection causes a state of chronic oxidative stress, which may contribute to
fibrosis and carcinogenesis in the liver. Previous studies have shown that expression of the …

HCV and oxidative stress in the liver

AV Ivanov, B Bartosch, OA Smirnova, MG Isaguliants… - Viruses, 2013 - mdpi.com
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is the etiological agent accounting for chronic liver disease in
approximately 2–3% of the population worldwide. HCV infection often leads to liver fibrosis …

Inhibition of T-cell inflammatory cytokines, hepatocyte NF-κB signaling, and HCV infection by standardized silymarin

SJ Polyak, C Morishima, MC Shuhart, CC Wang, Y Liu… - Gastroenterology, 2007 - Elsevier
Background & Aims: Chronic hepatitis C is a serious global medical problem necessitating
effective treatment. Because standard of care with pegylated interferon plus ribavirin therapy …

Reciprocal effects of micro-RNA-122 on expression of heme oxygenase-1 and hepatitis C virus genes in human hepatocytes

Y Shan, J Zheng, RW Lambrecht, HL Bonkovsky - Gastroenterology, 2007 - Elsevier
Background & Aims: Heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) is an antioxidant defense and key
cytoprotective enzyme, which is repressed by Bach1. Micro-RNA-122 (miR-122) is …

[PDF][PDF] Heme oxygenase‐1 suppresses hepatitis C virus replication and increases resistance of hepatocytes to oxidant injury

Z Zhu, AT Wilson, MM Mathahs, F Wen, KE Brown… - …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Oxidative injury to hepatocytes occurs as a result of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and
replication. Modulation of host cell antioxidant enzymes such as heme oxygenase‐1 (HO‐1) …

Hepatitis C virus‐core and non structural proteins lead to different effects on cellular antioxidant defenses

MY Abdalla, IM Ahmad, DR Spitz… - Journal of medical …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection leads to increased oxidative stress in the liver.
Hepatic antioxidant enzymes provide an important line of defense against oxidative injury …

Hepatitis C virus core protein, cytochrome P450 2E1, and alcohol produce combined mitochondrial injury and cytotoxicity in hepatoma cells

K Otani, M Korenaga, MR Beard, K Li, T Qian… - Gastroenterology, 2005 - Elsevier
Background & Aims: Alcohol consumption exacerbates liver injury in chronic hepatitis C, and
enhanced mitochondrial oxidative stress is one possible mechanism. The aim of this study …