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World J Gastroenterol. May 28, 2011; 17(20): 2543-2551
Published online May 28, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i20.2543
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Figure 3 A model for chronic alcohol acceleration of liver fibrosis via inhibition of natural killer cell killing against hepatic stellate cells and suppressor of cytokine signaling 1 suppression of interferon-γ signaling in hepatic stellate cells. SEC: Sinusoidal endothelial cell; ADH: Alcohol dehydrogenase; HSC: Hepatic stellate cell; RA: Retinoic acid; RAE1: Retinoic acid early inducible-1; IFN: Interferon; NK: Natural killer; TGF: Transforming growth factor; SOCS1: Suppressor of cytokine signaling 1.