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An Obstructive Chronic Pancreatitis Model Established Through Electrocoagulation

Chronic pancreatitis (CP) is a severe inflammatory condition that can destroy the pancreas, lead to diabetes, and increase pancreatic cancer risk, ...

Shanghai Pudong New Area Gongli Hospital Shanghai

The activation of hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) has been emphasized as a leading event of the pathogenesis of liver cirrhosis, while the exact mechanism of its activation is largely unknown. Furthermore, the novel non-invasive predictors of prognosis in cirrhotic patients warrant more exploration. miR-541 has been identified as a tumor suppressor in hepatocellular carcinoma and a regulator of fibrotic disease, such as lung fibrosis and renal fibrosis. However, its role in liver cirrhosis has not been reported.

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