Fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C acquired in infancy: is it only a matter of time?
Chronic hepatitis C acquired in childhood is a progressive, slow-moving, fibrotic disease. Fibrosis progression inferred on the basis of linear mathematical models should be critically evaluated in the clinical practice.
We report here that the antioxidant effect of Pleurotus ostreatus opposes mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative stress accompanying APAP over-dose, with subsequent clinically beneficial effects on liver and kidney tissues.