Published in Hepatitis Weekly, August 28th, 2006
"Steatohepatitis enhances the severity of liver injury caused by acute inflammation. The purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that fatty liver due to chronic Cho-deficient diet exacerbates concanavalinA (conA)-induced liver hepatitis, which is predominantly facilitated by T cells," wrote M. Kremer and colleagues, University of North Carolina.
"Male C57BL/6 mice were fed either control Cho-sufficient diet (CSD) or Cho-deficient diet (CDD) for 6 weeks before ConA administration....
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Source: Hepatitis Weekly (2006-08-28)
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