Menally-Ill
02-17-2003, 02:43 PM
This is an example of the HOPEFUL science that is going on out there.
Even as recently as 3 or 4 years ago, doctors were saying that if you'd progressed to a FIBROSIS level, you were losing the battle!
Now, they are discovering that is not so. YOU CAN REGENERATE your liver!
This abstract is a brief summary of a science journal article. Go to the link if you're interested in reading the whole study.
I get science articles like this EVERY DAY from a number of sources. My HOPE is not defiant denial. It is based upon FACTS such as this!
To reach the full text:
http://www.hepcvets.com/fibrosis/treatment.html
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Treatment of Hepatic Fibrosis: Almost There
Treatment of Hepatic Fibrosis: Almost There
Efsevia L Albanis MD, Rifaat L Safadi MD and Scott L Friedman MD
Division of Liver Diseases, Box 1123 1425 Madison Avenue Room 1170F, Mount Sinai
School of Medicine, New York, NY, 10029-6574, USA
Current Gastroenterology Reports 2003 5:48-56
Abstract
Hepatic fibrosis is the scarring response of the liver to chronic
liver injury; when fibrosis progresses to cirrhosis, morbid
complications can develop. Available therapies for many chronic
liver diseases are ineffective, with liver transplantation as the
only option, though the supply of donor organs is inadequate to
meet the growing demand. Novel approaches that attack the scarring
response are therefore urgently needed. Optimism in this effort is
fueled by major insights into the pathogenesis of fibrosis and by
accumulating evidence that even cirrhosis is reversible in many
patients. Most evolving antifibrotic therapies will be aimed at
inhibiting the activated hepatic stellate cell, which is
responsible for the fibrotic response to injury. This review
describes the ways in which insights into the cellular basis of
hepatic fibrosis are leading to realistic strategies for
antifibrotic treatment that may revolutionize the management of
patients with chronic liver disease.
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All My EVER HOPEFUL Love,
Menolly
Even as recently as 3 or 4 years ago, doctors were saying that if you'd progressed to a FIBROSIS level, you were losing the battle!
Now, they are discovering that is not so. YOU CAN REGENERATE your liver!
This abstract is a brief summary of a science journal article. Go to the link if you're interested in reading the whole study.
I get science articles like this EVERY DAY from a number of sources. My HOPE is not defiant denial. It is based upon FACTS such as this!
To reach the full text:
http://www.hepcvets.com/fibrosis/treatment.html
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Treatment of Hepatic Fibrosis: Almost There
Treatment of Hepatic Fibrosis: Almost There
Efsevia L Albanis MD, Rifaat L Safadi MD and Scott L Friedman MD
Division of Liver Diseases, Box 1123 1425 Madison Avenue Room 1170F, Mount Sinai
School of Medicine, New York, NY, 10029-6574, USA
Current Gastroenterology Reports 2003 5:48-56
Abstract
Hepatic fibrosis is the scarring response of the liver to chronic
liver injury; when fibrosis progresses to cirrhosis, morbid
complications can develop. Available therapies for many chronic
liver diseases are ineffective, with liver transplantation as the
only option, though the supply of donor organs is inadequate to
meet the growing demand. Novel approaches that attack the scarring
response are therefore urgently needed. Optimism in this effort is
fueled by major insights into the pathogenesis of fibrosis and by
accumulating evidence that even cirrhosis is reversible in many
patients. Most evolving antifibrotic therapies will be aimed at
inhibiting the activated hepatic stellate cell, which is
responsible for the fibrotic response to injury. This review
describes the ways in which insights into the cellular basis of
hepatic fibrosis are leading to realistic strategies for
antifibrotic treatment that may revolutionize the management of
patients with chronic liver disease.
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All My EVER HOPEFUL Love,
Menolly