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Review
. 2016 Jun;150(8):1704-9.
doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2016.01.025. Epub 2016 Jan 27.

Inflammation in Alcoholic and Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Friend or Foe?

Bin Gao  1 , Hidekazu Tsukamoto  2
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Review

Inflammation in Alcoholic and Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Friend or Foe?

Bin Gao et al. Gastroenterology. 2016 Jun.
No abstract available

Keywords: Alcoholic Hepatitis; Macrophages; NASH; Neutrophils.

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Detrimental and beneficial effects of neutrophils and macrophages, two major types of inflammatory cells in ALD and NAFLD. Both cell types play dual roles in the pathogenesis of ALD and NAFLD. In general, the proinflammatory functions of macrophages and neutrophils are activated in ALD and NAFLD, while their phagocytic functions against bacterial infection are suppressed in severe ALD and NAFLD.
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