Naltrexone, an opioid receptor antagonist, attenuates liver fibrosis in bile duct ligated rats

M R Ebrahimkhani; S Kiani; F Oakley; T Kendall; A Shariftabrizi; S M Tavangar; L Moezi; S Payabvash; A Karoon; H Hoseininik; D A Mann; K P Moore; A R Mani; A R Dehpour

doi:10.1136/gut.2005.076778

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Naltrexone, an opioid receptor antagonist, attenuates liver fibrosis in bile duct ligated rats

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M R Ebrahimkhani Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran, and the UCL Institute of Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Royal Free and University College Medical School, University College London, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
S Kiani Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran PubMed articles Google scholar articles
F Oakley Liver Group, Southampton General Hospital, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
T Kendall Liver Group, Southampton General Hospital, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
A Shariftabrizi Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran PubMed articles Google scholar articles
S M Tavangar Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran PubMed articles Google scholar articles
L Moezi Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran PubMed articles Google scholar articles
S Payabvash Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran PubMed articles Google scholar articles
A Karoon Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran PubMed articles Google scholar articles
H Hoseininik Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran PubMed articles Google scholar articles
D A Mann Liver Group, Southampton General Hospital, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
K P Moore The UCL Institute of Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Royal Free and University College Medical School, University College London, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
A R Mani The UCL Institute of Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Royal Free and University College Medical School, University College London, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
A R Dehpour Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to:
Professor K P Moore
The UCL Institute of Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Royal Free and University College Medical School, University College London, Rowland Hill St, London NW3 2PF, UK; kmoore{at}medsch.ucl.ac.uk

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Ebrahimkhani MR, Kiani S, Oakley F, et al

Naltrexone, an opioid receptor antagonist, attenuates liver fibrosis in bile duct ligated rats

Gut 2006;55:1606-1616.

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Revised February 20, 2006
Accepted February 28, 2006
First published March 16, 2006.

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