The researchers also found that treating the mice with a molecule called CTL - associated antigen - 4 immunoglobulin (CTLA4Ig)
suppressed damage to liver cells infected with hepatitis B virus, suggesting that this might be a potential approach to treatment.
Not exact matches
And public health experts believe that as many as 500 million poor people in sub-Saharan Africa, Asia and Latin America are being slowly poisoned by long - term cumulative exposure
to aflatoxins, which can stunt a child's growth,
suppress the immune system and lead
to liver damage or cancer.
Alcohol can have a strong impact on the production of oxidative stress, because it is not metabolized in the
liver — leading
to alcoholic
liver disease.6, 7 The development of oxidative stress is also related
to smoking, which
suppresses the immune response and
damages lung function.8 What may seem like a surprising factor is the use of pharmaceutical drugs and radiation.