Hepatocyte‐specific Gclc deletion leads to rapid onset of steatosis with mitochondrial injury and liver failure
Chen Y, Yang Y, Miller ML, Shen D, Shertzer HG, Stringer KF, Wang B, Schneider SN, Nebert DW, Dalton TP. Hepatocyte‐specific Gclc deletion leads to rapid onset of steatosis with mitochondrial injury and liver failure. Hepatology 2007, 45: 1118-1128. PMID: 17464988, DOI: 10.1002/hep.21635.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLiver failureMitochondrial injuryLiver biochemistry testsSevere parenchymal damageNumerous liver diseasesMonths of ageGCLC geneHepatic failureLiver injuryParenchymal damageLiver diseaseDepletion of glutathioneHepatic steatosisHistological featuresGSH synthesisHepatic functionPostnatal dayHepatocyte deathKnockout miceRapid onsetBiochemistry testsHepatic GSHSteatosisUltrastructural examinationOxidative stress