Prevention of TGF-β-induced early liver fibrosis by a maleic acid derivative anti-oxidant through suppression of ROS, inflammation and hepatic stellate cells activation

• Kun-Lin Yang,

  Affiliations Department of Animal Science, National Pei-men Senior Agricultural and Industrial Vocational School, Tainan, Taiwan, Department of Biotechnology, National Kaohsiung Normal University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

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• Wen-Teng Chang,

  Affiliation Department of Biological Science and Technology, Chung Hwa University of Medical Technology, Tainan, Taiwan

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• Ming-Yuan Hong,

  Affiliation Department of Emergency Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan

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• Kuo-Chen Hung,

  Affiliation Department of General Surgery, Yuan’s General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

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• Chia-Chang Chuang

  * E-mail: chuanger@mail.ncku.edu.tw, chuang5154@yahoo.com

  Affiliation Department of Emergency Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan

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