Clin Exp Dermatol (2012) 37(1):624
Complex IV of the mitochondrial electron transport chain has a binding site for O 2 (The final acceptor in the respiratory chain) and catalyzes the reduction in O 2 to H 2 O
Disclosures: Ryo Sasaki: Nothing to Disclose, Tsuyoshi Ishikawa: Nothing to Disclose, Taro Takami: Nothing to Disclose 523 METABOLIC DYSFUNCTION-ASSOCIATED STEATOTIC LIVER DISEASE IS ASSOCIATED WITH LIVER FIBROSIS IN HEPATITIS C Wesal Elgretli 1 Mohamed Shengir 1 Solomon Sasson 2 Ramanakumar Agnihotram V 3 Luz Esther Ramos Ballesteros 4 Marc Deschenes 5 Philip Wong 5 Tianyan Chen 5 Nadine Kronfli 6 Alexa Keeshan 7 Saniya Tandon 8 Curtis Cooper 8 Giada Sebastiani 9 , 1 Division of Experimental Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Canada, 2 Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, 3 Research Institute, McGill University Health Center, Montreal, Canada, 4 Chronic Viral Illness Services, McGill University Health Center, Montreal, Canada, 5 Department of Medicine, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Canada, 6 Chronic Viral Illness Service, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Canada, 7 Division of Infectious Diseases, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada, 8 Division of Infectious Diseases, Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada, 9 Chronic Viral Illness Service
Still, the accumulated phenolics at the liver may contribute to the observed anti-obesity effects by altering the host metabolism
This study is of particular interest because the researchers also paired gene studies with laboratory studies, confirming that changes in gene expression are associated with improved collagen reorganization and fibroblasts function [ 28 ] Further studies confirmed the ability of GHK-Cu to reverse gene expression in COPD back to health [ 29 ]
