Ammonia lowering reverses sarcopenia of cirrhosis by restoring skeletal muscle proteostasis.

Kumar, Avinash

Ammonia lowering reverses sarcopenia of cirrhosis by restoring skeletal muscle proteostasis. [electronic resource] - Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) 06 2017 - 2045-2058 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article

1527-3350

10.1002/hep.29107 doi


Ammonia--blood
Analysis of Variance
Animals
Autophagy--drug effects
Disease Models, Animal
Homeostasis--physiology
Hyperammonemia--complications
Injections, Intraperitoneal
Liver Cirrhosis--complications
Male
Muscle Proteins--drug effects
Muscle, Skeletal--metabolism
Rats
Rats, Sprague-Dawley
Recovery of Function
Rifamycins--pharmacology
Rifaximin
Sarcopenia--drug therapy