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Pharmacology & Chemical Biology Seminar Series
9/19/2019 - 12:00 PM-1:00 PM
"AhR in Liver Fibrosis, the Endobiotic Function of a Xenobiotic Receptor"




 

Wen Xie, M.D., Ph.D. 
 

Professor and Joseph Koslow Endowed Chair in Pharmaceutical Sciences
University of Pittsburgh



"AhR was originally identified as a xenobiotic receptor that mediated the toxicity of dioxin and related chemicals.  In this study, we have uncovered a novel and cell-type specific role of AhR in liver fibrosis.  Our results suggest that development of non-toxic AhR agonists represent a novel strategy to prevent or treat liver fibrosis."
 

Thomas E. Starzl Biomedical Science Tower
1395 Conference Room
203 Lothrop St
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
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Melanie McClain
4123837757
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