Comparative analysis of autophagy and apoptosis pathways in viral and alcoholic cirrhosis
Our findings suggest that both autophagic and apoptotic pathways are active in the pathogenesis of cirrhosis. Similar cell death mechanisms were found to be involved in viral and alcoholic cirrhosis, but these pathways were more prominently activated in viral cirrhosis.
Authors
- Selim Berk
- Demet Akin
- Melike Yavuz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9037-6770)
- Sema Ketenci (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6695-7003)
- Vildan Karpuz
- Ahmet Midi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6197-7654)
- Günnur Demircan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7355-9065)
- Ipek Elbegi
- Doga Karayilan
- Berkay T Ozgur
Institutions
- Istinye University (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Saudi Medical Journal
- Published
- 2025-11-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2025.46.11.20250408
- Primary Topic
- Autophagy in Disease and Therapy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00