JOURNAL OF PRACTICAL HEPATOLOGY ›› 2014, Vol. 17 ›› Issue (6): 657-661.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1672-5069.2014.06.027

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The pathogenesis of drug-induced liver injury(DILI)

Ming Yanan, Liu Xiaolin, MaoYimin   

  1. Shanghai Institute of Digestive Disease,Renji Hospital,Shanghai Jiao-Tong University School of Medicine,Shanghai,China.
  • Received:2014-08-22 Online:2014-12-31 Published:2016-04-11

Abstract: DILI is the most important cause of acute liver failure in the U.S. The emerging concept of drug-specific “upstream” events that cause initial hepatocyte injury and less specific“downstream” events described by Kaplowitz,which provides clear direction for further DILI mechanism research. Currently,it’s well-know that the mechanism of DILI is complex,involving drug metabolism, mitochondrial dysfunction,immune response,signal transduction,genetic and environmental et al. Progression of DILI may be the result of the combined effects of multiple factors.

Key words: Drug-induced liver injury, pathogenesis