β-Sitosterol attenuates liver injury in a rat model of chronic alcohol intake.

Liver disease associated with long-term drinking is one of the leading causes of death. There is an urgent need for more effective drugs to reduce alcoholic liver damage. Yin Chen Hao, a traditional Chinese herbal medicine, is widely used for liver diseases.

Detection of ANO1 mRNA in PBMCs is a promising method for GISTs diagnosis.

ANO1 is a calcium-activated chloride channel protein that has been used to diagnose GISTs after tissue biopsy. Recently, ANO1 mRNA amplification in the blood has received considerable attention as a useful method for the diagnosis of GISTs. The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic ability of ANO1 mRNA in distinguishing GIST patients from healthy subjects.