Publications by authors named "Norma Arely Lopez-Hernandez"

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  • * In rats, sucrose was co-administered with a carcinogen (DEN), resulting in changes to body and organ weights, as well as fat levels in the blood.
  • * Surprisingly, sucrose not only improved liver health, reducing fibrosis and tumor growth, but also led to lower tumor marker levels and affected gene expression related to fat metabolism and stress response, suggesting a protective effect against liver cancer.
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Aging is characterized by increased reactive species, leading to redox imbalance, oxidative damage, and senescence. The adverse effects of alcohol consumption potentiate aging-associated alterations, promoting several diseases, including liver diseases. Nucleoredoxin (NXN) is a redox-sensitive enzyme that targets reactive oxygen species and regulates key cellular processes through redox protein-protein interactions.

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