title: Status of research on vitamin D supplementation in treating or preventing liver fibrosis.
authors.forename: Byoung-Joon
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Don C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Rockey
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002117:Calcitriol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D024042:Collagen Type I / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000187:drug effects*; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000187:drug effects*; D055166:Hepatic Stellate Cells / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D018167:Receptors, Calcitriol / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D024042:Collagen Type I; D018167:Receptors, Calcitriol; D002117:Calcitriol
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