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This is a short review, examining biological mechanisms by which coffee may block liver fibrosis.

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Converging epidemiologic studies provide strong evidence that coffee consumption blocks liver fibrosis and cirrhosis. Here we examine the possibility that coffee works through caffeine as an inhibitor of signaling pathways mediated by adenosine.

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This page is a summary of: How does coffee prevent liver fibrosis? biological plausibility for recent epidemiological observations, Hepatology, May 2014, Wolters Kluwer Health,
DOI: 10.1002/hep.27032.
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