TY - JOUR AU - Le, Thuc T. AU - Urasaki, Yasuyo AU - Pizzorno, Giuseppe PY - 2014 DA - 2014/05/23 TI - Uridine prevents tamoxifen-induced liver lipid droplet accumulation JO - BMC Pharmacology and Toxicology SP - 27 VL - 15 IS - 1 AB - Tamoxifen, an agonist of estrogen receptor, is widely prescribed for the prevention and long-term treatment of breast cancer. A side effect of tamoxifen is fatty liver, which increases the risk for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Prevention of tamoxifen-induced fatty liver has the potential to improve the safety of long-term tamoxifen usage. SN - 2050-6511 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/2050-6511-15-27 DO - 10.1186/2050-6511-15-27 ID - Le2014 ER -