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Cheating death in the liver

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The FDA-approved drug suramin is best known for combating trypanosome infection. Now it takes on the liver, where it prevents apoptosis and fends off damage in mouse models of hepatitis (pages 602–609).

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Figure 1: Fas signaling and progression of liver disease.

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