Periostin promotes hepatic fibrosis in mice by modulating hepatic stellate cell activation via αv in...
Periostin promotes hepatic fibrosis in mice by modulating hepatic stellate cell activation via αv integrin interaction
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Tokyo: Springer Japan
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English
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Tokyo: Springer Japan
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Periostin is a matricellular protein that serves as a ligand for integrins and is required for tissue remodeling and fibrosis. We investigated the role of periostin in hepatic fibrosis and the mechanisms involved.
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Primary hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) and the HSC-immortalized cell line LX2 were used to study the profibro...
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Periostin promotes hepatic fibrosis in mice by modulating hepatic stellate cell activation via αv integrin interaction
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TN_cdi_crossref_primary_10_1007_s00535_016_1206_0
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_crossref_primary_10_1007_s00535_016_1206_0
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0944-1174
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1435-5922
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10.1007/s00535-016-1206-0
