2015
Connective tissue growth factor and integrin αvβ6: A new pair of regulators critical for ductular reaction and biliary fibrosis in mice
Pi L, Robinson P, Jorgensen M, Oh S, Brown A, Weinreb P, Le Trinh T, Yianni P, Liu C, Leask A, Violette S, Scott E, Schultz G, Petersen B. Connective tissue growth factor and integrin αvβ6: A new pair of regulators critical for ductular reaction and biliary fibrosis in mice. Hepatology 2015, 61: 678-691. PMID: 25203810, PMCID: PMC4303530, DOI: 10.1002/hep.27425.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdult Stem CellsAnimalsAntigens, NeoplasmBile Duct NeoplasmsBile Ducts, IntrahepaticCell AdhesionChemical and Drug Induced Liver InjuryCholangiocarcinomaConnective Tissue Growth FactorFemaleFibronectinsHumansIntegrinsLiver CirrhosisMaleMiceMice, KnockoutPyridinesRabbitsRatsTransforming Growth Factor beta1ConceptsConnective tissue growth factorDuctular reactionTissue growth factorIntegrin αvβ6Oval cell activationLiver injuryGrowth factorTamoxifen-inducible Cre-loxP systemCell activationRole of CTGFAlpha-smooth muscle actin stainingRelated liver diseasesSevere liver injuryGreen fluorescent protein reporter miceFibrosis-related genesMuscle actin stainingSirius red stainingPotential therapeutic targetHuman cirrhotic liversEpithelial cell adhesion moleculeDuctular epithelial cellsBiliary fibrosisCre-loxP systemLiver diseaseSerum markers
1994
Characterization of the antiviral effects of 2′ carbodeoxyguanosine in ducks chronically infected with duck hepatitis B virus
Mason W, Cullen J, Saputelli J, Wu T, Liu C, London W, Lustbader E, Schaffer P, O'Connell A, Fourel I, Aldrich C, Jilbert A. Characterization of the antiviral effects of 2′ carbodeoxyguanosine in ducks chronically infected with duck hepatitis B virus. Hepatology 1994, 19: 398-411. PMID: 8294097, DOI: 10.1002/hep.1840190219.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatitis B virusDuck hepatitis B virusB virusInfected hepatocytesHigh doseHepatitis B virus infectionModerate liver injuryB virus infectionLong-term therapyAntiviral immune responseNucleoside analogue inhibitorsOvo infectionLiver injuryAntiviral therapyResidual virusChronic infectionAntiviral effectVirus infectionDrug treatmentImmune responseHistological evaluationMicrograms/Virus replicationTherapyInfection