2015
Establishment and Characterization of Rat Portal Myofibroblast Cell Lines
Fausther M, Goree JR, Lavoie ÉG, Graham AL, Sévigny J, Dranoff JA. Establishment and Characterization of Rat Portal Myofibroblast Cell Lines. PLOS ONE 2015, 10: e0121161. PMID: 25822334, PMCID: PMC4378927, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0121161.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatic stellate cellsPortal fibroblastsMyofibroblast cell lineLiver fibrosisCell linesAlpha 1Alpha-smooth muscle actinMyofibroblast marker alpha-smooth muscle actinScar-forming myofibroblastsSmooth muscle actinMesenchymal cell markersNTPDase2/CD39L1Lecithin retinol acyltransferaseStellate cellsCollagen alpha 1Cholangiocyte proliferationMetalloproteinases-1Muscle actinTissue inhibitorAdult rat liverCell markersCholangiocarcinoma cellsCulture activationRetinol acyltransferaseFunctional studies
2014
Expression of mediators of purinergic signaling in human liver cell lines
Goree JR, Lavoie EG, Fausther M, Dranoff JA. Expression of mediators of purinergic signaling in human liver cell lines. Purinergic Signalling 2014, 10: 631-638. PMID: 25194703, PMCID: PMC4272373, DOI: 10.1007/s11302-014-9425-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLiver cell subpopulationsPurinergic signalingPurinergic signalsCell subpopulationsCell linesExpression of mediatorsLiver disease pathogenesisHuman liver cell lineHuman cell line modelsCell line modelsLiver cell lineHepatic functionP2Y receptorsP2X receptorsLX-2Disease pathogenesisAdenosine receptorsLiver physiologyRT-PCRReceptorsHuman cell linesPurinergicLiverSubpopulationsSignaling