2014
MCP‐1 downregulates MMP‐9 export via vesicular redistribution to lysosomes in rat portal fibroblasts
Hickman DA, Syal G, Fausther M, Lavoie EG, Goree JR, Storrie B, Dranoff JA. MCP‐1 downregulates MMP‐9 export via vesicular redistribution to lysosomes in rat portal fibroblasts. Physiological Reports 2014, 2: e12153. PMID: 25413315, PMCID: PMC4255798, DOI: 10.14814/phy2.12153.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2004
Autocrine release of TGF‐β by portal fibroblasts regulates cell growth
Wells RG, Kruglov E, Dranoff JA. Autocrine release of TGF‐β by portal fibroblasts regulates cell growth. FEBS Letters 2004, 559: 107-110. PMID: 14960316, DOI: 10.1016/s0014-5793(04)00037-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatic stellate cellsPortal fibroblastsBiliary fibrosisGrowth factorTGF-beta2Activated hepatic stellate cellsDerived growth factorTGF-beta receptorsFibroblast growth factorPF proliferationMyofibroblast populationStellate cellsFibrogenic cellsKey growth factorsAutocrine releaseFibrosisCell growthFibroblastsCellsPopulationFactorsTGFLiverReceptors