Portal fibroblasts: Underappreciated mediators of biliary fibrosis
Dranoff JA, Wells RG. Portal fibroblasts: Underappreciated mediators of biliary fibrosis. Hepatology 2009, 51: 1438-1444. PMID: 20209607, PMCID: PMC2850946, DOI: 10.1002/hep.23405.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPortal fibroblastsNonparenchymal cell populationBiliary fibrosisStellate cellsCell populationsHepatic stellate cellsFibrogenic myofibroblastsChronic injuryBiliary epitheliumDuct epitheliumFibrotic liverUnderappreciated mediatorCollagen productionFurther studiesFibrosisLiverEpitheliumFibroblastsCellsFibrogenesisInjuryPopulationMyofibroblastsPathobiologyImportant role