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
2004
Ectonucleotidase NTPDase2 is Selectively Down-Regulated in Biliary Cirrhosis
Dranoff J, Kruglov E, Toure J, Braun N, Zimmermann H, Jain D, Knowles A, Sévigny J. Ectonucleotidase NTPDase2 is Selectively Down-Regulated in Biliary Cirrhosis. Journal Of Investigative Medicine 2004, 52: 475-482. DOI: 10.1177/108155890405200741.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBile duct ligationNTPDase2 expressionPrimary biliary cirrhosisBiliary cirrhosisPortal fibroblastsReal-time polymerase chain reactionPolymerase chain reactionBiopsy specimensPortal areasExperimental ratsFibrous bandsNormal liverConfocal immunofluorescenceExpression of NTPDase2Fibrogenic liver cellsHepatitis C cirrhosisLiver biopsy specimensFibrotic liver diseaseChain reactionHuman liver biopsy specimensHepatic stellate cellsNew therapeutic approachesSmooth muscle actinCarbon tetrachloride administrationTriphosphate diphosphohydrolase 2Ectonucleotidase NTPDase2 Is Selectively Down-Regulated in Biliary Cirrhosis.
Dranoff J, Kruglov E, Toure J, Braun N, Zimmermann H, Jain D, Knowles A, Sévigny J. Ectonucleotidase NTPDase2 Is Selectively Down-Regulated in Biliary Cirrhosis. Journal Of Investigative Medicine 2004, 52: 475. DOI: 10.1097/00042871-200411000-00042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBile duct ligationNTPDase2 expressionPrimary biliary cirrhosisBiliary cirrhosisPortal fibroblastsReal-time polymerase chain reactionCCl4 administrationPolymerase chain reactionBiopsy specimensPortal areasExperimental ratsFibrous bandsNormal liverConfocal immunofluorescenceExpression of NTPDase2Fibrogenic liver cellsHepatitis C. ConclusionsHepatitis C cirrhosisLiver biopsy specimensFibrotic liver diseaseChain reactionHuman liver biopsy specimensHepatic stellate cellsNew therapeutic approachesSmooth muscle actin
2002
Isolation of Primary Rat Liver Fibroblasts
Kruglov EA, Jain D, Dranoff JA. Isolation of Primary Rat Liver Fibroblasts. Journal Of Investigative Medicine 2002, 50: 179. PMID: 12033282, DOI: 10.2310/6650.2002.33431.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLiver fibroblastsProcollagen-1 mRNAReverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionRat liverTranscription-polymerase chain reactionDistinct liver cell populationsSmooth muscle actinSmooth muscle cellsStandard cell culture methodsLiver cell populationsRole of fibroblastsVon Willebrand factorPolymerase chain reactionStellate cellsProcollagen 1Muscle actinCell markersMuscle cellsLiver physiologyAppearance of cellsWillebrand factorFibroblast morphologyChain reactionLiver researchCell populations