2013
CXCL12 induces hepatic stellate cell contraction through a calcium-independent pathway
Saiman Y, Agarwal R, Hickman DA, Fausther M, El-Shamy A, Dranoff JA, Friedman SL, Bansal MB. CXCL12 induces hepatic stellate cell contraction through a calcium-independent pathway. AJP Gastrointestinal And Liver Physiology 2013, 305: g375-g382. PMID: 23812037, PMCID: PMC3761245, DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00185.2012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActinsAnimalsCalciumCell LineCell ShapeChelating AgentsChemokine CXCL12CollagenDose-Response Relationship, DrugGelsHepatic Stellate CellsHumansMiceMyosin Light ChainsPhenotypePhosphorylationProtein Kinase InhibitorsReceptors, CXCR4Recombinant ProteinsRho-Associated KinasesRNA InterferenceSignal TransductionTransfectionConceptsHepatic stellate cellsChronic liver diseaseStellate cell contractionPortal hypertensionLiver diseaseLiver fibrosisSmall molecule inhibitorsStimulation of HSCsHepatic stellate cell contractionEnd-stage liver diseaseGel contractionActivated hepatic stellate cellsAddition of AMD3100Functional chemokine receptorsIntrahepatic blood flowCXCR4-dependent mannerCell contractionDeath of patientsRho-kinase pathwayMolecule inhibitorsCollagen gel latticeRho-kinase inhibitorCalcium-independent fashionCalcium-independent pathwayMyosin light chain phosphorylation
2009
Intracellular calcium signals regulate growth of hepatic stellate cells via specific effects on cell cycle progression
Soliman EM, Rodrigues MA, Gomes DA, Sheung N, Yu J, Amaya MJ, Nathanson MH, Dranoff JA. Intracellular calcium signals regulate growth of hepatic stellate cells via specific effects on cell cycle progression. Cell Calcium 2009, 45: 284-292. PMID: 19131107, PMCID: PMC3018528, DOI: 10.1016/j.ceca.2008.11.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCalcium SignalingCalcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase Type 2Cdc25 PhosphatasesCell CompartmentationCell CycleCell NucleusCell ProliferationChelating AgentsCytosolEgtazic AcidEnzyme InhibitorsG2 PhaseHepatocytesHumansIntracellular SpaceParvalbuminsPhosphorylationProtein TransportRatsSubcellular FractionsConceptsHepatic stellate cellsLiver fibrosisStellate cellsImmortalized human hepatic stellate cellsHSC growthHuman hepatic stellate cellsRat hepatic stellate cellsPrimary rat hepatic stellate cellsIntracellular calcium signalsCdc25C phosphorylationPharmacological therapyCalmodulin kinase IIImportant mediatorCell cycle progressionHSC proliferationCell proliferationLogical targetCalcium signalsAdenoviral constructDownstream intracellularG2/M checkpointCaMK IIFibrosisBlockadeParvalbumin