Role of CCN2/CTGF in the proliferation of Mastomys enterochromaffin-like cells and gastric carcinoid development
Kidd M, Modlin IM, Eick GN, Camp RL, Mane SM. Role of CCN2/CTGF in the proliferation of Mastomys enterochromaffin-like cells and gastric carcinoid development. AJP Gastrointestinal And Liver Physiology 2006, 292: g191-g200. PMID: 16950763, DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00131.2006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNormal ECL cellsECL cell proliferationECL cell preparationCell proliferationNormal mucosaECL cellsEnterochromaffin-like cell proliferationERK1/2 phosphorylationERK1/2 inhibitor PD-98059Enterochromaffin-like cellsShort-term cultured cellsCell preparationsCCN2 proteinPD 98059Tumor cell proliferationCarcinoid developmentGastrin regulationGastric carcinoidsMitogenic growth factorsReal-time PCRGastric mucosaNeoplastic proliferationInhibitor PD 98059Carcinoid tissueECL cell transformation