CTGF, intestinal stellate cells and carcinoid fibrogenesis.
Kidd M, Modlin I, Shapiro M, Camp R, Mane S, Usinger W, Murren J. CTGF, intestinal stellate cells and carcinoid fibrogenesis. World Journal Of Gastroenterology 2007, 13: 5208-16. PMID: 17876891, PMCID: PMC4171302, DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i39.5208.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedCarcinoid TumorCase-Control StudiesCells, CulturedConnective Tissue Growth FactorExtracellular MatrixFemaleFibrosisGastrointestinal NeoplasmsHumansImmediate-Early ProteinsIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsIntestine, SmallMaleMiddle AgedRNA, MessengerTissue Array AnalysisTransforming Growth Factor beta1ConceptsCarcinoid tumor patientsStellate cellsCarcinoid tumorsTumor patientsTissue microarrayGI carcinoid tumorsDevelopment of agentsGI carcinoidsPlasma CTGFSerum CTGFSystemic complicationsFibrotic mediatorsGastric carcinoidsHistological fibrosisPeritoneal fibrosisNormal mucosaTumor fibrosisFibrotic responseFibrosisFibrotic tissueRT-PCR analysisCTGFTGFbeta1Q-RT-PCR analysisSandwich ELISA