2014
MCP‐1 downregulates MMP‐9 export via vesicular redistribution to lysosomes in rat portal fibroblasts
Hickman DA, Syal G, Fausther M, Lavoie EG, Goree JR, Storrie B, Dranoff JA. MCP‐1 downregulates MMP‐9 export via vesicular redistribution to lysosomes in rat portal fibroblasts. Physiological Reports 2014, 2: e12153. PMID: 25413315, PMCID: PMC4255798, DOI: 10.14814/phy2.12153.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2013
Contribution of Myofibroblasts of Different Origins to Liver Fibrosis
Fausther M, Lavoie EG, Dranoff JA. Contribution of Myofibroblasts of Different Origins to Liver Fibrosis. Current Pathobiology Reports 2013, 1: 225-230. PMID: 23997993, PMCID: PMC3755779, DOI: 10.1007/s40139-013-0020-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHepatic fibrosisLiver fibrosisLiver myofibroblastsContribution of myofibroblastsProgressive liver fibrosisPrimary effector cellsTissue repair responseExtracellular matrix accumulationMajor fibrogenic cellsLiver failureLiver injuryEffector cellsCurrent therapiesAntifibrotic therapyCommon causeScar formationFibrogenic cellsFibrosisMatrix accumulationExtracellular matrix synthesisMyofibroblastsPromising targetWound healingRepair responseTherapy
2007
Transforming growth factor‐β and substrate stiffness regulate portal fibroblast activation in culture
Li Z, Dranoff JA, Chan EP, Uemura M, Sévigny J, Wells RG. Transforming growth factor‐β and substrate stiffness regulate portal fibroblast activation in culture. Hepatology 2007, 46: 1246-1256. PMID: 17625791, DOI: 10.1002/hep.21792.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatic stellate cellsPortal fibroblastsStellate cellsMyofibroblastic differentiationTGF-beta receptor kinase inhibitorGrowth factorAlpha-smooth muscle actinAlpha-smooth muscle actin expressionPlatelet-derived growth factorMuscle actin expressionReceptor kinase inhibitorBiliary fibrosisRat liver tissueFibroblast activationFibrogenic cellsMuscle actinLiver tissueMyofibroblastic phenotypeActin expressionFibroblast differentiationKinase inhibitorsDesminMyofibroblastsFibroblastsCells
2004
Expression of P2Y nucleotide receptors and ectonucleotidases in quiescent and activated rat hepatic stellate cells
Dranoff JA, Ogawa M, Kruglov EA, Gaça M, Sévigny J, Robson SC, Wells RG. Expression of P2Y nucleotide receptors and ectonucleotidases in quiescent and activated rat hepatic stellate cells. AJP Gastrointestinal And Liver Physiology 2004, 287: g417-g424. PMID: 14764443, PMCID: PMC5241161, DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00294.2003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatic stellate cellsActivated hepatic stellate cellsQuiescent hepatic stellate cellsP2Y receptorsExtracellular nucleotidesP2Y subtypesStellate cellsMRNA expressionRT-PCRInhibitor suraminP2Y receptor subtypesReceptor subtype expressionExpression of mediatorsExpression of receptorsFunctional P2Y receptorsRat hepatic stellate cellsReal-time RT-PCRP2Y nucleotide receptorsEctonucleotidase expressionLiver fibrosisReceptor subtypesSubtype expressionEctonucleotidase activityExtracellular UDPFibrogenic cellsAutocrine release of TGF‐β by portal fibroblasts regulates cell growth
Wells RG, Kruglov E, Dranoff JA. Autocrine release of TGF‐β by portal fibroblasts regulates cell growth. FEBS Letters 2004, 559: 107-110. PMID: 14960316, DOI: 10.1016/s0014-5793(04)00037-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatic stellate cellsPortal fibroblastsBiliary fibrosisGrowth factorTGF-beta2Activated hepatic stellate cellsDerived growth factorTGF-beta receptorsFibroblast growth factorPF proliferationMyofibroblast populationStellate cellsFibrogenic cellsKey growth factorsAutocrine releaseFibrosisCell growthFibroblastsCellsPopulationFactorsTGFLiverReceptors