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
2009
Transcriptional regulation of IL-6 in bile duct epithelia by extracellular ATP
Yu J, Sheung N, Soliman EM, Spirli C, Dranoff JA. Transcriptional regulation of IL-6 in bile duct epithelia by extracellular ATP. AJP Gastrointestinal And Liver Physiology 2009, 296: g563-g571. PMID: 19136380, PMCID: PMC2660176, DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.90502.2008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine TriphosphateAnimalsAntibodiesBile DuctsCalciumCalcium SignalingCell Line, TransformedCell Line, TumorCyclic AMPEpithelial CellsExtracellular SpaceFibroblastsHumansImmunoblottingInterleukin-6MaleMutagenesis, Site-DirectedPromoter Regions, GeneticRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReceptors, Purinergic P2Response ElementsRNA, MessengerSignal TransductionTranscriptional ActivationConceptsBile duct epitheliumIL-6IL-6 transcriptionDuct epitheliumLiver injuryCAMP response elementP2Y11 receptorInflammatory cytokines IL-6Extracellular ATPIL-6 upregulationUse of agonistsRat bile duct epitheliaCytokines IL-6IL-6 releaseIL-6 promoter activityIL-6 mRNAExtracellular ATP actsCalcium agonistP2Y receptorsPharmacological profileHepatic responseCalcium-dependent fashionExtracellular nucleotidesCytosolic calciumPurinergic signals