2007
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
2006
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