Reversal of activation of human myofibroblast-like cells by culture on a basement membrane-like substrate

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 214-221

  Sohara, Naondo ^a   Znoyko, Iya ^a   Levy, Miriam T ^a   Trojanowska, Maria ^b   Reuben, Adrian ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Smooth muscle actin; Collagen; Gene expression; Human hepatic stellate cell; Human myofibroblast; Matrigel; Oil Red O stain

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ACTIN; COLLAGEN TYPE 1; LIPID; MATRIGEL; MESSENGER RNA; METALLOPROTEINASE; ONCOSTATIN M; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; ACTIN; ALPHA 2(I) COLLAGEN; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; BIOMATERIAL; COLLAGEN; COLLAGEN TYPE I, ALPHA 1 CHAIN; INTERSTITIAL COLLAGENASE; LAMININ; OSM PROTEIN, HUMAN; PEPTIDE; PLASTIC; PROTEOGLYCAN; TISSUE INHIBITOR OF METALLOPROTEINASE 1;

ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL STRUCTURE; COLLAGEN METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FIBROBLAST CULTURE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LIVER INJURY; MYOFIBROBLAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CELL CULTURE; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; CYTOLOGY; DRUG COMBINATION; FIBROBLAST; GENETICS; LIVER CELL; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ACTINS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CELL CULTURE; CELLS, CULTURED; COLLAGEN; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FIBROBLASTS; GENE EXPRESSION; HEPATOCYTES; HUMAN; INTERSTITIAL COLLAGENASE; LAMININ; PEPTIDES; PLASTICS; PROTEOGLYCANS; RNA, MESSENGER; TISSUE-INHIBITOR OF METALLOPROTEINASE-1; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; COLLAGEN TYPE I; HUMANS; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE 1; ONCOSTATIN M; TISSUE INHIBITOR OF METALLOPROTEINASE-1;

EID: 0036022840     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8278(02)00103-4     Document Type: Article

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