Regulation of hepatic connexins in cholestasis: Possible involvement of Kupffer cells and inflammatory mediators

American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology

Volumn 282, Issue 6 45-6, 2002, Pages

  González, Hernán E ^a   Eugenín, Eliseo A ^a   Garcés, Gladys ^a   Solís, Nancy ^b   Pizarro, Margarita ^b   Accatino, Luigi ^b   Sáez, Juan C ^a  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Cytokines; Hepatocellular cholestasis; Macrophages; Obstructive cholestasis

Indexed keywords

AUTACOID; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 6; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELL INFILTRATION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CHOLESTASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAP JUNCTION; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; KUPFFER CELL; LIVER CELL; MACROPHAGE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 0036080248     PISSN: 01931857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00298.2001     Document Type: Article

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