HCV core protein promotes liver fibrogenesis via up-regulation of CTGF with TGF-β1

Experimental and Molecular Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 138-145

  Shin, Ju Yeop ^a   Hur, Wonhee ^a   Wang, Jin Sang ^a   Jang, Jeong Won ^a   Kim, Chang Wook ^a   Bae, Si Hyun ^a   Jang, Sung Key ^b   Yang, Se Hwan ^b   Sung, Young Chul ^b   Kwon, Oh Joo ^a   Yoon, Seung Kew ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^b Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Connective tissue growth factor; Fibrogenesis; Hepatitis C virus; Liver cirrhosis; Stellate cell

Indexed keywords

ALPHA SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN; COLLAGEN TYPE 1; CONNECTIVE TISSUE GROWTH FACTOR; CORE PROTEIN; GELATINASE A; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA RECEPTOR 2; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL GROWTH; CELL STRAIN HEPG2; COCULTURE; FIBROGENESIS; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; LIVER CARCINOGENESIS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FIBROSIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; STELLATE CELL; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALIA; HEPATITIS C VIRUS;

EID: 21044433414     PISSN: 12263613     EISSN: 20926413     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/emm.2005.19     Document Type: Article

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