Modulation of extracellular matrix by nutritional hepatotrophic factors in thioacetamide-induced liver cirrhosis in the rat

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1027-1034

  Guerra, R R ^a   Trotta, M R ^a   Parra, O M ^a   Avanzo, J L ^a   Bateman, A ^b   Aloia, T P A ^a   Dagli, M L Z ^a   Hernandez Blazquez, F J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Collagen; Hepatotrophic factors; Liver cirrhosis; Matrix modulation; Progranulin

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; AMINO ACID; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; COLLAGEN TYPE 1; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; GELATINASE A; GLUCAGON; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; LIOTHYRONINE; MESSENGER RNA; PROGRANULIN; SCATTER FACTOR; SODIUM CHLORIDE; THIOACETAMIDE; TISSUE INHIBITOR OF METALLOPROTEINASE 1; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1; VITAMIN;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FEMALE; GAMMA GLUTAMYL TRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER LEVEL; LIVER NODULE; LIVER WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; RAT; TREATMENT DURATION; WISTAR RAT;

RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 71049133129     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2009005000027     Document Type: Article

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