Blebbistatin inhibits contraction and accelerates migration in mouse hepatic stellate cells

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 159, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 304-315

  Liu, Zhenan ^a   Van Grunsven, Leo A ^a   Van Rossen, Elke ^a   Schroyen, Ben ^a   Timmermans, Jean Pierre ^c   Geerts, Albert ^a   Reynaert, Hendrik ^a,b  

^a FACULTY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Belgium)

^b VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

SMA; Blebbistatin; Contraction; Hepatic stellate cells; Migration; Myosin; Non muscle myosin; Stress fibres

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; ALPHA SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN; BETA ACTIN; BLEBBISTATIN; CALCIUM; COLLAGEN GEL; ENDOTHELIN 1; MYOSIN II; MYOSIN IIA; MYOSIN IIB; VINCULIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CELL FUNCTION; CELL MIGRATION; CELL STRESS; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME INHIBITION; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FOCAL ADHESION; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; LIVER FIBROSIS; MOUSE; MUSCLE FIBER CONTRACTION; MYOFIBROBLAST; NONHUMAN; PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STELLATE CELL; STRESS FIBER;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; CELL MOVEMENT; CELL SIZE; CELL TRANSDIFFERENTIATION; CELLS, CULTURED; HEPATIC STELLATE CELLS; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS WITH 4 OR MORE RINGS; MICE; MYOSIN TYPE II; STRESS FIBERS;

EID: 75649146564     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: 14765381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.2009.00477.x     Document Type: Article

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