Liver myofibroblasts activate protein C and respond to activated protein C

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 210-216

  Gillibert Duplantier, Jennifer ^a   Rullier, Anne ^a   Neaud, Véronique ^a   Kisiel, Walter ^b   Rosenbaum, Jean ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Activated protein C; Liver fibrosis; Protease activated receptor; Thrombin

Indexed keywords

2 (2 AMINO 3 METHOXYPHENYL)CHROMONE; ACTIVATED PROTEIN C; COLLAGEN; ENDOTHELIAL PROTEIN C RECEPTOR; ENZYME PRECURSOR; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 1; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 3; PEPTIDE; PROTEIN C; PROTEINASE ACTIVATED RECEPTOR 1; THROMBIN; THROMBOMODULIN;

ARTICLE; COLLAGEN SYNTHESIS; COLORIMETRY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LIVER; MYOFIBROBLAST; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; UPREGULATION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 76649095635     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i2.210     Document Type: Article

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