Hepatic expression of cell proliferation markers and growth factors in giant cell hepatitis: Implications for the pathogenetic mechanisms involved

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 65-72

  Fang, Jane W ^a   González Peralta, Regino P ^a   Chong, Sonny K ^b   Lau, Grace M ^a   Lau, Gillian M ^a   Lau, Johnson Y ^c  

^a University of Florida and UF Health Shands Children s Hospital   (United States)

^b SM5 1AA   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

giant cell hepatitis; growth factors; liver; pathogenesis; proliferation

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; CYCLINE; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; GROWTH FACTOR; HISTONE H3; RECOMBINANT SCATTER FACTOR; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR ALPHA; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELL DIVISION; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GIANT CELL HEPATITIS; HEPATITIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; INFANT; LIVER SINUSOID; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BIOPSY; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHILD; FEMALE; GIANT CELLS; HEPATITIS; HEPATOCYTE GROWTH FACTOR; HEPATOCYTES; HISTONES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROLIFERATING CELL NUCLEAR ANTIGEN; RECEPTOR, EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; RNA, MESSENGER; SEROLOGIC TESTS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR ALPHA; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

EID: 78650926308     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e3181f85a87     Document Type: Article

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