Connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) stimulates in vitro fibroblast proliferation and extracellular matrix synthesis. The aim of this study was to assess the role of CTGF in liver fibrogenesis. CTGF expression was investigated both at the protein and mRNA level in biopsies of chronic liver disease
Down-regulation of connective tissue growth factor and type I collagen mRNA expression by connective tissue growth factor antisense oligonucleotide during experimental liver fibrosis
✍ Scribed by Kozue Uchio; Mark Graham; Nicholas M. Dean; Jean Rosenbaum; Alexis Desmoulière
- Book ID
- 110760009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 185 KB
- Volume
- 12
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1067-1927
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