Leptin's mitogenic effect in human liver
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Komal Ramani; Heping Yang; Meng Xia; Ainhoa Iglesias Ara; José M. Mato; Shelly C
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Article
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2007
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Leptin is an adiopokine that plays a pivotal role in the progression of liver fibrogenesis and carcinogenesis. Recently, leptin was shown to be mitogenic in human liver cancer cell lines HepG2 and Huh7. Whether leptin can act as a mitogen in normal hepatocytes is unclear. Methionine adenosyltransfer