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ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
SUBMITTER: Iryna Ilkavets
PROVIDER: E-MEXP-1176 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Dooley Steven S Hamzavi Jafar J Ciuclan Loredana L Godoy Patricio P Ilkavets Iryna I Ehnert Sabrina S Ueberham Elke E Gebhardt Rolf R Kanzler Stephan S Geier Andreas A Breitkopf Katja K Weng Honglei H Mertens Peter R PR
Gastroenterology 20080515 2
<h4>Background & aims</h4>The profibrogenic role of transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta in liver has mostly been attributed to hepatic stellate cell activation and excess matrix synthesis. Hepatocytes are believed to contribute to increased rates of apoptosis.<h4>Methods</h4>Primary hepatocyte outgrowths and AML12 cells were used as an in vitro model to detect TGF-beta effects on the cellular phenotype and expression profile. Furthermore, a transgenic mouse model was used to determine the outc ...[more]