Abstract
The hepatocyte growth factor (HGF)/mesenchymal-epithelial transition factor (c-Met) system is an essential inducer of hepatocyte growth and proliferation. Although a fundamental role for the HGF receptor c-Met has been shown in acute liver regeneration, its cell-specific role in hepatocytes during chronic liver injury and fibrosis progression has not been determined.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 297-308 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Gastroenterology |
Volume | 137 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jul 2009 |
Keywords
- Animals
- Apoptosis
- Cell Proliferation
- Cholestasis, Extrahepatic
- Chronic Disease
- Common Bile Duct
- Cytokines
- Disease Models, Animal
- Disease Progression
- Extracellular Matrix Proteins
- Gene Expression Profiling
- Hepatic Stellate Cells
- Hepatitis
- Hepatocyte Growth Factor
- Hepatocytes
- Inflammation Mediators
- Ligation
- Liver
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Mice
- Mice, Knockout
- Necrosis
- Neutrophil Infiltration
- Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-met
- Time Factors