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Identification of mediators stimulating proliferation and matrix synthesis of rat pancreatic stellate cells.
American journal of physiology. Cell physiology - 1 Aug 2001
Schneider E, Schmid-Kotsas A, Zhao J, Weidenbach H, Schmid R M, Menke A, Adler G, Waltenberger J, Grünert A, Bachem M G
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this study was to identify fibrogenic mediators stimulating activation, proliferation, and/or matrix synthesis of rat pancreatic stellate cells (PSC). PSC were isolated from the pancreas of normal Wistar rats and from rats with cerulein pancreatitis. Cell activation was demonstrated by immunofluorescence microscopy of smooth muscle alpha-actin (SMA) and real-time quantitative RT-PCR of SMA,...
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