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Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma induces a phenotypic switch from activated to quiescent hepatic stellate cells.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 19 Mar 2004
Hazra Saswati, Xiong Shigang, Wang Jiaohong, Rippe Richard A, Krishna V, Chatterjee K, Tsukamoto Hidekazu
Abstract excerpt
Depletion of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARgamma) accompanies myofibroblastic transdifferentiation of hepatic stellate cells (HSC), the primary cellular event underlying liver fibrogenesis. The treatment of activated HSC in vitro or in vivo with synthetic PPARgamma ligands suppresses the fibrogenic activity of HSC. However, it is uncertain whether PPARgamma is indeed a molecular target of...
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